SIUE

Career: SIUE’s all-time leading scorer with 1,962 points…All-time leader in three pointers made (298) and three-pointers attempted (842)…Second all-time in free throws made with (388) and attempted (473)…Third in total field goals made (654) and second in field goals attempted (1,596)...Second all-time in steals (183)…Third all-time in assists with 380…Fifth in games played with 120.

2024-25: Ohio Valley Conference Male Athlete of the Year…OVC Tournament Most Valuable Player…OVC men’s basketball Player of the Year…Second team All-District selection…Finalist for Lou Henson Award as mid major Player of the Year…Scholar-Athlete Team selection…Taylor led SIUE and the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring with a career-best average of 19.1 points per game-which ranked 41st in the NCAA…His 648 points were not only a career high but are the second most scored in a single season at SIUE…Leading free throw shooter in the league at 84 percent…His 162 free throws made were the most in a single season at SIUE…Fourth in the OVC in assists per game (4.29) and steals per game (1.91)…Third in the league in three-point percentage at .339 and second in the OVC in three-pointers made per game at 2.71…Knocked down SIUE Division I record eight three-pointers at Western Michigan (11/15)…Fourth in the OVC in steals per game at 1.9…Averaged 20.2 points per game in conference play…Averaged 22.0 points in two OVC Tournament games… Cougars’ scoring leader 26 times in 34 games...Scored in double figures 31 times during the season…Finished with 12 games of 20 or more points and three 30-point games, including a career-high 33 points in a road win at Morehead State (2/20).... His three 30-point games tied for the most in the OVC this season…Started all 34 games, averaging a team-high 32.3 minutes per game.

2023-24: Finished third on the team in scoring at 13.6 points per game, good for 14th in the Ohio Valley Conference…Collected seven games of 20 or more points, the most on the team…Led the Cougars in scoring in nine different games, the second most on the team…Scored in double figures 24 times during the season….Scored a season-high 25 points against Eastern Illinois at the OVC Tournament (3/6)…Led the team in three-point percentage (.367)…Led the team in three-pointers (81) and attempted (221), both of which rank second all-time in a single-season at SIUE…Average of 2.45 three-pointers per game ranked fourth in the OVC…Second on the team in free throw percentage (.805)…Also second on the team in total assists (92) and total steals (40)…One of three players to start all 33 games along with Damarco Minor and Shamar Wright…Averaged 30.7 minutes per game.

2022-23: Became the first SIUE player to be selected to the All-District team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)…Earned All-Ohio Valley Conference first team selection, the first Cougar player to be named to the first team…Named to the Lou Henson Award (mid-major Player of the Year) Watch List…Led SIUE in scoring at 15.5 points per game, which ranked sixth in the OVC…Also sixth in scoring in OVC play at 17.1 points per game…Led SIUE in total assists (96) and assists per game (3.0) which ranked 12th in the OVC…Led the Cougars in scoring in 17 separate games, the most on the team…Scored in double figures 25 times…Scored 20 or more points in a game a team-best nine times…Scored his first-ever 30-point game at Tennessee Tech (1/26)…Second on the team in free throw shooting percentage at .819 which was fourth in the OVC…Led the Cougars in three-point shooting at .357 and total three-pointers (74)…Fifth in the OVC at 2.3 three-pointers made per game…Turned in a double-double against UT Martin (2/2)…Appeared in and started 32 of SIUE’s 33 games…Averaged 30.3 minutes per game, which was second on the team...Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference selection.

2021-22: Macy Award Finalist (National Freshman of the Year)...Named to the All-Newcomer team in the Ohio Valley Conference…Named OVC Freshman of the Week five times during the year…Would have led the Cougars in scoring, but missed final 11 games of the year after a second ACL tear (right knee) suffered at Southeast Missouri (1/29)…Averaged 17.6 points per game, which would have been second in the OVC…Also would have been highest scoring average for a first year player in the NCAA…Scored a career-high 26 points at Morehead State (1/22) and again at home against Tennessee State (1/27)…Led SIUE in scoring a team-high 14 times during the year…Scored 20 or more points in a game nine times during the year…Scored in double figures in 19 of 21 games played…Third on the team at 5.0 rebounds per game…Pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds at Creighton (11/27)…Averaged 1.7 steals per game, which would have ranked second in the league…Averaged 3.1 assists per game…Dished out a career-high 12 assists at Omaha (11/30), where he scored 13 points and came within a rebound of SIUE’s first triple-double...Drilled the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to beat Youngstown State (11/20) to earn a spot on Sportscenter’s Top 10 that night.

2020-21: Missed the season after tearing his right ACL during summer (2020) workouts.

Prior to SIUE: Associated Press Class 4 All-State selection...St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro First Team selection...Collinsville's all-time leading scorer with more than 2,100 points..Averaged 23.6 points as a senior, good for ninth in the St. Louis area...Added 6.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.6 steals per game...Scored a school-record 53 points in a tournament game against Trinity Catholic (St. Louis)...Led Kahoks to 31-3 record and first outright Southwestern Conference Championship since 1996...llinois Basketball Coaches Association third team All-State selection as a junior after averaging 21.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. His 21.4 points per game ranked No. 13 in the St. Louis metro area...Led Collinsville to a 27-6 record in 2018-19.

Personal: Cousin Brian Taylor II joined the Cougars for the 2023-24 season.