Taylor Hosendove asserted herself as a force on the court in 2019-20, her first season as a Panther. The Clemson transfer led GSU in both scoring and rebounding and she was second on the team in blocks and assists.
 
Taylor was born and raised on the west coast in Los Angeles. Her father got a job in Atlanta when she was 14 so the family packed up and moved east.
 
"My family liked it here but they were looking to move back when I was in high school," Taylor said. "I was doing well in school and basketball so they stayed until I could finish high school."
 
As she was getting settled at Clemson for her freshman year of college, Taylor's parents moved back to Los Angeles.
 
Family and basketball run hand-in-hand for Taylor. Her father and grandma both played in college and were major influences in Taylor picking up the sport. Taylor began playing at just five years old for the YMCA.
 
 
Her aunt also played a role.
 
"My aunt would babysit me when I was young. I'd go to her high school practices with her," Taylor remembers. "I'd sit in the stands and watch her practice or I'd shoot around on the smaller goals."
 
She gets to return to California two or three times a year, making the rounds to visit each of her family members whenever she goes "home."
 
"I'm very family-oriented," Taylor said. "When I visit I make sure I see my grandma and cousins. I have a thousand cousins. Everything I do when I go home revolves around visiting my family."
 
 
Taylor has an easy cure whenever she begins to feel homesick.
 
"I still have an aunt here so I'll visit her or Facetime my grandma. My aunt cooks my favorite meals when I go see her. Jerk chicken, macaroni, green beans. I love her tacos," Taylor said.

Taylor said she doesn't prefer one "home" over the other.

"I feel like I have the best of both worlds. I love that my family is there, but I like living here as well," Taylor said. "I love how welcome I feel in the south. I've got to play basketball and develop so many relationships with people and they're a part of my life now. That's why I like Georgia so much."