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Brian Taylor

Position:
G/F
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-6
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Edison Public School Academy
Previous School:
Illinois-Chicago
Major:
Bachelors: General Management; Masters: Personnel Administration

CAREER

In 92 games and 87 starts, averaged 11.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in three-year career at Central Michigan … scored 1,048 points at Central Michigan and concludes career ranked No. 30 all-time in school history …also averaged 34.6 minutes per game, shot 43.4 percent (390-898) from the floor, 28.1 percent (81-288) from 3-point range, 71.4 percent (187-262) from the free throw line, dished out 128 assists (1.4 per game) with 84 blocked shots and 98 steals … became the 36^th player in Central Michigan men’s basketball history to surpass the 1,000-point mark for a career … concluded career with 12 double-doubles … registered 54 career double figure scoring games and nine 20-point games … his 22 rebounds vs. Eastern Michigan (March 8, 2024) rank tied for the fifth most rebounds for a game in school history … over five-year collegiate career combining CMU and Illinois-Chicago, played in 92 games with 87 starts, 3,689 minutes, scored 1,173 points, grabbed 662 rebounds, dished out 153 assists, blocked 91 shots and finished with 107 steals.

2023-24

As a senior, earned Third Team All-MAC honors … led the Chippewas in minutes played (35.1 mpg.), rebounding (259, 8.1 rpg.), offensive rebounds (60), blocked shots (38) and ranked second on the team in scoring (11.4 ppg.), field goals made (141), free throw percentage (75.6 percent), and assists (47) … converted 141 of 319 shots (44.2 percent) and 62 of 82 free throws (75.6 percent) … averaged 11.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in MAC games … led CMU with eight double-doubles on the year, finished with 19 double figure scoring games, three 20-point scoring games, and nine double-figure rebounding games … also led the Chippewas in rebounding 18 times on the year … named the MAC Player of the Week on Dec. 27 after averaging 23.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists per game and shooting 65.3 percent (17-26) from the floor in wins over Davenport and Detroit … also named to the Sunshine Slam All-Tournament team after scoring 21 points in both games, averaging 7.0 rebounds and notching a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds vs. Stetson … finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds in MAC Tournament Semifinal vs. Bowling Green (3/14) … grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds, which ranked tied for No. 5 among the all-time game records, scored 14 points and blocked three shots in Senior Night game vs. Eastern Michigan (3/8) … registered a double-double with 13 points (5-10 FG) and 11 rebounds at Kent State (3/2) … scored 13 points (5-6 FG) vs. Western Michigan (2/17) … finished with 15 points and seven rebounds at Bowling Green (2/3) … scored 13 points with 12 rebounds vs. Northern Illinois (1/30) … reached double-figure scoring in five consecutive games (Jan. 9-Jan. 27) … finished with four steals at Western Michigan (1/27) … scored 14 points vs. Miami (OH) (1/23) … registered double-double with 13 points and a then-career-high 15 rebounds vs. Toledo (1/19) … finished with 12 points and nine rebounds at Ohio (1/16) … scored 17 points (8-11 FG) with eight rebounds, and six assists vs. Kent State (1/13) … finished with 17 points (7-8 FG, 3-3 3FG) with eight rebounds at Eastern Michigan (1/9) … finished with 13 points and eight rebounds vs. Buffalo (1/2) … scored 19 points (6-12 FG, 3-6 3FG) with 11 rebounds vs. Detroit Mercy (12/21) … scored a season-high 27 points (11-14 FG) with 10 rebounds, a career-high seven assists, and four blocked shots vs. Davenport (12/19) … added 12 points vs. Valparaiso (12/6) … scored 12 points at Ohio State (12/29) … scored 21 points (9-17 FG) with 10 rebounds vs. Stetson (11/21) … scored 21 points (7-12 FG) vs. Siena (11/20) … finished with 15 points (5-8 FG) at Florida State (11/13).

