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Jersey Number 21
Deshon Taylor
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- High School:
- John W. North HS
- Prev School:
- UMKC
Bio
Last Updated: May 8, 2019
ACCOLADES:
• Two-time All-Mountain West First Team (Coaches) -- (2017-18 & 2018-19)
• Two-time Mountain West All Defense Team (Coaches) -- (2017-18 & 2018-19)
• Two-time All-Mountain West Second Team (Media) -- (2017-18 & 2018-19)
• Mountain West Player of the Week (March 11, 2019)
• 2018-19 NABC All-District 17 Second Team
• 2018-19 Preseason All-Mountain West
• 2017-18 NABC All-District 17 First Team
• 2017 Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team
• 2016-17 All-Mountain West Second Team (Media)
• 2016-17 All-Mountain West Third Team (Coaches)
2018-19 (SENIOR): Played in 28 games (27 starts) ... averaged 17.9 points and a team-best 5.0 assists, along with 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game ... also had a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio ... posted a total of 502 points, 139 assists, 103 rebounds, 40 steals and six blocks ... logged a total of 996 minutes for an average of 35.6 minutes per game (second in the MW) ... shot 44.6 percent (152-341 FG) from the field and 40.1 percent (67-167 3FG) from beyond 3-point arc ... made a team-high 131 free throws (131-167 FT, 78.4 percent) ... ranked in the Top 10 in the MW in nine of the 13 major individual statistical categories (most of the any MW student-athlete) ... ranked second in assists (5.0/game) and minutes played (35.6/game), third in steals (1.4/game), fifth in scoring (17.9/game) and 3-point field goal percentage (40.1 percent, 67-167 3FG), sixth in free throw percentage (78.4 percent, 131-167 FT) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7 A-TO), eighth in field goal percentage (44.6 percent, 152-341 FG) and 3-pointers made (2.4/game) ... named MW Player of the Week on March 11, 2019 for leading Fresno State to wins at San Diego State (March 6) and over San Jose State (March 9) ... scored a career-high 37 points in the Bulldogs’ 121-81 win against San Jose State in regular season finale, which was the first time in program history that two Bulldogs scored 30 or more points in the same game ... recorded a career-high 10 assists in the Bulldogs’ 76-50 victory over Air Force in the MW quarterfinals (March 14) ... made a career-high 11 field goals, including a career-best five 3-pointers in road game at Nevada (Feb. 23) ... scored 20 or more points in 12 games, including three games of 30 or more points ... scored in double figures in 23 games and had one career double-double ... represented Fresno State and the MW as one of four members of the conference’s 3X3U team, which competed in Minneapolis at the Final Four from April 5-6, 2019 ... closed his career second in program history in free throws made (476), free throw attempts (572) and free throw percentage (83.2 percent, 476-572 FT) and tied for sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (39.6 percent, 176-444 3FG) ... also finished his career ranked seventh in program history in scoring (1,482 career points at Fresno State).
2017-18 (JUNIOR): Played in all 32 games with 30 starts ... averaged a team-high 17.8 points, while also adding 3.2 rebounds, along with team-high 2.6 assists and team-high 1.5 steals ... posted a total of 569 points, 101 rebounds, 83 assists, 49 steals and five blocks ... logged a total of 1,083 minutes for an average of 33.8 minutes per game ... led the Mountain West with 200 made free throws, ranked seventh in the country ... set a new program record for most free throws made in a single-season ... led the MW in steals during the regular season (49) ... scored at least 10 points in 28 games ... scored at least 20 points in 11 games ... recorded a career-high 32 points against Nevada (Jan. 31) ... finished the season with 980 career-points, No. 37 on the program's all-time scorers list.
