Carla Taylor (born April 29, 1961) was the head

women's basketball Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It began being played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large part via women's college compet ...

coach at

Weber State University Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. History Weber State University was founded ...

. In 23 seasons as a

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, she has amassed a 308-341 record, including a 180-170 mark in Big Sky play. She owns the second most wins in Big Sky history. She was hired as one of the youngest college coach in the nation at age 26. She played basketball at Weber State on the 1982 team that went to the WNIT tournament. She ranks 12th in school history in points scored with 1122, and ninth in assists with 301. In 2015, Taylor was honored by the Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation and was inducted as a Utah Coach of Merit at the spring induction banquet.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Carla Weber State Wildcats women's basketball coaches Weber State University alumni Living people American women's basketball coaches American women's basketball players Place of birth missing (living people) 1968 births 21st-century American women