Taliya Heron

11 Taliya Heron

Height:

6-0
Hometown:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Position:

F
Year:

So.
Previous School:

Bond Academy / Iona University

gp

27
pts/g

6.9
fg %

41.9
3pt %

0.0
ft %

37.8
reb/g

4.6
a/g

0.9

Bio

Taliya Heron's motivation is simple: “Family keeps me going.” That love and support push her to make the most of every opportunity on and off the court.

Taliya’s basketball journey began at J. Addison and Bond Academy, where she developed under coaches Yaw Awful and Prince “Action.” Known for her physicality and leadership, she later continued her career at Iona University before transferring to Vincennes. Her most memorable athletic moment came in her final AAU game, a performance that reminded her why she fell in love with basketball in the first place. She wears No. 11 in honor of her mother, a symbol of both gratitude and motivation.

Her season goals are straightforward but ambitious: “Do good in school and basketball, and help set good standards for the team.” She embraces every challenge with resilience and humor, guided by her favorite saying: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Her dream is to own her own business while playing professionally overseas, combining her entrepreneurial mindset with her competitive spirit.

Off the court, Taliya’s personality shines through her creativity and humor. She loves cooking and baking, describing it as her favorite way to relax. Her go-to foods are roti and fruit, and she can’t imagine a week without “food and basketball.” She loves Star as her favorite show, listens to Vybz Kartel, and names “Big Breeze” as her go-to song. Her dream car is a Porsche, though she jokes she doesn’t have one yet. When she’s not in the gym, she’s often in the kitchen or listening to music with background noise—a habit she calls her superstition.

Majoring in Business, Taliya plans to build her own brand and create a successful company that merges her love of sports and entrepreneurship. She describes herself as friendly and funny, often hearing people say she’s “so nice” when they first meet her. Her dream vacation spot is Egypt, and if she could trade places with anyone, she’d choose Winnie Harlow—a fellow Canadian who inspires her confidence and individuality.

Taliya chose Vincennes University because of the people and the program’s support, saying she felt immediately welcomed and appreciated.

Coach Johnson on Taliya...

A 6'0" versatile forward from Toronto, Taliya combines length, agility, and defensive range with the ability to score at all levels and impact the game in transition.

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	27	-
Games started	15	-
Minutes	27	-
Minutes per game	1.0	-
FG	78-186	0-0
FG Pct	41.9	-
3PT	0-1	0-0
3PT Pct	0.0	-
FT	31-82	0-0
FT Pct	37.8	-
Off rebounds	37	-
Def rebounds	87	-
Total rebounds	124	-
Rebounds per game	4.6	-
Personal fouls	69	-
Disqualifications	3	-
Assists	23	-
Turnovers	41	-
Assist to turnover ratio	0.6	-
Steals	9	-
Blocks	6	-
Points	187	0
Points per game	6.9	-
Points per 40.0 min	277.0	-

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 20	UC-Clermont	W, 101-37
Feb 25	Olney Central College	W, 66-49
Feb 28	at Wabash Valley College	L, 75-49
Mar 3	Southwestern Illinois College	L, 73-57
Mar 8	Lincoln Trail College	W, 65-62
Mar 10	vs. Wabash Valley College	L, 68-62

