University of Minnesota Athletics
2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Bello, Taiye
Jersey Number 5
Taiye Bello
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- High School:
- Southfield-Lathrup HS
- Hometown:
- Southfield, Mich.
Bio
| PRONUNCIATION |
CAREER
Finished her career as Minnesota’s all-time leader in offensive rebounds (462) and ranked third in defensive rebounds (549) and games with 20 or more rebounds (2), fourth in games with 10+ rebounds (45), fifth in field goal percentage (.512), total rebounds (1,011) and blocks (129), sixth in double-doubles (27) and ninth in rebound average (8.3)
2019-20 • SENIOR SEASON
Consensus All-Big Ten Second Team • Big Ten Player of the Week: Dec. 9 and Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll: Feb. 3 • Academic All-Big Ten honoree • ranked seventh in Minnesota single-season history with 119 offensive rebounds, ninth with 49 blocks, and 10th with 174 defensive rebounds, 12 double-doubles and 17 games of 10 or more rebounds • led the Big Ten in rebounding average (9.8) and total rebounds (293) and was second in double-doubles (12) and offensive rebounds per game (4.0) • became the third player in program history to lead the team in field goal percentage (min. 100 attempts) in three straight years, joining Janel McCarville and Carol Ann Shudlick • also led Gophers in field goals made (135) • with 13 rebounds against Penn State (3/4), became the 5th player in program history with 1,000 career rebounds • pulled down career-high 22 rebounds and scored 19 points, going 15-19 on free throws, against Rutgers (2/2/20); rebound total tied for fifth highest in program history and 10th most in Big Ten annals, while it was the second most free throw attempts in program history and tied for the second most makes. • recorded a double-double with a career-high 25 points and had 10 rebounds at American (12/8/19) • posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds vs. Milwaukee (11/14/19); also had career-high six blocks, which tied for the ninth most in program history.
2018-19 • JUNIOR SEASON
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches and media) • Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll: 11/19 • set the Minnesota single-season record with 152 offensive rebounds • ranked fourth in team single-season history and tied for seventh in Big Ten history for total rebounds (380) • ranked fifth in team annals in single-season rebound average (11.9) and defensive rebounds (228), and seventh in blocks (49) • had 19 games with at least 10 rebounds, 11 games with at least 15 boards, seven games with at least 18 rebounds and one game with at least 20 • joined Janel McCarville and Amanda Zahui B. as the only players in team history to have multiple games in a career where they've attempted at least seven shots and not missed (7-7 vs. Penn State on Feb. 17 and 9-9 at Michigan on Dec. 31) • her season-high 21 rebounds against Rutgers (2/3) tied for the sixth most in program history • posted double-doubles in the first three games of the season, becoming the first Minnesota player to have three straight double-doubles since Amanda Zahui B. ended the 2014-15 season with four in a row • scored a season-high 24 points by making all nine shots at Michigan (12/31) • posted 20 points and 18 rebounds in win over No. 12 Syracuse (11/20).
2017-18 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in all 33 games • her 121 offensive rebounds were the fourth most in a season in team history • posted the eighth best field goal percentage in Gophers history (.576) • had three double-doubles on the season • posted 10 points and a season-high 16 rebounds (12 offensive) at Illinois (2/25) • recorded 13 rebounds and 13 points against Wisconsin (1/18) • first double-double came against Cal Poly with 14 points and 10 rebounds • scored a season-high 16 points versus Eastern Michigan (12/3)
2016-17 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 27 games and started 14, including the last 11 in a row • averaged 4.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game • named the Gophers’ Most Improved Player • recorded double-double in collegiate debut (10 points, 12 rebounds) vs. Harvard (11/12) • scored season-high 19 points at Penn State (2/8), adding eight rebounds • tied season high with 12 rebounds against Seton Hall (11/20) • scored nine second-half points and led the team with seven rebounds against Ohio State (1/26).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of Southfield-Lathrup High School • helped her team win Oakland Activities Association Red Division championships in 2014-15 and 2015-16 • the Chargers went 21-2 and earned a No. 3 ranking in Michigan’s Class A in 2014-15 • helped her team advance to the regional finals as a senior • 2016 AP Class A All-State Second Team selection after earning honorable mention in 2015 • named to the 2016 All-Oakland County First Team • averaged a double-double of 10.9 points and 10.5 rebounds, adding 2.4 blocks per game, as a senior • averaged 10.6 points and 9.0 rebounds as a junior, while tallying 10 double-doubles and shooting 54 percent • coached by Michele Marshall • played AAU for the Michigan Storm • McDonald's All-America nominee in January 2016.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Anthony and Durojaiye Bello • twin sister of teammate Kehinde Bello • has two other siblings, Bimpe and Seni Lawal • Seni plays basketball for the Nigerian Olympic Team • enrolled in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies (CCAPS); Info Tech Infrastructure Major with a Computer Science Minor
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