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Joni Taylor
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She replaced head coach Andy Landers prior to the 2015–2016 season. While attending the University of Alabama, she helped the Crimson Tide in the 1998 and 1999 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournaments and the 2000 and 2001 Women"s National Invitation Tournaments. She was a two-year starter and scored 716 points, grabbed 555 rebounds and blocked 103 shots, making her Number.
4 among the school"s career leaders.
She received her bachelor"s degree in education from Alabama in 2002. Taylor went on to be an assistant coach at Louisiana State University (2010-2011), an associate head coach at Alabama (2008-2010), an assistant then associate head coach at Louisiana Technical (2005-2008) and an assistant coach at Troy (2002-2005).
She joined the Georgia staff in 2011, spending one season as an assistant coach, before being promoted to associate head coach. In April 2015, Coach Landers announced his retirement and gave full support for Taylor to replace him.
She became only the second full-time head coach in program history.