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Oct 4	vs. ICC Juco Jamboree		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	vs. TN Report JUCO Jamboree		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Owens Community College	W, 85-54	-	1	5-7	71.4	0-0	-	5-9	55.6	15
Nov 4	at Mineral Area College	L, 70-63	-	1	2-7	28.6	0-0	-	3-5	60.0	7
Nov 7	at Richard J. Daley College	W, 66-45	-	1	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Nov 8	at Olive-Harvey College	W, 65-49	-	1	8-14	57.1	0-0	-	3-6	50.0	19
Nov 18	at Danville Area Community College	W, 73-71	1	1	4-11	36.4	0-0	-	2-9	22.2	10
Nov 22	at Three Rivers College - MO	L, 63-58	1	1	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Nov 25	at Volunteer State Community College	L, 71-60	1	1	2-5	40.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	5
Dec 2	Lewis & Clark Community College	W, 99-46	-	1	2-6	33.3	0-0	-	2-5	40.0	6
Dec 3	Three Rivers College - MO	L, 68-39	-	1	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Dec 10	at John A. Logan College	W, 64-41	-	1	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Dec 13	Lincoln Trail College	W, 85-35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 15	Danville Area Community College	W, 70-36	-	1	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Dec 17	Mineral Area College	L, 76-58	-	1	1-4	25.0	0-0	-	0-4	0.0	2
Dec 30	Schoolcraft College	L, 64-59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 2	Jackson College	W, 78-60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 10	at Rend Lake College	W, 83-64	-	1	3-6	50.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	7
Jan 11	Trevecca Nazarene University JV		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 16	at Trevecca Nazarene University JV	W, 93-21	1	1	6-8	75.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	12
Jan 21	at Olney Central College	W, 81-46	1	1	9-16	56.3	0-0	-	1-3	33.3	19
Jan 24	Wabash Valley College	W, 76-65	1	1	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	1-3	33.3	1
Jan 28	at Southwestern Illinois College	L, 54-45	1	1	6-14	42.9	0-0	-	3-7	42.9	15
Jan 31	John A. Logan College	W, 73-45	1	1	5-15	33.3	0-0	-	1-4	25.0	11
Feb 4	at Lincoln Trail College	W, 68-60	1	1	4-9	44.4	0-1	0.0	2-4	50.0	10
Feb 7	at Shawnee Community College	W, 91-42	1	1	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	0-2	0.0	4
Feb 11	Shawnee Community College		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 14	Rend Lake College	W, 86-51	1	1	6-10	60.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	13
Feb 20	UC-Clermont	W, 101-37	1	1	2-9	22.2	0-0	-	0-2	0.0	4
Feb 25	Olney Central College	W, 66-49	1	1	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Feb 28	at Wabash Valley College	L, 75-49	1	1	2-12	16.7	0-0	-	4-4	100.0	8
Mar 3	Southwestern Illinois College	L, 73-57	1	1	3-7	42.9	0-0	-	1-4	25.0	7
Mar 8	Lincoln Trail College	W, 65-62	-	1	3-7	42.9	0-0	-	0-2	0.0	6
Mar 10	vs. Wabash Valley College	L, 68-62	-	1	2-5	40.0	0-0	-	0-3	0.0	4

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Oct 4	vs. ICC Juco Jamboree		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	vs. TN Report JUCO Jamboree		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Owens Community College	W, 85-54	-	1	2	2	4	1	2	0	0
Nov 4	at Mineral Area College	L, 70-63	-	1	2	4	6	0	2	1	0
Nov 7	at Richard J. Daley College	W, 66-45	-	1	0	4	4	0	0	0	0
Nov 8	at Olive-Harvey College	W, 65-49	-	1	2	7	9	1	2	1	0
Nov 18	at Danville Area Community College	W, 73-71	1	1	0	4	4	3	2	0	1
Nov 22	at Three Rivers College - MO	L, 63-58	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0
Nov 25	at Volunteer State Community College	L, 71-60	1	1	1	2	3	1	3	0	0
Dec 2	Lewis & Clark Community College	W, 99-46	-	1	3	2	5	0	4	0	0
Dec 3	Three Rivers College - MO	L, 68-39	-	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dec 10	at John A. Logan College	W, 64-41	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dec 13	Lincoln Trail College	W, 85-35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 15	Danville Area Community College	W, 70-36	-	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0
Dec 17	Mineral Area College	L, 76-58	-	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0
Dec 30	Schoolcraft College	L, 64-59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 2	Jackson College	W, 78-60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 10	at Rend Lake College	W, 83-64	-	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0
Jan 11	Trevecca Nazarene University JV		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 16	at Trevecca Nazarene University JV	W, 93-21	1	1	2	3	5	1	2	1	0
Jan 21	at Olney Central College	W, 81-46	1	1	4	4	8	2	1	0	0
Jan 24	Wabash Valley College	W, 76-65	1	1	0	7	7	0	1	0	1
Jan 28	at Southwestern Illinois College	L, 54-45	1	1	2	8	10	0	4	1	0
Jan 31	John A. Logan College	W, 73-45	1	1	5	5	10	3	2	1	0
Feb 4	at Lincoln Trail College	W, 68-60	1	1	2	5	7	2	1	0	0
Feb 7	at Shawnee Community College	W, 91-42	1	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	1
Feb 11	Shawnee Community College		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 14	Rend Lake College	W, 86-51	1	1	0	5	5	2	1	0	0
Feb 20	UC-Clermont	W, 101-37	1	1	3	6	9	3	1	0	0
Feb 25	Olney Central College	W, 66-49	1	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	0
Feb 28	at Wabash Valley College	L, 75-49	1	1	1	3	4	0	0	2	2
Mar 3	Southwestern Illinois College	L, 73-57	1	1	0	1	1	1	4	0	0
Mar 8	Lincoln Trail College	W, 65-62	-	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	0
Mar 10	vs. Wabash Valley College	L, 68-62	-	1	2	4	6	1	0	0	1

