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#14 Marlon Taylor Season 2018-19

Position
Guard
Height
6'5
Weight
210
Class
Junior
Hometown
Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Previous School
Panola College
High School
Mount Vernon HS

SENIOR SEASON (2019-20)
Missed the first nine games of the 2019-20 season after summer surgery on his left leg … Played 21 games in the season, with three starts … Averaged 5.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 23.2 minutes per game … Five games in double figures, giving him 13 for his two years at LSU … Had his best career game in the final game of his LSU career to close the regular season, making 10-of-17 field goals, with three treys in scoring 30 points (3/7) … Had 13 points at Ole Miss (1/18), versus Ole Miss (2/1) and versus Kentucky (2/18) … Had two double doubles with 10 and 11 versus Florida (1/21) and 13 and 11 versus Ole Miss (2/1) … Made 36-of-94 field goals (38.3 percent) with 12 treys (34.3%) and 40-of-51 free throws (78.4%) … Played in 56 total games in his two years at LSU, averaging 6.4 points with 27 starts … Graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Administration from the COllege of Human Sciences & Education at LSU in August, 2020.

JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19)
Started 24-of-35 games … Averaged 6.7 points, 3.6 rebounds a game … Averaged 23.4 minutes a game … Eight games in double figures topped by 21 in the overtime win at Arkansas (1/12) and 15 in the season opener versus Southeastern (11/6) … Had seven rebounds three times … Had 81 field goals, shooting 46.3 percent (81-175) with 15 treys … With a 42.5-inch vertical leap, was one of the tops at taking alley-oop passes for spectacular dunks, two of which made ESPN SportsCenter’s Plays of the Day.

PRIOR TO LSU
Joined Tigers with two years of eligibility after finishing his sophomore year at Panola … Averaged 17.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 2018 as Panola posted a 20-12 record, advancing to the NJCAA Region 14 Tournament quarterfinals … In 2017, his freshman season, the team went 26-9 and advanced to the second round of the NJCAA national tournament for the first time since 1979 after winning the Region 14 tournament … Grant McMillan was Taylor’s coach at Panola … Averaged 10.7 points and 7.1 rebounds a game during that freshman campaign … Attended Mt. Vernon High School and had a prep school year at Forest Trail Academy in Kernersville, North Carolina … Led Mt. Vernon High to the New York Section I Class AA state championships and a 19-4 record, averaging 14 points and 9 rebounds a game.

PERSONAL
Born on August 16, 1997 … Right handed … Mother is Zenchia Crenshaw … One younger brother and sister … Major is sport administration … Favorite food is French toast and favorite dessert is apple pie … Favorite celebrity is Will Smith … Favorite basketball player is Jamal Crawford and favorite NBA team is the Cavaliers.

TOP PERFORMANCES
Points: 30, vs. UGA, 3/7/20
Rebounds: 11, twice
Field Goals Made: 10, vs. UGA, 3/7/20
3 PT FG Game: 3, vs. UGA, 3/7/20
Free Throws Made: 9, at Houston, 12/12/18
Assists: 3, twice
Blocks: 2, twice
Steals: 3, twice
Minutes Played: 37, at Arkansas, 1/12/19

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES
1. 30, vs. Georgia, 3/7/20
2. 21, at Arkansas, 1/12/19
3. 15, vs. Southeastern, 11/6/18
4. 13, vs. Kentucky, 2/18/20
    13, vs. Ole Miss, 2/1/20
    13, at Ole Miss, 1/18/20
7. 12, at Ole Miss, 1/15/19
8. 11, at Houston, 12/12/18
9. 10, vs. Florida, 1/21/20
    10, vs. Vanderbilt, 3/9/19 
    10, vs. Texas A&M, 2/26/19
    10, vs. Florida, 2/20/19
    10, vs. South Carolina, 1/19/19

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