Mitch Taylor

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Mitch Taylor
Personal information
Born (1973-03-31) March 31, 1973
West Palm Beach, Florida
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College Auburn (1991–1992)
Southern (1993–1996)
NBA draft 1996 / Undrafted
Position Shooting guard
Career highlights and awards

Mitch Taylor (born March 31, 1973) is an American former basketball player who played college basketball at Auburn University before transferring to Southern University in 1992.[1] In his time with the Southern Jaguars basketball basketball program, Taylor accomplished two notable achievements that have been included in the official National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball record book. The first is by making 12 three-point shots in a single game, something that only 14 players in history have accomplished at the Division I level through the 2012–13 season.[2] Taylor achieved the feat on December 1, 1994 against Baptist Christian University in which he also scored 48 points.[2][3][4][5] His other accomplishment is being the officially recognized season three-pointers made per game leader in his junior season in 1994–95; in 25 games he made 109 threes, which was good for a nation-leading 4.36 per game.[6] He sustained an eye injury in early 1995,[7] and his production and playing time declined thereafter.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Playing at Southern suits Taylor just fine". The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). February 14, 1994.
  2. 1 2 "2012–13 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2012–13 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Other Games". The Index-Journal. Greenwood, South Carolina. December 2, 1994. p. 17. Retrieved September 3, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Taylor's 12 3-Pointers Propel Jags, 124-58". The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA). December 2, 1994.
  5. ↑ "Taylor, Jaguars light up LC in opener, 124-58". The Advocate (Baton Rouge). December 2, 1994.
  6. ↑ "Louisiana's College Annual Individual National Statistical Champions: Three-Point Field Goals Made Per Game". Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches. 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ "SU's Taylor copes with eye injury". The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). February 6, 1995.
  8. ↑ "SU's Taylor struggling as a senior". The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). January 15, 1996.


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