2022-23

In second year at Central Michigan, started all 31 games, ranked third on the team in scoring (14.4 points per game), led the squad in rebounding (6.1 rpg) and steals (33) … also played 36.4 minutes per game, converted 41.6 percent (165-397) of his field goals, 28.4 percent (31-109) of his 3-point field goals, and 66.7 percent (84-126) of his free throws … also blocked 25 shots and grabbed 36 offensive rebounds … registered 24 double figure scoring games, six 20-point games, four double figure rebounding game, and three double-doubles … led the Chippewas in scoring 11 times, rebounding nine times, and assists four times … played 40 or more minutes nine times on the year … averaged 14.3 points and 6.2 rebounds in MAC games … reached double figures in scoring in nine of CMU’s last 10 games … scored 15 points with six rebounds in season finale at Western Michigan (3/3) … finished with 14 points and seven rebounds vs. Northern Illinois (2/25) … scored 16 points with six rebounds vs. Ohio (2/18) … scored 14 points (3-6 3FG) with six assists and five rebounds at Bowling Green (2/14) … scored 20 or more points in three straight games (2/4-2/11) … scored 22 points (6-13 FG), converted 9-12 free throws and eight rebounds with five assists at Miami, Ohio (2/11) … finished with 20 points (8-16 FG) with seven rebounds vs. Ball State (2/7) … scored 20 points (7-13 FG) with seven rebounds at Toledo (2/4) … finished with 16 points (6-13 FG) at Kent State (1/31) … hit game-winning 3-pointer, scored nine points vs. Western Michigan (1/28) … scored 27 points (10-21 FG), hit 4-10 3-pointers and grabbed a season-high tying 11 rebounds for a double-double with three steals at Ohio (1/21) … registered eight straight double-figure scoring games from 12/10-1/14 … finished with 14 points vs. Buffalo (1/14) … registered double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds at Northern Illinois (1/10) … registered double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Eastern Michigan (1/7) … scored 16 points with seven rebounds in 40 minutes of action vs. Miami, Ohio (1/3) … added 12 points at Michigan (12/29) … scored 15 points (3-5 3FG) vs. Youngstown State (12/21) … scored 14 points (5-11 FG) with five rebounds at Tulsa (12/10) … finished with 15 points (6-9 FG) with seven rebounds vs. Alma (12/3) … scored a career-high 28 points (9-18 FG), hit 8-9 free throws vs. Purdue Northwest (11/29) … scored a then career-high 20 points (9-19 FG) with eight rebounds at California Baptist (11/26) … scored 19 points (8-15 FG) with four rebounds vs. Cal State Northridge (11/23) … finished with 18 points (7-10 FG) with seven rebounds vs. High Point (11/21) … grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds, scored eight points vs. Eastern Illinois (11/13) … scored 15 points (6-8 FG) with nine rebounds in season opener at Marquette (11/10).

2021-22

In first year at Central Michigan after transferring from Illinois-Chicago, started 24 of 29 games played, averaged 8.2 points (238 points), 5.8 rebounds (167 rebounds) and finished with 29 assists … played in 936 minutes (32.3 per game), converted 46.2 percent of his field goal attempts (84-182), hit 29-87 3-pointers and hit 75.9 percent of his free throw attempts (41-54) … also finished with 35 steals and 21 blocked shots on year …finished year with 11 double figure scoring games, two double-figure rebounding games and one double-double … led Chippewas in rebounding in 10 games … reached double figure scoring in six straight games from 2/1-2/12 … scored a season-high 15 points three times … scored a season-high 15 points on season-highs of five field goals and three 3-point field goals in MAC Championship Game vs. Toledo (3/10) … registered a double-double with a season-high 15 points (5-10 FG) with 11 rebounds and a season-high five steals in 40 minutes played at Miami, Ohio (2/24) … scored 11 points in 40 minutes played at Ohio (2/22) … scored 10 points with eight rebounds at Toledo (2/19) … finished with 12 points and seven rebounds at Western Michigan (2/12) … scored 12 points (5-8 FG) with seven rebounds vs. Ohio (2/10) … played a season-high 45 minutes and finished with 11 points at Ball State (2/8) … Finished with 10 points (5-6 FT) vs. Buffalo (2/5) … scored 11 points (3-4 FG) vs. Western Michigan (2/3) … scored a season-high tying 15 points, converted season-highs of 8-10 free throws with five rebounds vs. Bowling Green (2/1) … scored nine points with five rebounds vs. Toledo (1/4) … scored nine points with 10 rebounds at Kent State (12/29) … scored nine points at Xavier (12/1) … finished with 10 points and eight rebounds at DePaul (11/13) … registered seven points and eight rebounds in season debut at Missouri (11/9).

2020-21 AT ILLINOIS-CHICAGO

Appeared in 15 games, making four starts … averaged 3.1 points per game in 13.1 minutes per contest … scored a season-high 11 points vs. Valparaiso, knocking down three 3-pointers … played a season-high 42 minutes vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, posting nine points and five rebounds.

2019-20 AT ILLINOIS-CHICAGO

Appeared in 26 games off the bench … averaged 3.0 points per game in 11.8 minutes per contest … scored in double figures in back-to-back games against Memphis and Ball State … led UIC in scoring against Memphis with a season-high 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting … followed with 10 points and a season-best five rebounds at home vs. Ball State … played a season-high 30 minutes in UIC’s season opener against Olivet Nazarene … shot a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc at DePaul.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2019 graduate of Detroit Edison Public School Academy in Detroit, Mich, where he was a four-year letterwinner in basketball … also ran track as a senior … helped lead the Pioneers to a state championship during the 2017-18 season.