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2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

23 Darnell Taylor

23 Darnell Taylor

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Prev School:
    Fresno State

Summary

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2015-16: All-CCAA First Team … San Diego Hall of Champions December Star of the Month … Two-time CSUSM Male Student-Athlete of the Month … CCAA Player of the Week for Nov. 30 – Dec. 6 … Started all 27 games for the Cougars at guard, averaging a team-best 17.7 points, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game … Averaged 6.4 rebounds per game … Third-leading scorer in the CCAA … Second in the CCAA in minutes per game (35.2) … Scoring average is the highest in CSUSM single-season history … 11 games with 20 points or more … Four double-doubles … Scored a season-high 30 points on Nov. 28 at Chaminade before matching that total on Dec. 31 at Cal State Dominguez Hills … Registered 29 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and went 15-of-16 from the stripe at BYU-Hawaii (11/27) … Nine games with at least 10 points and five assists … Led the team in points (477), assists (101), steals (40) and minutes (950).

AS A JUNIOR AT FRESNO STATE IN 2014-15: Played in all 32 games, made four starts … Averaged 2.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.6 steals … Logged 484 minutes and averaged 15.1 minutes per game … Made 40.8-percent of his field-goal attempts … Scored a season-high 16 points vs. St. Katherine College on Dec. 28, 2014 … Tallied season-high eight assists in Fresno State’s win over Bristol on Nov. 17, 2014 … Season high eight boards vs. Cal on Nov. 30, 2014.

AT SADDLEBACK COLLEGE (2012-2014): Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year, first-team all-conference and All-State California Community College Athletic Association honoree … Helped the Gauchos to a second-straight OEC championship as a sophomore … Earned his AA in Arts in 2014.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, Calif. … First Team All-City, All-State, Wave Newspaper Player of the Year (2011), league MVP … Helped the Cougars to a league championship in 2010 and 2011 … Played travel ball for the San Diego Monarchs (2009-2011).

PERSONAL: Born December 15, 1991 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Son of Darlene and Charlie … Has four sisters – Marquita, Chareese, Christina, Charisma – and two brothers – Daniel and CJ … Majoring in Sociology … Aspires to play professional basketball … Enjoys watching moves and working with puppies in his spare time … Favorite movie is Mad Max … Greatest influence is his father … Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant … Most memorable moment playing basketball was winning the OEC championship at Saddleback.
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