Taylor Thierry

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Taylor Thierry
No. 5Atlanta Dream
Position Guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (2003-01-08) January 8, 2003 (age 22)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school Laurel School
(Shaker Heights, Ohio)
College Ohio State (2021–2025)
WNBA draft 2025: 3rd round, 36th overall pick
Drafted by Atlanta Dream
Playing career2025–present
Career history
2025–present Atlanta Dream
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Taylor Thierry (born January 8, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected in the third round of the 2025 WNBA draft.

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Early life

Thierry was born on January 10, 2002, in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] Her father, John Thierry, played in the NFL, while Thierry has a twin sister, Haley, who played basketball with her at Laurel School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. [2] At Laurel, she averaged 16.6 points per game as a junior and was named second-team All-Ohio, and she was named the Division II Player of the Year as a senior. [3] Thierry committed to play college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes, while her twin sister joined the Youngstown State Penguins after high school. [4]

College career

As a freshman during the 2021–22 season, Thierry was a backup and averaged 2.9 points per game. [5] She then became a starter in 2022–23, leading the team in rebounding, steals and field goal percentage, while averaging 13.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. [3] She helped Ohio State reach the Elite Eight and was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Defensive team. [6] She averaged 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds as a junior in 2023–24, then totaled 10.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a senior in 2024–25. [3] She repeated as a Big Ten All-Defensive selection and helped Ohio State to the NCAA Tournament as a senior, with her game in the first round of the tournament being her 100th consecutive start for the Buckeyes. [3] She concluded her collegiate career having averaged 9.7 points and 5.2 rebounds and finished in the top five in school history with a field goal percentage of 59.7%. [6]

Professional career

Thierry was selected by the Atlanta Dream in the third round (36th overall) of the 2025 WNBA draft. [6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021–22 Ohio State 30015.254.120.064.53.40.91.00.90.52.9
2022–23 Ohio State 363631.062.538.766.76.52.32.10.71.513.5
2023–24 Ohio State 323227.061.044.875.75.31.51.70.51.011.3
2024–25 Ohio State 333331.256.346.469.75.21.22.30.51.210.2
Career13110126.459.743.070.15.21.51.80.71.19.7
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [7]

References

  1. "Taylor Thierry". Women's National Basketball Association.
  2. Magill, Joe (January 17, 2020). "Laurel basketball's Taylor and Haley Thierry carry on the lineage of an athletically gifted family". Cleveland.com . Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025 via archive.today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Taylor Thierry". Ohio State Buckeyes.
  4. Mac Kay, Brianna (December 14, 2024). "Taylor Thierry faces twin sister in No. 11 Ohio State's win over Youngstown State". The Columbus Dispatch . Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025 via archive.today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Johnson, Bailey (November 23, 2022). "How sophomore Taylor Thierry became a presence offensively for Ohio State". The Columbus Dispatch . Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025 via archive.today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. 1 2 3 Mac Kay, Brianna (April 14, 2025). "Ohio State's Taylor Thierry selected in third round of 2025 WNBA Draft". USA Today .
  7. "Taylor Thierry College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved July 17, 2025.