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Overview: A proven winner who shows leadership at both guard positions... A returning starter from 2008-09 who led USA Basketball U19 team to gold in summer 2009... Has outstanding quickness on the offensive and defensive ends... Changed his jersey number to No. 10 from No. 15 last season. International Competition: Led the USA Basketball U19 team to the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in New Auckland, New Zealand, in summer 2009... The gold medal was the first for the U19 USA Basketball team since 1991... Was named to the FIBA U19 World Championship five-man All-Star Team... Led the team with a 10.8 scoring average and 35 assists... Tied for the team high with 14 steals... Missed one of the nine games played due to the flu... Had 18 points, six assists and five steals in the 88-80 win against Greece in the gold medal game. Freshman Season (2008-09): Started all but two games... KU's third-leading scorer at 9.7 ppg... Ranked second among Big 12 freshmen in scoring (9.7 pgg), assists (3.0 spg) and steals (1.1 spg)... Named to the Big 12 All-Rookie Team by the conference coaches and the Big 12 All-Freshman team by the media... Was a four-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week, the most ever for a Jayhawk... Reached double figures in scoring in 18 games... Had three 20-point efforts... Was second on the team with 104 assists... Scored a career-high 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting in win at No. 3 Oklahoma (2/23)... Pulled down a career-high six rebounds at Iowa State (1/24)... Made a career-high nine free throws against Kansas State (1/13), scoring 20 points... Had 12 points against Tennessee (1/3)... Led KU in assists with eight against Temple (12/20) to go along with 11 points and four steals... Had first career double-double with 10 points and 11 assists against Jackson State (12/6)... Netted 23 points against New Mexico State (12/3)... Had 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting against Syracuse (11/25) in the CBE Classic championship game. High School: Guided Saint Anthony High School in Jersey City, N.J., to a 32-0 record and the USA Today's mythical national championship in 2008... Coached by legend Bob Hurley, Sr... Averaged 10 points and five assists in his senior season... Was the Hudson County Player of the Year in 2008... Saint Anthony also won the 2008 Tournament of Champions. Off The Court: Full name is Tyshawn Jamar Taylor... Born in Hoboken, N.J... Major is undecided... Mother is Jeanell Taylor... Has two younger sisters, Taquana and Ghariana... Was a member of the honor roll every year in high school... Featured in the movie "The Street Stops Here" about Saint Anthony High School coach Bob Hurley, Sr., in 2007-08... Would like to own his own business someday. Career Honors: 2008-09: Big 12 All-Rookie Team... Big 12 All-Freshmen Team (media)... CBSSportsline.com Freshman All-America Third Team... Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week (March 2)... Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 19) ... Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 5) ... Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 22). |
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