Baylor’s Taliah Scott has added another preseason honor to her name, landing on the 2026-27 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday morning.
The senior guard is back in green and gold after a strong first season at Baylor, one that put her squarely among the Big 12’s most productive scorers. Scott averaged 19.7 points per game and stacked up a long list of single-season program rankings. She tied for third in 3-pointers made, led the Bears in 3-pointers attempted, finished fifth in free throws made, tied for eighth in free throws attempted and was first in free throw percentage.
Scott’s scoring punch was a major part of Baylor’s offense last season. The Jacksonville, Fla., native accounted for 27% of the Bears’ points and ranked second in the Big 12 in scoring.
She led Baylor in scoring in 27 of 33 games in 2025-26 and reached double figures 30 times. Her first double-double came against Southeastern Louisiana, when she put up 23 points and 10 assists.
She also crossed a major career milestone early in 2026, reaching 1,000 points in her 48th game while averaging 21.1 points at the time. That made her the 22nd Division I player since 2000 to get there in 48 games or fewer, and she tied for the 19th-fewest games needed.
Scott’s sophomore-year run brought plenty of postseason recognition, too. She was an honorable mention All-America pick by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and earned All-Big 12 first-team honors.
Her preseason resume keeps growing ahead of 2026-27. Scott was a unanimous selection to the preseason All-Big 12 team and also landed on the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year watch list.
She is one of eight Big 12 players on the Naismith watch list, alongside West Virginia’s Gia Cooke, Oklahoma State’s Audi Crooks and Liv McGill, BYU’s Delaney Gibbs, Kansas’ S’Mya Nichols, TCU’s Clara Silva and Colorado’s Zyanna Walker.
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