Darius Taylor

Class:
Senior
Position:
F
Height:
6-4
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Lake View

Senior (1999-2000) ... Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Played in nine games coming off the bench as a forward ... Started his first collegiate game against Iowa (Mar. 1), finishing with two points and one rebound in eight minutes of action ... Grabbed one rebound against Oakland (Nov. 23) and one against Ohio State (Feb. 6) ... Played four minutes at Indiana (Jan. 25) grabbing one rebound.

Junior (1998-99) ... Played sparingly at forward, seeing action in 11 games ... Hard worker on and off the court ... Played career-high eight minutes against Towson (Nov. 30) and then Northwestern (Feb. 4) ... Scored two points and had one assist against Iowa ... Grabbed a career-high four rebounds against Northwestern ... Grabbed one rebound against Bradley (Dec. 2) ... Played in the Big Ten Tournament second round game against Ohio State (March 5) ... Had two points and one rebound against the Buckeyes ... Had one assist on a Leon Jones bucket against Towson ... Had one steal against Bradley ... Scored on a lay-up against Hampton (Dec. 21).

Sophomore (1997-98) ... Saw clean-up action in eight games last season ... Career-highs all came against American Puerto Rico at Holiday Classic with three points and one rebound in four minutes of action ... Scored two points in two minutes of play against Syracuse in championship game of Holiday Classic ...

Freshman (1996-97) ... Played in five games off the bench.

Prep ... Four-year varsity letterwinner and a three-year starter at point guard for Lake View High School in Chicago ... Averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals as a senior ... Named Chicago Public Schools Scholastic Senior Athlete of the Year ... Was class president, valedictorian, president of the National Honor Society and honor roll student all four years.