Taylor Game Highs Points 41, vs. Evansville (12/20/00) Rebounds 10, East Carolina (1/6/01) Assists 5, at William & Mary (1/13/01) Field Goals 15, vs. Evansville (12/20/00) 3-Pt. Field Goals 7, vs. Evansville (12/20/00) Free Throws 12, vs. Texas A&M (12/2/00) Free Throw Attempts 16, vs. Texas A&M (12/2/00) Steals 3, vs. Southern (12/3/99)* Blocked Shots 2, at UNC-Wilmington (2/21/01) Minutes Played 37, East Carolina (1/6/01) *while at Georgetown #4 Willie Taylor JUNIOR •  GUARD/FORWARD •  6-5, 200 SMYRNA, TN •  LAVERGNE HIGH/GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Click here to watch Willie's highlights GENERAL: Team's top returning scorer from a year ago who will reclaim his starting role at small forward...One of the CAA's most athletic and exciting players who figures to be one of the league's top scoring threats in 2001-02...Has the ability to score from both the post and the perimeter...Transferred to VCU for the 1999-00 academic year after playing one season for Georgetown University...Sat out the 1999-00 campaign per NCAA transfer rules. 2000-01: A starter in 26 of the team's 30 games...Ranked second among Ram players and ninth in the CAA with a scoring average of 12.6 points per game...Also finished tied for seventh in the conference in three point field goal percentage (.382) and eighth in field goal percentage (.470)...Had 16 double-figure scoring efforts on the year, including four games of over 20 points...Averaged 14 points in games played at the ALLTEL Pavilion at the Stuart C. Siegel Center last season...Exploded for 41 points, tied for the third- highest single game scoring output in VCU history, in a win over Evansville at the San Juan Shootout (Dec. 20)...Finished the game 15-of-19 from the field and made seven three-pointers in 10 attempts, just one trey shy of matching a school record...Scored 23 points, including 12 in the final extra period, in a double-overtime win over Texas A&M (Dec. 2)...Compiled 22 points and eight rebounds vs. NCAA-participant Mississippi (Nov. 25)...had a 21 points and a career-best 10 boards in a victory over East Carolina (Jan. 6). 1999-00: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations. 1998-99: Appeared in 13 games for Georgetown and averaged 3.5 points and 1.2 rebounds..Played in five of the Hoyas' first six games and eight of the first 11 contests...Scored a career-high 17 points along with five rebounds in 17 minutes of action vs. Southern University. PERSONAL: Finished as the all-time leading scorer at LaVergne High School and was the runner-up for the Mr. Basketball award for the state of Tennessee...Led the state in scoring as a senior with a 27.8 points per game clip...Also averaged 10.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 57 percent from the field that year...Also named first-team All-State during his final scholastic season and led LaVergne to an 18-8 record... Majoring in criminal justice...Son of Willie Taylor and Audrey Daniels...Born in Nashville, TN. on June 24, 1980. Career Statistics Season GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3PT-ATT Pct. FT-FTA Pct. REB Avg. AS ST TP Avg. 2000-01 28-26 119-253 .470 29-76 .382 86-125 .688 120 4.3 30 12 353 12.6