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33 - Terry Taylor Class: Senior
Height: 6-8
Weight: 292
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
Position: Center
 
 
  Career Highs  
PTS 21 at Providence, 2-9-02
MIN 36 vs Boston College, 2-6-02
FGM 7 vs Mt. St. Mary's, 11-17-01
FGA 14 vs Radford, 12-15-01
3FGM 0
3FGA 0
FTM 9 at Providence, 2-9-02
FTA 14 vs Villanova, 1-15-02
REB 13 vs Mt. St. Mary's, 11-17-01
AST 4 vs Boston College, 2-6-02
BS 2 at St. John's, 2-16-02
2 vs Providence, 2-23-02
STL 2 vs VMI, 12-3-01
2 vs UWM, 12-8-01
2 vs Western Michigan, 12-12-01
2 vs St. John's, 2-3-02
 
photo         Returning starter in the post for the Hokies ... Became a force in the BIG EAST Conference in his first season ... Helped Hokies go from worst to best rebounding team in the league last season ... Has strong offensive post skills ... Can score in the paint and shoot from 15-16 feet ... Has the size to bang in the BIG EAST Conference ... Should become one of the top post players in the BIG EAST this season ... Strong candidate for pre-season honors.

2001-02: Appeared in all 28 games, starting the first 20 and starting 25 games overall ... Third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding ... 15th in the BIG EAST in rebounding (13th in conference games) ... Finished the season with five double-doubles (his four in conference games was eighth-best in the league) ... Recorded a double-double in his first game with the Hokies, 19 points and 13 rebounds in the win over Mt. St. Mary's ... Followed that with 16 points and seven rebounds in the win over Rhode Island ... Had 11 points in the win over East Carolina and 12 points in the win over Northeastern ... Had 13 points in the loss to Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... Scored 13 points in the loss at Florida State ... Led the Hokies with 17 points and 11 rebounds in the home loss to Connecticut ... Scored 16 points in the loss to Seton Hall ... Led the Hokies with 17 points in the home loss to Miami, also grabbing eight rebounds ... Recorded his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the home loss to Villanova, also dishing out a then career-high-tying three assists ... Scored 12 points in the loss at Villanova ... Came off the bench in the home loss to St. John's, scoring 15 points (on 6-7 from the field) and tied a career-high with two steals ... Recorded his fourth double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Boston College ... Led the Hokies with a career-high four assists against BC ... Recorded his fifth double-double with a career-high 21 points and 12 rebounds in the loss at Providence ... Scored 13 points and had two blocked shots in the loss at St. John's ... Led the Hokies with 18 points in the home win over Providence.

Junior College: Started in the post at Allegany College in Maryland ... Team made it to the JUCO national finals in 2001 ... Team MVP as a freshman and sophomore ... First-team all-region as a freshman and sophomore ... Region XX and District III MVP in 2001 ... All-tournament at the JUCO National Championships ... Was a teammate of former Hokie Mibindo Dongo at Allegany as a freshman.

High School: Two-year letterwinner for Coach Johnny Pope at Tallwood H.S. ... All-Tidewater and All-Beach 1996-98 ... All-State as a senior ... Team MVP as a senior ... Won the AAU national championship in 1996-97 ... Scored 51 points against Woodbridge as a senior.

Personal: Terrell L-R Taylor ... Born January 8, 1981 ... Son of Lanatatesora Paz-Taylor ... Sociology major ... Uncle, Christopher Dowson, played basketball at South Carolina.

Taylor's Career Statistics
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