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1  T.J. Taylor Class: Junior Hometown: Denison, TX High School: Denison HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 221 Position: Guard

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-time Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State selection and a four-time all-region pick ... Finished career as Denison's all-time leading scorer (2,630 points) ... Ranked No. 78 nationally in the 2010 recruiting class by ESPN and No. 104 by Rivals.com ... Regarded as the country's 16th-best point guard by ESPN and the 28th-best shooting guard by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Averaged 20.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists as a senior in leading the Yellow Jackets to a 16-16 record ... Shot .478 from the field, .296 (45-for-152) from 3-point range and .742 (132-for-178) from the free throw line ... Named the District 9-4A Co-Offensive Player of the Year as a senior and won the award outright his sophomore and junior seasons ... Named MVP of the 2010 Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game (scored 18 points) ... Averaged 27.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a junior when he led Denison to a 21-11 record and the Class 4A state tournament area finals ... Career scoring high of 40 points came as a junior against Frisco's Liberty High School ... Finished his four-year varsity career (112 games) with averages of 23.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists ... Coached by Jody Bass his senior season and by Scott Curran prior to that.

MISCELLANEOUS
Parents are Shelli Taylor and Terrance Lyday ... Sustained a broken ankle in June 2009 and missed summer AAU season ... Major is undecided.