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Before AJ Ferrari, there was Austin DeSanto making headlines every week with his aggressive and fast pace style • 4x All American for Iowa • Career Record 102-23 (Drexel, Iowa) • 2020 Big Ten Champion • Went 53-0 and won a State Champion over Spencer Lee in 2017
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![Conceptually Thinking Basketball Conceptually Thinking an Impactful Career Through Shooting and Leadership Taylor McCabe Iowa Women's Basketball Taylor McCabe (Iowa | Big Ten | 5’9” Guard | No. 2) This is a salute. Taylor McCabe’s season may be cut short, but her imprint on Iowa women’s basketball is already complete—and durable. Her career is a reminder that not all impact announces itself loudly. Some of it stretches defenses, stabilizes lineups, and quietly earns trust until it becomes indispensable. McCabe arrived at Iowa as a role player in waiting. Limited minutes. No starts. A narrow job description. She stayed patient, sharpened her edge, and did the hardest thing in high-major basketball: she mastered her role instead of chasing a bigger one. Year after year, the shooting held. Over 40% from three across multiple seasons. Over 100 career made threes. Low turnovers even as minutes climbed. Every box score told the same story—reliability. That reliability changed her trajectory. Eight minutes became twenty. Bench shooter became starter. Specialist became structural. By the time she was logging starter minutes in Big Ten play, her value was no longer theoretical. Defenses hugged her. Help defenders hesitated. Spacing widened. Iowa’s offense functioned cleaner with her on the floor. Her impact was never about dominating the ball. It was about making the game easier for everyone else. Holding corners. Lifting on time. Relocating with intent. Punishing late closeouts. Those are winning details. Those are trust details. Coaches reward that. When she opened the 2025–26 season as a full-time starter, it wasn’t a surprise—it was a confirmation. And while the knee injury ends this chapter prematurely, it doesn’t erase what’s already written. McCabe leaves behind proof that elite shooting, discipline, and role integrity matter. That patience pays. That programs win because of players like her. Not every legacy is built on usage or headlines. Some are built on gravity, consistency, and doing your job every night against elite competition. Taylor McCabe did that. Iowa is better for it. Salute to a Hawkeye whose impact stretched far beyond the stat sheet. #OWUEvalDay #ConceptuallyThinking #BuiltDifferent #PlayerTrustNetwork #ScoutingTruths [Jeremy Brooks ] [NXTPRO Hoops Girls] [Jr. All-Star Girls Basketball] [] [Premier Recruiting Service girls basketball [World Exposure Report Women’s Basketball] [Blake Derrick] [Winston Kelly] [Sidney A. Johnson, Ph.D.] [Chuck Thompson] [OWU: Talent Projection ][Prep Girls Hoops Iowa ] [Iowa Jr. All-Star GBB ]](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2015923239420137532/amplify_video_thumb/2015923176656486400/img/Kv3aFRDhdpn3R4VG.jpg)
