"I am thrilled to have Earl on our team this year. He is a consistent, smart and productive player against all levels of competition. He is a complete player who can do a lot of things well. He will have an extremely positive impact." - head coach Dr. John Giannini
2010-11 (9.1 ppg./4.1 rpg./2.6 apg):Appeared in 33 games, starting 32...Averaged 9.1 ppg. and 4.1 rpg...Second on team with 86 assists...Connected on 40 three[apos]s for a .370 percentage...Posted first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. UMass (2/27)...Had career-high 24 points vs. Dayton on 10-for-10 FT?(2/5)...Scored 14 points vs. St. Joe[apos]s (1/27)...Hit four three[apos]s and scored 14 points in win at Rhode Island (1/22)...Set then career-high with 21 points on career-best five three[apos]s at GW (1/5)...Scored 12 points vs. Towson (12/29)...Had career-high with 19 points vs. Oklahoma State (12/4)...Scored double-figures for the third straight game with 10 points vs. Delaware State (11/29)...Tied career-high with 18 points vs. Providence (11/23)...Added 13 points vs. Missouri (11/24).
2009-10: Redshirt after transferring from Rutgers.
2008-09 (at Rutgers): Appeared in 30 games, starting 21...Averaged 4.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game...Shot .455 from the field including 14-for-47 (.298) from three-point range...Third on team with 26 steals...Had a key tip-in with 13 seconds remaining to register the 45-42 final score in win over USF...Played a season-high 31 minutes at No. 25 Syracuse...Made three-of-six field goals, including two-of-two three pointers, to post eight points in 20 minutes against Providence... Shot 5-8 from the field and 3-4 from behind the arc en route to 14 points at Providence...Started at home versus Seton Hall and shot 5-10 for 11 points, while grabbing five rebounds in a career-high tying 29 minutes...Made 4-5 field goals to finish with eight points and five rebounds at Georgetown, while also posting a career-high tying three steals...Returned to the starting lineup versus DePaul, shooting 6-of-8 for a season-high 12 points, while also grabbing six rebounds...Finished with four points, two rebounds and two assists against No. 15 Marquette.
2007-08 (at Rutgers): Played in 29 games (three starts) as a true freshman...Averaged 3.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game...Shot .371 from the field and .355 (11-for-31) from three-point range...Twice registered double figures in the month of February...Led the team in scoring with a career-high 18 points against Connecticut, on 8-of-11 shooting, including 2-of-2 from behind the arc... Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds, while also totaling seven points on 3-of-6 shooting and two assists in a career-high 29 minutes against Notre Dame... Recorded 10 points in 19 minutes at West Virginia, finishing 3-of-6 from the field, including 2-of-2 from long distance... Scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting against Providence... Grabbed five rebounds to go along with four points and two steals in 18 minutes against Georgetown... Made first career start at USF...Had seven points and five rebounds in 21 minutes against Manhattan...Versus No. 1 North Carolina, posted six points and six rebounds in 25 minutes.
2006-07 (at Patterson School): Prepped at the Patterson School in Lenore, NC...Cited by Scout.com as the 37th-ranked small forward nationally...Rated as the nation[apos]s 21st-best fifth-year player by Hoop Scoop...Was one of four Patterson players to sign Division I NLI[apos]s for 2007...Prior to Patterson, graduated from Neumann-Goretti HS in Philadelphia, where he was a four year starter and scored 1,045 career points...Averaged 14.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a senior...Shot 49 percent from the field during his senior campaign and received First Team All-Catholic honors from the league[apos]s head coaches...Was a Second Team All-Philly choice by Metro Hoops...Led team to back-to-back Catholic League championships and was a two-time Philadelphia Daily News All-City selection.
Personal: Major is sociology...Brother, Robert Taylor, played at Rider and currently competes overseas in Germany.
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Minutes
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Total
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3-Point
|
F-Throws
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Rebounds
|
|
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Year
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gp-gs
|
min
|
avg
|
fg
|
fga
|
pct
|
fg
|
fga
|
pct
|
ft
|
fta
|
pct
|
off
|
def
|
tot
|
avg
|
pf
|
fo
|
ast
|
t/o
|
blk
|
stl
|
pts
|
avg
|
|
|
2007-08*
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29-3
|
384
|
13.2
|
37
|
99
|
.374
|
11
|
31
|
.355
|
9
|
15
|
.600
|
15
|
43
|
58
|
2.0
|
36
|
0
|
28
|
39
|
2
|
10
|
94
|
3.2
|
|
|
2008-09*
|
31-20
|
547
|
17.6
|
56
|
123
|
.455
|
14
|
47
|
.298
|
18
|
24
|
.750
|
25
|
53
|
78
|
2.5
|
57
|
2
|
33
|
36
|
5
|
26
|
144
|
4.6
|
|
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2010-11
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33-32
|
878
|
26.6
|
106
|
260
|
.408
|
40
|
108
|
.370
|
47
|
52
|
.904
|
35
|
99
|
134
|
4.1
|
65
|
1
|
86
|
79
|
2
|
40
|
299
|
9.1
|
|
|
TOTAL
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93-55
|
1809
|
19.5
|
199
|
482
|
.413
|
65
|
186
|
.349
|
74
|
91
|
.813
|
75
|
195
|
270
|
2.9
|
158
|
3
|
147
|
154
|
9
|
76
|
537
|
5.8
|
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*at Rutgers
