Matt Taylor

Sport: Men's Basketball
Year: Sr.
Position: Guard
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Hometown: Marshalltown, Iowa
High School: Marshalltown

Truman
2008-09: - - Averaged 10.2 minutes per game in the last five outings of the season including one start…made his first career start and played 20 minutes while scoring five points against Nebraska-Omaha on Feb. 14th…tied his career high with a pair of steals against Emporia State on Feb. 1st…set up the game winning shot against Missouri Western on Jan. 21st by finding Patrick Fandja with the inbounds pass with 3.1 seconds left….scored a season-high five points against Fort Hays State on Jan. 3rd ... averaged 1.4 ppg in 18 games played.

2007-08: Received a medical redshirt after playing in just three games … missed his only shot in three minutes of play against Pittsburg State on Jan. 5th.

2006-07: Averaged 7.2 minutes in 11 games played … played in a season-high 14 minutes twice … scored five points against Central Christian on Nov. 15th and against Central Missouri on Jan. 31st … half of his field goals were three-pointers … shot 50% from the field.

2005-06: Played in just five non-conference games with a high of 17 minutes played against Vennard College on Dec. 18th ... scored eight points against Vennard on 3-of-7 from the field and 2-of-5 from outside ... was a key member of the Bulldog men’s soccer team that reached the NCAA regional final.

High School: A four-year starter in soccer and three-year starter in basketball ... a two-time unanimous first-team all-central Iowa Metropolitan league player ... three-time most valuable player ... first-team all-conference in basketball during senior season ... member of the National Honor Society and named all-Academic first-team.

Personal: Born June 8, 1986, ... the son of Terry and Marsha Taylor ... an Exercise Science major