Steve Taylor, Jr.
Year: Senior
Position: Forward
Height: 6-7
Weight: 240
Hometown: Chicago, IL
High School: Simeon
As a Senior at Toledo (2015-16)
Sat out season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
As a Junior at Marquette (2014-15)
Averaged 5.9 points and ranked second on team with 5.0 rebounds per game…Started 14 of ?? contests, averaging 22.1 minutes per contest… Notched career highs in points (20), field goals (9) and minutes (35) to go along with a team-high seven boards at No. 20 Ohio State (Nov. 18)… Grabbed a career-best 17 rebounds vs. St. John's (March 4), the most by Marquette player in BIG EAST play since Lazar Hayward’s 17 vs. DePaul (Jan. 24, 2009)...Followed up career performance by grabbing 12 caroms vs. DePaul (March 7)… Hit 7-of-8 shots on way to 16 points vs. Alabama A&M (Dec. 19)…Tallied 13 points and nine boards in loss to St. John's (Jan. 21)…Hauled down career- and game-high 12 rebounds, including six offensive boards, and added seven points vs. NJIT (Nov. 24)…Posted 10 points and seven rebounds vs. No. 20/19 Michigan State (Nov. 28) at Orlando Classic... Hit career-high two three-pointers and scored 10 points vs. Seton Hall in BIG EAST Tournament first-round contest.
As a Sophomore at Marquette (2013-14)
Tallied 2.5 points and 2.7 boards per contest…Played 10.3 minutes per game, starting three of 23 games appeared… Registered 14 points (including 10 points in second half) and eight rebounds in overtime win at Georgetown (Jan. 20)…Notched first collegiate double-double vs. Grambling State (Nov. 12) with career-high 16 points while shooting 7-of-10 from field and adding season- and game-high 11 rebounds (five on offensive end).
As a Freshman at Marquette (2012-13)
Averaged 3.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game…Appeared in all 35 contests and played 8.6 minutes per game…Part of squad that advanced to Elite Eight of NCAA Tournament with wins over Davidson, Butler, Miami (FL) before falling to Syracuse…Earned team's Wesley Matthews "Just Today" Award...Scored season-high 10 points and chipped in six rebounds vs. Savannah State (Dec. 15) in 19 minutes…Came off bench vs. UConn (Jan. 1) to score nine points on 4-of-5 shooting from field with three rebounds and one steal…Led MU with season-high eight rebounds, including six on offensive end, at Villanova (Feb. 23), while also recording four points and pair of blocks… Tallied nine points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field in addition to five rebounds, one block and steal vs. UMBC (Nov. 26).
High School (Simeon High School)
First team all-state selection by Associated Press and the Chicago Tribune…Helped lead Chicago's Simeon High School to three-straight state championships…Team compiled 63-3 overall record in his two years as full-time starter…Grabbed 15 rebounds in state title game as senior…Averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 3.0 assists per game in 2011-12…McDonald's All-America High School Basketball honoree…Nationally recognized recruit under head coach Robert Smith…Ranked 73rd overall by Scout.com and 109th by Rivals.com…Ranked 15th and 24th, respectively, at his position by each of those outlets…ESPN.com placed him 22nd amongst all small forwards in nation and 83rd in ESPNU 100…Averaged 9.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as junior, helping program to a 30-2 record…Netted 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Wolverines' supersectional victory over Farragut…Named All-State Special Mention by Chicago Tribune as junior.
Personal
Age: 22 (born February 15, 1993 in Chicago, IL)...Son of Steve Taylor Sr. and Diana Cooper...Has four brothers (Demetrius Cooper, Marquell Rose, Rashad Lockhart and Javonte Taylor) and one sister (Diana Taylor) ... Majoring in broadcast & electronic communication.