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 33 games with 15 starts ... averaged 12.5 points and 2.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game ... named to the All-Mountain West second team (select MW media panel) and third team (MW head coaches) ... logged a total of 929 minutes for an average of 28.2 minutes per game ... shot 44.3 percent (108-for-244) from the field and 40.3 (50-for-124) from beyond the 3-point arc ... made 16 of his last 29 (55.2 percent) 3-point attempts (last six games) ... made multiple 3-pointers in eight of the last 10 games and three or more 3-pointers in five of the last nine games ... set a single-game school-record with 17 made free throws in the Bulldogs' quadruple overtime game at Wyoming on Feb. 8, 2017 ... finished the season with the program's third-best single-season free throw percentage (87.9 percent, 145-for-165), which also ranked 32nd in the nation for the 2016-17 season ... made 145 total free throws, which finished the season tied for the ninth-most in a single season in program history ... made 38 of his final 40 free throw attempts (95.0 percent) ... scored at least 15 points in all 15 of his starts (Jan. 14 to March 10) and averaged 20.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game as a starter during the season.
2015-16 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted the 2015-16 season as a Division I transfer from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Played his freshman season at UMKC from 2014-15 ... played in 33 games with 10 starts ... averaged 7.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.9 steals per game as a true freshman for the Kangaroos ... converted 80.3 percent (49-for-61) of his free throw attempts .. shot 40.8 percent (80-of-196) from the field and 39.4 percent (41-of-104) from beyond the 3-point arc.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a prep standout at John W. North High School, helped lead his team to four-straight league titles ... averaged 24.2 points per game, 4.7 rounds, 2.6 steals, 2.3 assists per game as a senior ... earned first-team all-state and all-county honors ... named Conference MVP and Open Division first-team ... made 91 percent of his free throw attempts as a senior ... finished his high school career ranking top five in scoring ... had a 3.5 GPA.
PERSONAL: Parents are Terri Bailey and Desha Taylor ... has three siblings one brother, Desha, and two sisters, Tiera and Brittany ... favorite athlete is NBA player Stephen Curry because Curry was an underdog and not really recruited in high school, but now he is considered one of the best NBA point guards ... biggest athletic thrill was when Taylor scored 10 three-pointers in a game and 40 points in three quarters ... most admires his mother because she has done everything for him and always believed in him ... chose Fresno State because it was the best fit for him, also liked that it was close to home, he loved the atmosphere and his old teammates and some friends were also on the basketball team ... also recruited out of high school by Hawai'i, UC Riverside and Portland State.
ACCOLADES:
• Two-time All-Mountain West First Team (Coaches) -- (2017-18 & 2018-19)
• Two-time Mountain West All Defense Team (Coaches) -- (2017-18 & 2018-19)
• Two-time All-Mountain West Second Team (Media) -- (2017-18 & 2018-19)
• Mountain West Player of the Week (March 11, 2019)
• 2018-19 NABC All-District 17 Second Team
• 2018-19 Preseason All-Mountain West
• 2017-18 NABC All-District 17 First Team
• 2017 Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team
• 2016-17 All-Mountain West Second Team (Media)
• 2016-17 All-Mountain West Third Team (Coaches)
2018-19 (SENIOR): Played in 28 games (27 starts) ... averaged 17.9 points and a team-best 5.0 assists, along with 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game ... also had a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio ... posted a total of 502 points, 139 assists, 103 rebounds, 40 steals and six blocks ... logged a total of 996 minutes for an average of 35.6 minutes per game (second in the MW) ... shot 44.6 percent (152-341 FG) from the field and 40.1 percent (67-167 3FG) from beyond 3-point arc ... made a team-high 131 free throws (131-167 FT, 78.4 percent) ... ranked in the Top 10 in the MW in nine of the 13 major individual statistical categories (most of the any MW student-athlete) ... ranked second in assists (5.0/game) and minutes played (35.6/game), third in steals (1.4/game), fifth in scoring (17.9/game) and 3-point field goal percentage (40.1 percent, 67-167 3FG), sixth in free throw percentage (78.4 percent, 131-167 FT) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7 A-TO), eighth in field goal percentage (44.6 percent, 152-341 FG) and 3-pointers made (2.4/game) ... named MW Player of the Week on March 11, 2019 for leading Fresno State to wins at San Diego State (March 6) and over San Jose State (March 9) ... scored a career-high 37 points in the Bulldogs’ 121-81 win against San Jose State in regular season finale, which was the first time in program history that two Bulldogs scored 30 or more points in the same game ... recorded a career-high 10 assists in the Bulldogs’ 76-50 victory over Air Force in the MW quarterfinals (March 14) ... made a career-high 11 field goals, including a career-best five 3-pointers in road game at Nevada (Feb. 23) ... scored 20 or more points in 12 games, including three games of 30 or more points ... scored in double figures in 23 games and had one career double-double ... represented Fresno State and the MW as one of four members of the conference’s 3X3U team, which competed in Minneapolis at the Final Four from April 5-6, 2019 ... closed his career second in program history in free throws made (476), free throw attempts (572) and free throw percentage (83.2 percent, 476-572 FT) and tied for sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (39.6 percent, 176-444 3FG) ... also finished his career ranked seventh in program history in scoring (1,482 career points at Fresno State).
