Phil Taylor

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/29/2016
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Shorter
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • High School
    Florida International University
Taylor wins Gulf South Conference Player of the Week honors for the third straight week after another set of impressive performances. In a pair of conference wins, Taylor averaged 41.0 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game, and 5.0 assists per game. Earlier this season, Taylor set the GSC single game points record earlier this season with a 62-point performance. This week, he again surpassed the old record of 51 points when he scored 52 points against Mississippi College. Taylor is the country’s leading scorer, averaging 37.8 points per game. Just early on in his second season with the Hawks, Taylor has passed 1,000 career points with Shorter.