Jeril Taylor

Jeril Taylor

  • Award
    Men's Basketball Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/16/2017
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Southern Indiana
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Guard
  • Hometown
    Louisville, KY
  • High School
    Pleasure Ridge Park
MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jeril Taylor, Southern Indiana
Sr., G, Louisville, Kentucky

Team Result:  W, 111-89 at Truman State; W, 88-85 at No. 24 Quincy
  • Averaged 32.5 points on 19-of-34 shooting, 7.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists in two GLVC road wins last week
  • Netted school-record 50 points on 13-of-15 shooting, with nine rebounds and six assists at Truman State.
  • Finished two points shy of GLVC single-game record, held by three people, most recently Lewis’ Max Strus at Northwood on Nov. 24, 2015
  • His 35 points in the first half set a new school record, and now has double-digit points in the first half in eight straight games
  • Tied USI record with 9-of-9 shooting from three-point range; was 15-of-20 from free-throw line
  • Posted 15 points, six rebounds and six assists against No. 24 Quincy
  • Earns his fourth career Player of the Week award (1/3/17, 12/19/16, 11/21/16)
  • First four-time single-season GLVC Player of the Week honoree since USI’s Chris Thompson (1/30/06, 1/23/06, 1/19/06, 11/21/15)
  • Last Southern Indiana Player of the Week: Jeril Taylor (1/3/16)