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Brendyn TAYLOR

05 Brendyn TAYLOR

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Los Angeles, Calif.
  • High School:
    Fairfax
  • Previous College:
    USC
  • Position:
    G
gp 24
pts/g 3.5
fg % 40.3
3pt % 30.4
ft % 48.9
reb/g 2.1
a/g 1.1

Audio: Taylor Halftime Interview vs. Pepperdine (Feb. 20, 2016)

A one-year member of the program.

2015-16 (JR): Played in 24 of 31 games ... missed seven games due to a concussion sustained versus UC Riverside (Nov. 19) ... averaged 14.6 minutes/game ... tied for second on the team in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) ... recorded a season-high seven rebounds versus Portland (Jan. 2) ... posted season-highs in points (10) and assists (6) against USD (Feb. 11).

2013-14 (SO at USC): Played in 18 games, including one start, and averaged 1.1 points and 0.7 rebounds per game ... scored a career-high six points in a season-high 13 minutes vs. CS Northridge on Nov. 12 ... scored six points off the bench vs. West Alabama on Nov. 21 ... made his first career start on Feb. 13 vs. Utah and went scoreless in three minutes of action ... matched a career high with three rebounds vs. Boston College on Dec. 8 ... suffered a knee injury in the game at Stanford on Feb. 20 and did not play the rest of the season.

2012-13 (FR at USC): Played in 14 games totaling 100 minutes as a freshman ... scored 10 points on 4-for-11 shooting, including going 2-for-7 from three-point range ... played a season-high 15 minutes and had three rebounds vs. Minnesota on Dec. 8 ... played 15 minutes and made his first career basket as a Trojan, a three-pointer, vs. UC Riverside on Dec. 15 ... played 10 minutes and hit a key jumper with 7:17 to go in win vs. Stanford on Jan. 3 ... scored two points and grabbed two rebounds in four minutes of action at Arizona on Jan. 16.

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 18.0 points, 3.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game at Fairfax ... missed most of his junior and part of his senior seasons after transferring to Fairfax from View Park Prep due to CIF transfer rules, yet still was ranked the No. 17 player in California by Cali High Sports ... helped lead Fairfax to a 20-10 record and a fifth-place ranking in the Southern Section.

PERSONAL: Father, Brian, played basketball at Princeton before moving on to play 10 years in the NBA and ABA ... brother, Bryce, played at Oregon and helped lead the Ducks over the Trojans in the 2007 Pac-10 Championship by going 11-for-11 from the field, including 7-for-7 from 3-point range to finish with 32 points.

