Jack Taylor (basketball)
Taylor (right) shooting with the Grinnell Pioneers in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | October 12, 1990 Lakeside, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Black River Falls (Black River Falls, Wisconsin) Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Wisconsin–La Crosse (2011–2012) Grinnell (2012–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights | |
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Jack Taylor (born October 12, 1990) is an American former college basketball player at Grinnell College. He holds the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) record for most points in a single game after scoring 138 in 2012. He also scored the NCAA's third-highest total of 109 in 2013.
Taylor played four years of basketball at Black River Falls High School in Wisconsin, where he was an All-State player and was the second-leading scorer in the school's history. He then attended boarding school at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, where he suffered a major knee injury. After recovering, he played one season at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. He transferred to Grinnell to play in their high-scoring system. After his record-setting performance, his 2012–13 season ended prematurely after he broke his arm. He recovered to become a two-time All-Midwest Region selection over the next two seasons.