Hot Prospect: Jermaine Taylor

Posted by admin on June 24, 2009

Central Florida ● Senior ● Guard ● 6-4 ● 205 ● 12/8/86
26.2 ppg ● 5.2 rpg ● 1.9 apg (2008-09)

Highlights: Named the Conference USA Player of the Year as a senior… Was selected to the Basketball Times All-America Third Team and received Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention recognition… Also earned All-C-USA First Team honors and was named all-district by the NABC and USBWA… His 1,979 points rank third all-time at UCF and fourth on the C-USA career register… Averaged 16.2 points during career… Made a school-record 251 3-pointers.

2008-09 (Senior): Ranked third nationally in scoring, averaging 26.2 points… Set a Conference USA single-season record by scoring 466 points and averaging 29.1 points against league foes… Scored a school-record 812 points during the campaign… Led the Knights in scoring in 29 of their 31 games… Shot 48.0 percent overall, 37.6 percent from deep and 81.2 percent at the free-throw line… Connected on 92 3-pointers, which ranked fourth on the school’s single-season register… Led the team by averaging 5.2 rebounds… Also ranked first on the squad with 24 blocked shots… Was third on the team with 58 assists and was second with 39 steals… Averaged 31.9 minutes per contest… Scored at least 20 points in 24 of 31 games… Had nine 30-point performances and one 40-point contest… Earned C-USA Player of the Week honors on five occasions… Established a UCF Division I single-game record with 45 points versus Rice.

2007-08 (Junior): Named to the All-Conference USA Second Team… Ranked fourth in C-USA and 23rd nationally in scoring (20.8)… Paced the Knights in scoring in 23 of the team’s 31 games… Registered 20-point performances on 20 occasions… Averaged 21.4 points in C-USA play… Connected on 79 3-pointers… Shot 36.7 percent from deep… Averaged 4.7 rebounds, good for second on the team.

2006-07 (Sophomore): Ranked second on the team and 16th in Conference USA, averaging 12.7 points… Appeared in all 31 games as a reserve… Recorded double-figures in points on 19 occasions… Had six 20-point games and led UCF in scoring 12 times… Ranked fourth in C-USA, shooting 41.4 percent from 3-point range… Made 63 3-pointers… Shot 47.4 percent overall.

Is he Jazz material?

1 Comment

tman11 on June 24, 2009 said:

He is a little short but he is bigger at 205 and, a prvoen scorer hmm i say he could be good but, not wat we need. We have brewer and, korver “if he comes back” also Morris. We don’t need anther shooting gaurd

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