2017-18 (JUNIOR): Played in all 32 games with 30 starts ... averaged a team-high 17.8 points, while also adding 3.2 rebounds, along with team-high 2.6 assists and team-high 1.5 steals ... posted a total of 569 points, 101 rebounds, 83 assists, 49 steals and five blocks ... logged a total of 1,083 minutes for an average of 33.8 minutes per game ... led the Mountain West with 200 made free throws, ranked seventh in the country ... set a new program record for most free throws made in a single-season ... led the MW in steals during the regular season (49) ... scored at least 10 points in 28 games ... scored at least 20 points in 11 games ... recorded a career-high 32 points against Nevada (Jan. 31) ... finished the season with 980 career-points, No. 37 on the program's all-time scorers list.
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 33 games with 15 starts ... averaged 12.5 points and 2.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game ... named to the All-Mountain West second team (select MW media panel) and third team (MW head coaches) ... logged a total of 929 minutes for an average of 28.2 minutes per game ... shot 44.3 percent (108-for-244) from the field and 40.3 (50-for-124) from beyond the 3-point arc ... made 16 of his last 29 (55.2 percent) 3-point attempts (last six games) ... made multiple 3-pointers in eight of the last 10 games and three or more 3-pointers in five of the last nine games ... set a single-game school-record with 17 made free throws in the Bulldogs' quadruple overtime game at Wyoming on Feb. 8, 2017 ... finished the season with the program's third-best single-season free throw percentage (87.9 percent, 145-for-165), which also ranked 32nd in the nation for the 2016-17 season ... made 145 total free throws, which finished the season tied for the ninth-most in a single season in program history ... made 38 of his final 40 free throw attempts (95.0 percent) ... scored at least 15 points in all 15 of his starts (Jan. 14 to March 10) and averaged 20.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game as a starter during the season.
2015-16 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted the 2015-16 season as a Division I transfer from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Played his freshman season at UMKC from 2014-15 ... played in 33 games with 10 starts ... averaged 7.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.9 steals per game as a true freshman for the Kangaroos ... converted 80.3 percent (49-for-61) of his free throw attempts .. shot 40.8 percent (80-of-196) from the field and 39.4 percent (41-of-104) from beyond the 3-point arc.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a prep standout at John W. North High School, helped lead his team to four-straight league titles ... averaged 24.2 points per game, 4.7 rounds, 2.6 steals, 2.3 assists per game as a senior ... earned first-team all-state and all-county honors ... named Conference MVP and Open Division first-team ... made 91 percent of his free throw attempts as a senior ... finished his high school career ranking top five in scoring ... had a 3.5 GPA.
PERSONAL: Parents are Terri Bailey and Desha Taylor ... has three siblings one brother, Desha, and two sisters, Tiera and Brittany ... favorite athlete is NBA player Stephen Curry because Curry was an underdog and not really recruited in high school, but now he is considered one of the best NBA point guards ... biggest athletic thrill was when Taylor scored 10 three-pointers in a game and 40 points in three quarters ... most admires his mother because she has done everything for him and always believed in him ... chose Fresno State because it was the best fit for him, also liked that it was close to home, he loved the atmosphere and his old teammates and some friends were also on the basketball team ... also recruited out of high school by Hawai'i, UC Riverside and Portland State.
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