DENVER – MSU Denver women's basketball coach
Tanya Haave has announced the promotion of
Taylor Proctor to associate head coach.
"Coach Proctor has been a mainstay in our program the last five years through her tireless work ethic and loyalty to MSU Denver's athletic department and women's basketball program," Haave said. "She is a tremendous role model for all of our student-athletes, and continues to have a bright future in the coaching world. I am looking forward to continuing our working relationship."
With an all-around athletic background that rivals the storied accomplishments of Haave, Proctor joined the MSU Denver coaching staff in June, 2019.
Her duties at MSU Denver include coaching the post players.
For the 2021-22 season, Proctor was also a Tara VanDerveer Fellow, receiving a grant from the Tara VanDerveer Fund for the Advancement of Women in Coaching from the Women's Sports Foundation.
Since joining the program, she has helped MSU Denver to an overall record of 72-63, including 59-44 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular season play.
In 2021-22, Proctor helped MSU Denver returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018. MSU Denver created problems for opponents with a strong four-player post rotation of All-RMAC first team player Allie Navarette, RMAC Tournament MVP Morgan Griego and forwards Jaela Richardson and Mya Jones.
In her second season on the MSU Denver staff, Proctor helped oversee the continued development of transfer Navarette, a past all-region performer who was the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year and an All-America honorable mention selection in her first season as a Roadrunners. Proctor helped MSU Denver finish 12-6 overall and post the third-best winning percentage in the RMAC at 11-4.
During her athletic career, Proctor was a multi-sport star who excelled in team handball and soccer in addition to her exploits on the basketball court.
A forward in basketball, Proctor ranked third on the all-time list at the Division I University of San Francisco, after scoring 1,785 points from 2012-13 through 2015-16. She was also second on the Dons' all-time rebounding list with 923.
But not only was Proctor a two-time All-West Coast Conference basketball player at San Francisco, she also used her final season of collegiate eligibility to play soccer in 2017 for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, where she earned All-RMAC first team honors as well as RMAC Goalkeeper of the Year and most valuable player of the RMAC tournament. She was previously the WCC basketball tournament MVP after leading San Francisco to the NCAA tournament in 2016.
And, for good measure, Proctor merely played left wing for Team USA in team handball, helping the team qualify for the 2011 Pan American Games before shifting her attention to basketball.
San Francisco's Anne Dolan Female Athlete of the Year, Proctor signed a professional contract with KFUM Ostersund Basket in Sweden. She averaged 14.2 points and 7.6 rebounds before returning to the U.S. to complete her education at UCCS.
Proctor has served as a basketball trainer in several locations, and was also a graduate assistant at UCCS.
At Sand Creek High School in Colorado Springs, Proctor was an all-state honorable mention selection as a junior before missing her senior season due to injury.
