Xzavier Taylor

Ht./Wt.:
6-9 / 255
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Morgan Park
Prev School:
Bradley

2017-18: Played and started all 33 games … Had 13 10-point games … Had seven games with more than one block … Career-high 20 points against Central Michigan (March 12) … Career-high 12 rebounds against Concordia (Mich.) (Dec. 30) … Had 14 points, six rebounds and one steal against Olivet (Dec. 28) … Recorded 10 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and one assists against South Dakota (Jan. 11) … Had 10 points, nine rebounds, two assists and one block against South Dakota State (Feb. 24) … Finished with a .567 field-goal percentage.

2016-17: Played in all 33 games… season-high of 14 points against Siena Heights (Nov. 28)… season-high of seven rebounds against Ball State (March 15)… recorded season-high of two steals against South Dakota (Feb. 8)… went 6-of-7 in free throws against Siena Heights (Nov. 28)… totaled eight points, five rebounds and two blocks over Indiana (Nov. 22).

2015-16: Used season as a redshirt campaign due to the NCAA Transfer Residency requirement

2014-15 (at Bradley): Received the MVC Leadership & Service Award in the winter of 2015 ... Was named to the All-MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team ... Played in 29 games, starting seven times, averaging just under 10 minutes per game ... Scored a season-high eight points on February 25, while scoring seven against nationally ranked Northern Iowa on January 13.

2013-14 (at Bradley): Was given the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, and was named to the MVC Honor Roll ... Started 18 times, 17 times in the final 18 games of the year ... Had a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double against Evansville on February 9, and his 23 blocks during the season led the team ... Against Chicago State on November 15, Taylor hit 4-of-5 shots from the field, for 11 total points while adding six rebounds.

High School: Taylor helped lead Morgan Park to the 2013 IHSA Class 3A state championship, scoring 11 points and pulling down 12 rebounds in the title game. Added 10 points, eight rebounds, and a blocked shot in the semifinal victory.

Personal: Son of Dawn Smith ... Majoring in Social Work.