Catawba Valley Community College has signed Aniya Taylor, a speedy guard from Chapel Hill High (second from left), to play women’s basketball for Red Hawks head coach Tisha England (left of Taylor). CVCC PHOTO
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HICKORY – Chapel Hill High’s Aniya Taylor, a 5-foot-8 senior guard, is coming to Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) to play basketball.
Taylor’s signing was announced Wednesday by the Red Hawks in a press release.
She averaged 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 3.4 steals in her final prep season for the Tigers. As a junior, she averaged 3.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
“Aniya is hand down an athlete,” CVCC head women’s coach Tisha England said in the press release. “She can play. She can dribble. She has ball-handlings kills. She can shoot.
“I’m looking forward to helping her become one of our next All-Americans. She’s excited. She’s one of the one of the most highly recruited players coming out of the state of North Carolina, and I’m honored that she chose CVCC to be her next journey.”
England had a chance to see Taylor in several high school games last season and liked what she saw.
“We just continued to communicate,” England said. “When I met her, I was straight forward with her. I let her know how I am and what my program is all about. I think she did a little research herself.
“We communicated later on down the road, and she came up for another workout. She just fell in love with our facility, and she fell in love with our players.”
Taylor is the second player for CVCC’s 2018-19 recruiting class, joining Alexander Central standout KeyKey Miller.
CVCC went 27-5 overall last season and 20-2 in Region X.
- Reported by CVCC Sports Information