Angela Taylor (basketball)

Angela Taylor (born 1971 or 1972) is a retired basketball executive for the WNBA between the 1990s and 2010s. After Taylor worked as an assistant coach for university basketball teams in the mid 1990s, Taylor work at the WNBA's New York City headquarters in multiple executive roles from 1997 to 2006. On individual basketball teams, Taylor worked in business development for the Minnesota Lynx as their vice president from 2006 to 2008. While holding additional executive positions for WNBA teams, Taylor was the general manager for the Washington Mystics from October 2008 to October 2010 and the Atlanta Dream from January 2014 to August 2016. Outside of sports, Taylor moved to culinary tourism in 2016 after starting a business in Boise, Idaho.

Early life and education

In the early 1970s, Taylor was born in Mountain Home, Idaho.[1][2] During her childhood, Taylor wanted to join the National Basketball Association and work for the Chicago Bulls as their general manager.[3] For her post secondary education, Taylor attended Stanford University during the early 1990s for a Bachelor of Economics.[4] While playing basketball at Stanford, her team won the 1990 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament and 1992 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.[5][6] After becoming one of the basketball captains in 1992, Taylor graduated from Stanford in 1993. Outside of Stanford, Taylor completed a Master of Business Administration in 2002 from the NYU Stern School of Business.[4]

Career

At the beginning of 1994, Taylor started her assistant basketball coaching career with the Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team as a graduate assistant.[7] In August 1994, Taylor went to the Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team to resume her assistant coaching tenure.[8] The following year, Taylor started an assistant coach position in May 1995 for the Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team.[9][10] After staying with Stanford until 1997, Taylor went to New York City and became an executive at the Women's National Basketball Association headquarters. While with the WNBA until mid 2006, Taylor's positions ranged from manager to senior director.[1]

For individual WNBA teams, Taylor was hired by the Minnesota Lynx in July 2006 to become their new vice president of business development.[2] In October 2008, Taylor succeeded Linda Hargrove as the general manager for the Washington Mystics.[3] While also working as the team's vice-president, she remained in her positions until she left the Mystics in October 2010.[4][11] Before going back to the WNBA in January 2014, Taylor was in charge of a consulting firm in sports.[12] Upon her return, Taylor replaced Fred Williams as the general manager for the Atlanta Dream while also becoming the team's executive vice-president.[13] Months later, Taylor was promoted to president of the Dream in May 2014 and kept her position as general manager.[4] Taylor ended her tenure with the Dream in August 2016 after she was fired from her general manager position.[14] Outside of her WNBA career, Taylor created a culinary tourism business in 2016, which allows participants to taste food served in Boise, Idaho.[15]

References
  1. Hawkins, Carol Hooks (2009). American Women Leaders: 1,560 Current Biographies. Jefferson, North Carolina and London: McFarland & Company Inc. Publishers. p. 338. ISBN 9780786438471. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. Vomhof Jr., John (July 16, 2006). "New Lynx VP shoots for higher revenue and profitability". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "WNBA's Mystics hire Angela Taylor as GM". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. October 23, 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. "Angela Taylor Named President and General Manager of the Dream". WNBA. May 19, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  5. Chapin, Dwight (April 4, 1990). "Life after Stanford for basketball champs?". San Francisco Examiner. p. B-3.
  6. Chapin, Dwight (April 6, 1992). "It went swimmingly for Stanford". San Francisco Examiner. p. C-7.
  7. Morales, Javier (January 15, 1994). "UA assistant Taylor faces alma mater for the first time". Arizona Daily Star. sec. C p. Three.
  8. "Lady Ags hire assistant". Victoria Advocate. Victoria Texas. August 31, 1994. p. 5B.
  9. "Stanford hires Taylor". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. May 23, 1995. p. B3.
  10. "Tucker now in Stanford spotlight". Wisconsin State Journal. December 18, 1995. p. 7C.
  11. "Angela Taylor leaves Mystics post". ESPN. October 2, 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. Caldwell, Carla (January 22, 2014). "Atlanta Dream names Angela Taylor general manager". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  13. "Angela Taylor new GM of Dream". ESPN. January 21, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  14. Roberson, Doug (August 28, 2016). "Dream dismiss GM Taylor". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  15. Ross, Hailey (August 21, 2017). "Boise food tour means good eats and stories with 'The Ambassador of Idaho.'". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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