Coach Joni Taylor is the 2021 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year and two-time National Coach of the Year semifinalist -- boasts an impressive resume in her first six seasons leading the Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball program. 

During the 2020-21 campaign, Taylor guided her team to a fourth-place finish in the SEC standings after being picked ninth in the conference's preseason poll. Her squad was led by four seniors, including SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year Que Morrison, All-SEC Second Team selection Jenna Staiti, 2021 SEC All-Tournament Team selection Maya Caldwell and three-year starter Gabby Connally. She entered her current position as Georgia's head coach with 13 seasons of coaching experience at the Division I level, including seven within the Southeastern Conference. The Meridian, Miss., native joined the Georgia staff in 2011 and spent one season as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach. Prior to arriving in Athens, Taylor coached at LSU from 2010-11, at Alabama from 2008-10, at Louisiana Tech from 2005-08, and at Troy from 2002-05. Taylor also was a standout off the basketball court. She was recognized as one of the most influential African Americans on the Alabama campus in 2001, was named to the SEC's Community Service team for women's basketball in 1999, 2000 and 2001 and was awarded a post-graduate scholarship from the SEC for her community service record. She received her bachelor's degree in Education from Alabama in 2002. Taylor and her husband Darius have two daughters. Take a listen as she speaks about her faith and servant leadership. 

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