SIUE

Career: Begins the 2024-25 season fifth all time in scoring and third among Division I players with 1,314 points…Career scoring average of 15.3 points per game ranks 15^th all-time…Second all-time in three-pointers made (206) and three-point attempts (571)…Ranks 10^th  all-time  in total field goals made (441) and fifth all-time in field goal attempts (1,114).

2023-24: Finished third on the team in scoring at 13.6 points per game, good for 14^th 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 12^th 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.