Former Phoenix Mercury guard Celeste Taylor has joined Grand Canyon as an assistant coach, she told ESPN on Tuesday.
Taylor, who played at Texas, Duke and Ohio State, joins the coaching ranks after spending her rookie campaign in the WNBA with the Mercury, Connecticut Sun and Indiana Fever. Indiana selected her No. 15 overall in the 2024 draft, but Taylor — who’s known for her defensive prowess — played most of the summer for the Mercury (15 games). Overall, she averaged 2.6 points, 1.3 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 14.9 minutes.
Taylor has been nursing a foot injury that she suffered while playing for the Sydney Flames in the WNBL, cutting short her season in Australia. She tried to work her way back to full health while with the Mercury for training camp, but she wasn’t a full participant until the final preseason game and was ultimately waived in the final roster cuts before the regular season.
Taylor told ESPN she will spend the summer recovering from the injury and hopes to return…
