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2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

11 Phil Taylor

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 160
  • Position Guard
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Marietta Ga.
  • High School Wheeler HS

Biography

bullet2011-2012 Game-by-Game Statistics

As a Sophomore (2011-12): Earned Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors...Appeared in 29 games, starting in 27...Played in 41-stragiht games to end the year...Second on the team in minutes played, averaging 31.1 mpg...Averaged 13.5 points-per-game and 3.0 assists-per-game...One of only three Panthers to score 300-or-more points...Finished the year scoring 392 points (23rd-most by an FIU player in a single season)...Ranked No. 8 in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring...His 3.0 assists-per-game ranked No. 7 in the conference...Shot 38.8 percent (119-of-307) from the floor and 39.7 percent (62-of-156) from 3-point range...The 62 treys made (No. 6) and 156 attempted (No. 8) ranked in the FIU single-season record book... Converted 79.3 percent (92-of-116) from the free-throw line (No. 7 in the conference)...Grabbed 2.0 rebounds-per-contest...Averaged 1.0 steal-per-game...Notched an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.1...Played in 16 Sun Belt Conference games, starting in 15...Averaged 14.3 points-per-game and 1.9 rebounds-per-contest in conference action...Shot 38.4 percent (63-of-164) from the floor and 44.6 percent (41-of-92) from 3-point range in league play...Made 79.5 percent (62-of-78) from the free-throw line versus SBC foes...Scored in double-figures 17 times, including eight 20-point outings...Notched five-or-more assists seven times and three-or-more steals three times...Registered 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting versus Troy (2/23)...Had back-to-back 17-point games, shooting 6-of-10 from the floor at Arkansas State (2/18) and 5-of-13 from the field at UALR (2/16)...Tallied 16 points and four rebounds versus North Texas (2/9)...Converted 13-of-14 from the charity stripe en route to a 20-point outing at Florida Atlantic (2/4)...Recorded six assists and nine points at Troy (2/2)...Posted 24 points at South Alabama (1/19)...Before fouling out at Louisiana (1/14), scored 19 points...Fell one point shy of posting his third-straight 20-point game, notching 19 points versus ULM (1/7)...Registered 20 points on 3-of-7 shooting from the floor and a school-record 12-of-12 performance from the free-throw line at WKU (12/31)...Poured in 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting at Middle Tennessee (12/29)...Tied a career-high in assists (7) while posting 20 points at Maryland (12/14)...Scored a career-high 28 points and 11-of-17 shooting versus Texas Wesleyan (12/10)... Named to the E-Tech Lumberjack Classic All-Tournament Team...Reached double-figures in scoring for the sixth-straight game, scoring 12 points versus Alabama State (12/3)...Had 13 points and six assists versus Coastal Carolina (11/26)...Notched a then-career-high 22 points and a career-best four steals at Oral Roberts (11/22)...Tallied 13 points and six assists versus Arkansas Pine-Bluff (11/21)...Scored 13 points at Virginia Tech (11/15)... Made season debut and first-career start versus George Mason...Scored 14 points and registering a career-high seven assists versus the Patriots (11/14) in the first round of the 2011 Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off.  

bullet2010-2011 Game-by-Game Statistics

As a Freshman (2010-11):  Appeared in 12 games for the Panthers...Played in 12-straight games to close out the season...Averaged 21.0 minutes-per-contest...Registered 7.3 points-per-game and 1.9 rebounds-per-contest...Shot 33.8 percent (22-of-65) from the floor and 29.7 percent (11-of-37) from beyond the arc...Converted 78.6 percent (33-of-42) of his free-throw attempts...Ranked No. 3 on the team in free-throw percentage and No. 7 in scoring...Averaged 1.4 assists-per-game (No. 6 on the team) and 0.8 steals-per-contest...Finished the year with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 0.9...Played in 10 Sun Belt Conference games...Averaged 8.4 points-per-game and 2.0 rebounds-per-contest in league play...Shot 34.4 percent (21-of-61) from the floor and 30.6 percent (11-of-36) from 3-point range in conference action...Converted 31-of-40 (77.5 percent) attempts from the charity stripe versus SBC foes...Scored in double-figures in four games, including a career-high 21 points at Middle Tennessee (2/12)...Scored eight points and grabbed a career-high four rebounds while registering a career-best five assists versus Florida Atlantic (2/19)...Notched a career-best 21 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor and 8-of-10 shooting from the free-throw line at Middle Tennessee (2/12)...Scored 16 points and notched three assists at Florida Atlantic (2/5)...Poured in 10 points and recorded a career-best four rebounds at Troy (2/3)...Scored 12 points on 2-of-6 shooting from the field and 7-of-7 shooting from the free-throw line versus WKU (1/27)...Made FIU debut at South Alabama (1/22).

Prep and Personal Data: A four-year letterwinner at Wheeler HS...Coached by Doug Lipscomb...Ranked No. 40 on the Max Preps Class of 2010 Basketball Top 100, No. 48 nationally among point guards by ESPN and as a three-star player by Rivals.com...Named high school MVP...averaged 16.8 points-per-game and 3.3 assists-per-contest during his senior season at Wheeler (Ga.) High School where he helped the Wildcats to a 24-6 record...While in high school was awarded a Coaches Award and 1,000+ Points Award...Received Principals Honor during his freshman, sophomore, and junior year of high school...Recruited by WKU, USF, UCF, Richmond and Northeastern Hofstra...Born on 1/6/91 in Brooklyn, NY...Son of Robert Taylor and Paris King...Has four siblings - Isaiah, Kamar, Darrish, Jadah...God-son to NBA star Allen Iverson...His hobbies include playing XBOX, bowling, and spending time with the team...Has not declared a major.

Phil 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

2010-11   12-0    252/21.0   22-65   .338   11-37   .297   33-42   .786   7-16    23  1.9  21-0   17  18   0   9   88/7.3
2011-12   29-27   903/31.1  119-307  .388   62-156  .397   92-116  .793  13-45    58  2.0  63-2   88  77   0  28  392/13.5
TOTAL     41-27  1155/28.2  141-372  .379   73-193  .378  125-158  .791  20-61    81  2.0  84-2  105  95   0  37  480/11.7 

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

2010-11   10-0    231/23.1   21-61   .344   11-36   .306   31-40   .775   6-14    20  2.0  20-0   17  15   0   9   84/8.4
2011-12   16-15   479/29.9   63-164  .384   41-92   .446   62-78   .795   4-26    30  1.9  43-2   33  35   0   9  229/14.3

TOTAL     26-15   710/27.3   84-225  .373   52-128  .406   93-118  .788  10-40    50  1.9  63-2   50  50   0  18  313/12.0

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2010-11Freshman

    Guard
    5'9" 160 lbs
    10
  • 11

    2011-12Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10" 160 lbs
    11