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Oct 4	vs. ICC Juco Jamboree		-	-	-	-
Oct 18	vs. TN Report JUCO Jamboree		-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Owens Community College	W, 85-54	-	0	-	0.5
Nov 4	at Mineral Area College	L, 70-63	-	3	-	0.0
Nov 7	at Richard J. Daley College	W, 66-45	-	2	-	-
Nov 8	at Olive-Harvey College	W, 65-49	-	3	-	0.5
Nov 18	at Danville Area Community College	W, 73-71	1	2	-	1.5
Nov 22	at Three Rivers College - MO	L, 63-58	1	3	-	0.0
Nov 25	at Volunteer State Community College	L, 71-60	1	4	-	0.3
Dec 2	Lewis & Clark Community College	W, 99-46	-	0	-	0.0
Dec 3	Three Rivers College - MO	L, 68-39	-	2	-	-
Dec 10	at John A. Logan College	W, 64-41	-	0	-	-
Dec 13	Lincoln Trail College	W, 85-35	-	-	-	-
Dec 15	Danville Area Community College	W, 70-36	-	1	-	0.0
Dec 17	Mineral Area College	L, 76-58	-	3	-	0.0
Dec 30	Schoolcraft College	L, 64-59	-	-	-	-
Jan 2	Jackson College	W, 78-60	-	-	-	-
Jan 10	at Rend Lake College	W, 83-64	-	4	-	0.0
Jan 11	Trevecca Nazarene University JV		-	-	-	-
Jan 16	at Trevecca Nazarene University JV	W, 93-21	1	3	-	0.5
Jan 21	at Olney Central College	W, 81-46	1	5	1	2.0
Jan 24	Wabash Valley College	W, 76-65	1	4	-	0.0
Jan 28	at Southwestern Illinois College	L, 54-45	1	5	1	0.0
Jan 31	John A. Logan College	W, 73-45	1	2	-	1.5
Feb 4	at Lincoln Trail College	W, 68-60	1	4	-	2.0
Feb 7	at Shawnee Community College	W, 91-42	1	1	-	0.0
Feb 11	Shawnee Community College		-	-	-	-
Feb 14	Rend Lake College	W, 86-51	1	2	-	2.0
Feb 20	UC-Clermont	W, 101-37	1	1	-	3.0
Feb 25	Olney Central College	W, 66-49	1	2	-	-
Feb 28	at Wabash Valley College	L, 75-49	1	2	-	-
Mar 3	Southwestern Illinois College	L, 73-57	1	5	1	0.3
Mar 8	Lincoln Trail College	W, 65-62	-	4	-	1.0
Mar 10	vs. Wabash Valley College	L, 68-62	-	2	-	-

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2025-26	27	1.0	2.9-6.9	0.0-0.0	1.1-3.0	6.9
Total	27	1.0	2.9-6.9	0.0-0.0	1.1-3.0	6.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2025-26	27	15	27	78-186	41.9	0-1	0.0	31-82	37.8	187
Total	27	15	27	78-186	41.9	0-1	0.0	31-82	37.8	187

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2025-26	27	27	1.0	115.6-275.6	0.0-1.5	0.0	45.9-121.5	277.0
Total	27	27	1.0	115.6-275.6	0.0-1.5	0.0	45.9-121.5	277.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2025-26	27	1.4	3.2	4.6	0.9	1.5	0.3	0.2
Total	27	1.4	3.2	4.6	0.9	1.5	0.3	0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2025-26	27	15	37	87	124	23	41	9	6
Total	27	15	37	87	124	23	41	9	6

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2025-26	27	54.8	128.9	183.7	34.1	60.7	13.3	8.9
Total	27	54.8	128.9	183.7	34.1	60.7	13.3	8.9

Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	27	1.0	2.9-6.9	0.0-0.0	1.1-3.0	6.9
Conference	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	12	1.0	2.3-5.9	0.0-0.0	0.9-2.9	5.6
Away	14	1.0	3.4-7.9	0.0-0.1	1.4-3.1	8.3
Neutral	1	1.0	2.0-5.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-3.0	4.0
Result
Wins	18	1.0	3.3-7.1	0.0-0.1	1.1-2.9	7.6
Losses	9	1.0	2.1-6.4	0.0-0.0	1.3-3.2	5.6
Month
November	7	1.0	3.0-6.9	0.0-0.0	2.0-4.4	8.0
December	5	1.0	0.8-2.8	0.0-0.0	0.4-1.8	2.0
January	6	1.0	4.8-10.2	0.0-0.0	1.2-3.2	10.8
February	6	1.0	2.7-7.3	0.0-0.2	1.2-2.3	6.5
March	3	1.0	2.7-6.3	0.0-0.0	0.3-3.0	5.7

