Evan Taylor - Men's Basketball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#12 Evan Taylor Season 2023-24

Guard/Forward

Class Graduate
Height 6'6"
Weight 205
Hometown Glen Ellyn, Ill.
High School Glenbard West
Major Marketing

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As a Graduate (2023-24)

  • Appeared in all 32 games while starting 22
  • Averaged 8.0 points and 3.7 rebounds on the season
  • Led the Commodores with 45 three-pointers
  • Twice scored 20 points, including a season-best 25 points against Arizona State (11/24/23)
  • Produced 10 games of double-digit scoring on the year
  • Notched 20 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three against Kentucky (2/6/24)
  • Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds while scoring nine points in the win over Mizzou (2/3/24)
  • Recorded three steals twice on the year, against Presbyterian (11/7/23) and at Memphis (12/23/23)

As a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior at Lehigh (2019-23)

  • Played four seasons at Lehigh University of the Patriot League
  • Tallied 1,186 points, 587 rebounds, 122 assists, 65 steals and 59 career blocks
  • Played in 105 games with 88 career starts
  • Two-time All-Patriot League honoree
    • Second team as a senior
    • Third team as a junior
  • Shot 44.1 percent from the floor, 40.8 percent from three and 75 percent from the free throw line
  • As a junior, averaged 13.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game – shooting 41.2 percent from three (54-of-131)
  • 14.2 points, 6.5 rebounds per game – shooting 43 percent from three (55-of-128) as a senior
  • 20 points or more six times in 2022-23, including a 20-point effort at Syracuse

 

The Taylor File

  • Earned bachelor’s degree in sociology from Lehigh University in 2023
  • Starred at Glenbard West High School near Chicago, averaging 21.7 points, 3.8 assists and 10.1 rebounds as a senior
  • 1,479 points and 671 rebounds in career – graduating as the program’s all-time leader for points and rebounds
  • All-Area Chicago in 2017-18 and 2018-19 
  • Illinois Coaches Basketball Association second team All-State honoree as a junior and senior