FIU Athletics

2009-2010 Game-by-Game Statistics

As a Junior (2009-10): Appeared in 18 games (starting in two)...Averaged 0.6 points-per-game and 0.6 rebounds-per-contest...Shot 14.3 percent (2-of-14) from the floor and 83.3 percent (5-of-6) from the free-throw line...Finished the season with 15 assists, averaging 0.8 assists-per-game...Recorded an assist-to-turnover ration of 1.2...Averaged 0.5 points-per-game and 0.6 rebounds-per-game during Sun Belt play...Saw 11 minutes of action during the Golden Panthers' 71-64 loss to Denver (3/6) in the first round of the 2010 Sun Belt Basketball Championship...Made second start of the season grabbing two rebounds versus Florida Atlantic (2/18)...Registered first start of the season, scoring three points on 1-of-3 shooting at Troy (2/13)...Played in a season-high 23 minutes, grabbing a season-best three rebounds at South Alabama (2/11)...Notched a season-high five assists and three steals at Florida Gulf Coast (12/12)...Made season debut at Bowling Green (11/30).

2008-2009 Game-by-Game Statistics

As a Sophomore (2008-09): A talented walk-on who played a prominent role over the course of the season...Played in 32 games with 21 starts, averaging more than 26 minutes per contest...Recorded 99 assists on the campaign, the most since 2000-01...Ranked 11th in the Sun Belt Conference with 3.09 assists per game...Recorded an Assist/Turnover Ratio of 2.15 (99 assists/46 turnovers), which ranked third best in the Sun Belt...Also ranked second on the squad with 36 steals and his 1.13 steals per game was 10th overall in the SBC...Scored a career-high 14 points with five assists and a steal in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky (11/14)...Came back with seven assists, three nights later versus Monmouth (11/17)...Recorded his first career blocked shot at Washington (11/20)...Collected four assists and four steals against NIT participant Miami (12/12)...Played a career-high 39 minutes against South Alabama (12/20) with five free throws and five assists...Scored 10 points versus Fordham (12/29) and recorded a second-straight game with five assists...Dished out six assists at Troy (1/3)...Grabbed a season-high six rebounds and recorded a career-best nine assists vs. conference champ WKU (1/8).

2007-2008 Game-by-Game Statistics

As a Freshman (2007-08): A redshirt freshman walk-on who gained the coaches' trust and logged more playing time as the season progressed...Played in 25 games and recorded six starts at the point guard...Better than a 2-to1 assist-to-turnover ratio with 27 assists and only 13 turnovers on the year...Also grabbed 32 rebounds and made 18 steals...Collected his first intercollegiate assist and steal in seven minutes at Arkansas-Little Rock (12/15)...Scored his first career points on a long 3-pointer to end the first half at Western Kentucky (1/12)...Played 26 minutes against Louisiana-Monroe (1/19) with a career-high seven rebounds and three assists...Contributed a career-high six points with team highs of four assists and four steals in 28 minutes vs. New Orleans (1/27)...Picked up his first start of the season against Louisiana-Lafayette (2/6)...Grabbed six rebounds and dished out a pair of assists at Florida Atlantic (2/20).

Prep and Personal Data: Starting point guard for head coach Lawton Williams' 2006 6A state champion Miami Norland team...Earned honorable mention All-Dade recognition in '06 and was a member of the state all-tournament team...Honed his basketball skills with the AAU In the Zone program...Graduated among the top 10-percent of his high school class and entered FIU on a Bright Futures scholarship...Born March 27, 1988...Son of Densel and Pauline Taylor...Education major.

Nick Taylor's Career Statistics

Overall

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2007-08   25-6    353/14.1    4-23   .174    2-12   .167    8-19   .421   7-25    32  1.3  34-0   27  13   0  18   18/0.7
2008-09   32-21   850/26.6   29-112  .259    7-47   .149   36-68   .529  13-69    82  2.6  68-1   99  46   1  36  101/3.2
2009-10   18-2    142/7.9     2-14   .143    1-8    .125    5-6    .833   2-9     11  0.6  18-0   15  13   0   4   10/0.6
TOTAL     75-29  1345/17.9   35-149  .235   10-67   .149   49-93   .527  22-103  125  1.7 120-1  141  72   1  58  129/1.7

Sun Belt Conference

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2007-08   16-6    318/19.9    4-20   .200    2-11   .182    8-19   .421   7-24    31  1.9  29-0   27  13   0  16   18/1.1
2008-09   17-10   405/23.8    6-36   .167    3-16   .188   20-37   .541   5-32    37  2.2  30-0   47  16   0  16   35/2.1
2009-10   12-2     97/8.1     1-10   .100    1-7    .143    3-4    .750   2-5      7  0.6  13-0    8   9   0   1    6/0.5
TOTAL     45-18   820/18.2   11-66   .167    6-34   .176   31-60   .517  14-61    75  1.7  72-0   82  38   0  33   59/1.3