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	27	15	27	78-186	41.9	0-1	0.0	31-82	37.8	187
Conference	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	12	6	12	28-71	39.4	0-0	-	11-35	31.4	67
Away	14	9	14	48-110	43.6	0-1	0.0	20-44	45.5	116
Neutral	1	-	1	2-5	40.0	0-0	-	0-3	0.0	4
Result
Wins	18	10	18	59-128	46.1	0-1	0.0	19-53	35.8	137
Losses	9	5	9	19-58	32.8	0-0	-	12-29	41.4	50
Month
November	7	3	7	21-48	43.8	0-0	-	14-31	45.2	56
December	5	-	5	4-14	28.6	0-0	-	2-9	22.2	10
January	6	5	6	29-61	47.5	0-0	-	7-19	36.8	65
February	6	6	6	16-44	36.4	0-1	0.0	7-14	50.0	39
March	3	1	3	8-19	42.1	0-0	-	1-9	11.1	17

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	27	27	1.0	115.6-275.6	0.0-1.5	0.0	45.9-121.5	277.0
Conference	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	12	12	1.0	93.3-236.7	0.0-0.0	-	36.7-116.7	223.3
Away	14	14	1.0	137.1-314.3	0.0-2.9	0.0	57.1-125.7	331.4
Neutral	1	1	1.0	80.0-200.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-120.0	160.0
Result
Wins	18	18	1.0	131.1-284.4	0.0-2.2	0.0	42.2-117.8	304.4
Losses	9	9	1.0	84.4-257.8	0.0-0.0	-	53.3-128.9	222.2
Month
November	7	7	1.0	120.0-274.3	0.0-0.0	-	80.0-177.1	320.0
December	5	5	1.0	32.0-112.0	0.0-0.0	-	16.0-72.0	80.0
January	6	6	1.0	193.3-406.7	0.0-0.0	-	46.7-126.7	433.3
February	6	6	1.0	106.7-293.3	0.0-6.7	0.0	46.7-93.3	260.0
March	3	3	1.0	106.7-253.3	0.0-0.0	-	13.3-120.0	226.7

Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	27	1.4	3.2	4.6	0.9	1.5	0.3	0.2
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	12	1.3	3.0	4.3	1.0	1.7	0.2	0.1
Away	14	1.4	3.4	4.7	0.7	1.5	0.5	0.3
Neutral	1	2.0	4.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Result
Wins	18	1.6	3.4	5.0	1.1	1.4	0.3	0.2
Losses	9	0.9	2.9	3.8	0.3	1.8	0.4	0.3
Month
November	7	1.0	3.4	4.4	0.9	1.9	0.3	0.1
December	5	0.6	1.2	1.8	0.0	1.4	0.2	0.0
January	6	2.5	4.5	7.0	1.0	1.8	0.5	0.2
February	6	1.5	3.8	5.3	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.5
March	3	1.0	2.3	3.3	1.3	2.0	0.3	0.3

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	27	15	37	87	124	23	41	9	6
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	12	6	16	36	52	12	20	2	1
Away	14	9	19	47	66	10	21	7	4
Neutral	1	-	2	4	6	1	0	0	1
Result
Wins	18	10	29	61	90	20	25	5	3
Losses	9	5	8	26	34	3	16	4	3
Month
November	7	3	7	24	31	6	13	2	1
December	5	-	3	6	9	0	7	1	0
January	6	5	15	27	42	6	11	3	1
February	6	6	9	23	32	7	4	2	3
March	3	1	3	7	10	4	6	1	1

Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	27	54.8	128.9	183.7	34.1	60.7	13.3	8.9
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	12	53.3	120.0	173.3	40.0	66.7	6.7	3.3
Away	14	54.3	134.3	188.6	28.6	60.0	20.0	11.4
Neutral	1	80.0	160.0	240.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	40.0
Result
Wins	18	64.4	135.6	200.0	44.4	55.6	11.1	6.7
Losses	9	35.6	115.6	151.1	13.3	71.1	17.8	13.3
Month
November	7	40.0	137.1	177.1	34.3	74.3	11.4	5.7
December	5	24.0	48.0	72.0	0.0	56.0	8.0	0.0
January	6	100.0	180.0	280.0	40.0	73.3	20.0	6.7
February	6	60.0	153.3	213.3	46.7	26.7	13.3	20.0
March	3	40.0	93.3	133.3	53.3	80.0	13.3	13.3