Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Adds Ryan Taylor for 2018-19 Season
5/2/2018 2:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Ryan Taylor has signed with Northwestern to join the men's basketball program for the upcoming 2018-19 season while pursuing his postgraduate degree. He has one year of athletic eligibility remaining and is able to compete immediately.
"We're very excited about the addition of Ryan Taylor to the Northwestern men's basketball family," Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins said. "Ryan brings a high level of talent, work ethic and character to our program. He is a proven scorer as evidenced by his leading the Missouri Valley Conference in the category last season. We look forward to him becoming a Wildcat."
A 6-foot-6 guard, Taylor joins the Wildcats after playing the last two seasons at Evansville. The 2017-18 campaign saw the prolific scorer lead the Missouri Valley Conference with an average of 21.3 points per game while shooting 42.4 percent from 3-point range and 86.4 percent from the free throw line. He scored at least 20 points in a game in 18 of the 25 contests in which he appeared en route to being named to the All-MVC First Team and the NABC All-District Second Team.
In two seasons with the Purple Aces, Taylor scored 999 points in 58 games for an average of 17.2 points per contest. His top scoring performance came as a sophomore when he dropped 38 points on Norfolk State Dec. 14, 2016.
A native of Gary, Indiana, Taylor began his collegiate career at Ohio where he appeared in 29 games including making 28 starts while averaging 8.1 points per game as a freshman during the 2014-15 season.
"We're very excited about the addition of Ryan Taylor to the Northwestern men's basketball family," Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins said. "Ryan brings a high level of talent, work ethic and character to our program. He is a proven scorer as evidenced by his leading the Missouri Valley Conference in the category last season. We look forward to him becoming a Wildcat."
A 6-foot-6 guard, Taylor joins the Wildcats after playing the last two seasons at Evansville. The 2017-18 campaign saw the prolific scorer lead the Missouri Valley Conference with an average of 21.3 points per game while shooting 42.4 percent from 3-point range and 86.4 percent from the free throw line. He scored at least 20 points in a game in 18 of the 25 contests in which he appeared en route to being named to the All-MVC First Team and the NABC All-District Second Team.
In two seasons with the Purple Aces, Taylor scored 999 points in 58 games for an average of 17.2 points per contest. His top scoring performance came as a sophomore when he dropped 38 points on Norfolk State Dec. 14, 2016.
A native of Gary, Indiana, Taylor began his collegiate career at Ohio where he appeared in 29 games including making 28 starts while averaging 8.1 points per game as a freshman during the 2014-15 season.
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