Recent Games
Feb 13 BYU L, 96-62
Feb 18 at Loyola Marymount W, 76-72
Feb 20 at Pepperdine L, 88-76
Feb 25 at Saint Mary's L, 75-50
Feb 27 Pacific W, 69-65
Mar 5 vs. BYU L, 72-60
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 24 18
Games started 1 -
Minutes 350 263
Minutes per game 14.6 14.6
FG 27-67 24-57
FG Pct 40.3 42.1
3PT 7-23 6-20
3PT Pct 30.4 30.0
FT 22-45 20-40
FT Pct 48.9 50.0
Off rebounds 8 7
Def rebounds 42 30
Total rebounds 50 37
Rebounds per game 2.1 2.1
Personal fouls 49 36
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 27 22
Turnovers 20 12
Assist to turnover ratio 1.4 1.8
Steals 10 8
Blocks 2 2
Points 83 74
Points per game 3.5 4.1
Points per 40 min 9.5 11.3
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 6 Notre Dame de Namur W, 86-44 - 15 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 5
Nov 13 Lipscomb L, 65-63 1 28 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 14 Denver L, 55-33 - 10 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0
Nov 15 Wis.-Milwaukee L, 71-65 - 14 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 19 at UC Riverside L, 77-63 - 18 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 23 at UC Irvine L, 79-61 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 vs. Arizona L, 75-73 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 vs. Evansville L, 69-57 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 vs. Boston College W, 62-45 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 San José State W, 78-75 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 12 Pacific Union W, 73-66 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 Ark.-Pine Bluff W, 69-57 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 at Nevada L, 72-69 - 10 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 4
Dec 21 at Pacific L, 73-72 - 11 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 23 Saint Mary's L, 81-59 - 11 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 31 Gonzaga L, 79-77 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 2
Jan 2 Portland W, 84-77 - 20 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 2
Jan 7 at BYU L, 97-61 - 19 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 8
Jan 9 at San Diego W, 65-53 - 9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 14 Pepperdine W, 62-60 - 16 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 2
Jan 16 Loyola Marymount L, 76-66 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Jan 21 San Francisco L, 74-61 - 6 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 28 at Gonzaga L, 84-67 - 16 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 4-6 66.7 9
Jan 30 at Portland W, 90-84 - 21 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 8
Feb 6 at San Francisco L, 89-86 - 21 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 11 San Diego W, 74-71 - 24 3-6 50.0 1-2 50.0 3-8 37.5 10
Feb 13 BYU L, 96-62 - 14 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 18 at Loyola Marymount W, 76-72 - 18 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 9
Feb 20 at Pepperdine L, 88-76 - 16 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 7
Feb 25 at Saint Mary's L, 75-50 - 16 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 27 Pacific W, 69-65 - 11 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Mar 5 vs. BYU L, 72-60 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 6 Notre Dame de Namur W, 86-44 - 15 1 0 1 2 2 1.0 1 0 2 -
Nov 13 Lipscomb L, 65-63 1 28 0 1 1 0 6 0.0 1 0 5 1
Nov 14 Denver L, 55-33 - 10 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Nov 15 Wis.-Milwaukee L, 71-65 - 14 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Nov 19 at UC Riverside L, 77-63 - 18 0 2 2 2 0 - 0 0 1 -
Nov 23 at UC Irvine L, 79-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 vs. Arizona L, 75-73 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 vs. Evansville L, 69-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 vs. Boston College W, 62-45 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 San José State W, 78-75 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 12 Pacific Union W, 73-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 Ark.-Pine Bluff W, 69-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 at Nevada L, 72-69 - 10 0 4 4 1 0 - 0 0 3 -
Dec 21 at Pacific L, 73-72 - 11 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 1 4 0
Dec 23 Saint Mary's L, 81-59 - 11 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 1 -
Dec 31 Gonzaga L, 79-77 - 7 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 2 Portland W, 84-77 - 20 2 5 7 1 1 1.0 1 0 4 -
Jan 7 at BYU L, 97-61 - 19 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 9 at San Diego W, 65-53 - 9 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 2 0 1 -
Jan 14 Pepperdine W, 62-60 - 16 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 16 Loyola Marymount L, 76-66 - 7 0 3 3 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 21 San Francisco L, 74-61 - 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 28 at Gonzaga L, 84-67 - 16 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 0 4 -
Jan 30 at Portland W, 90-84 - 21 1 2 3 2 0 - 0 0 3 -
Feb 6 at San Francisco L, 89-86 - 21 1 2 3 3 1 3.0 0 1 2 -
Feb 11 San Diego W, 74-71 - 24 0 2 2 6 0 - 1 0 0 -
Feb 13 BYU L, 96-62 - 14 0 1 1 1 2 0.5 0 0 1 -
Feb 18 at Loyola Marymount W, 76-72 - 18 1 5 6 1 0 - 1 0 3 -
Feb 20 at Pepperdine L, 88-76 - 16 1 1 2 0 0 - 1 0 3 -
Feb 25 at Saint Mary's L, 75-50 - 16 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 27 Pacific W, 69-65 - 11 1 1 2 1 2 0.5 0 0 2 -
Mar 5 vs. BYU L, 72-60 - 7 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2015-16 24 1 14.6 1.1-2.8 40.3 0.3-1.0 30.4 0.9-1.9 48.9 3.5
Total 24 1 14.6 1.1-2.8 40.3 0.3-1.0 30.4 0.9-1.9 48.9 3.5
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2015-16 24 1 350 27-67 40.3 7-23 30.4 22-45 48.9 83
Total 24 1 350 27-67 40.3 7-23 30.4 22-45 48.9 83
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2015-16 24 1 14.6 3.1-7.7 40.3 0.8-2.6 30.4 2.5-5.1 48.9 9.5
Total 24 1 14.6 3.1-7.7 40.3 0.8-2.6 30.4 2.5-5.1 48.9 9.5
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2015-16 24 1 14.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.0 0.0 1.1 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.1
Total 24 1 14.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.0 0.0 1.1 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2015-16 24 1 350 8 42 50 49 1 27 20 1.4 10 2
Total 24 1 350 8 42 50 49 1 27 20 1.4 10 2
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2015-16 24 1 14.6 0.9 4.8 5.7 5.6 0.1 3.1 2.3 1.4 1.1 0.2
Total 24 1 14.6 0.9 4.8 5.7 5.6 0.1 3.1 2.3 1.4 1.1 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 24 1 14.6 1.1-2.8 40.3 0.3-1.0 30.4 0.9-1.9 48.9 3.5
Conference 18 - 14.6 1.3-3.2 42.1 0.3-1.1 30.0 1.1-2.2 50.0 4.1
Exhibition 1 - 15.0 2.0-4.0 50.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 1.0-3.0 33.3 5.0
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Home 12 1 14.0 0.8-2.6 32.3 0.1-1.0 8.3 0.2-1.4 17.6 2.0
Away 11 - 15.9 1.5-3.3 47.2 0.5-1.0 54.5 1.7-2.5 67.9 5.4
Neutral 1 - 7.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
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Wins 7 - 17.0 1.7-3.1 54.5 0.3-0.9 33.3 1.4-3.1 45.5 5.1
Losses 17 1 13.6 0.9-2.6 33.3 0.3-1.0 29.4 0.7-1.4 52.2 2.8
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November 4 1 17.5 0.5-2.2 22.2 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.2-0.8 33.3 1.3
December 4 - 9.8 0.8-1.5 50.0 0.5-1.0 50.0 0.2-1.0 25.0 2.3
January 8 - 14.3 1.4-3.0 45.8 0.2-1.0 25.0 1.2-2.5 50.0 4.3
February 7 - 17.1 1.6-4.0 39.3 0.4-1.3 33.3 1.4-2.6 55.6 5.0
March 1 - 7.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 24 1 350 27-67 40.3 7-23 30.4 22-45 48.9 83
Conference 18 - 263 24-57 42.1 6-20 30.0 20-40 50.0 74
Exhibition 1 - 15 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 5
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Home 12 1 168 10-31 32.3 1-12 8.3 3-17 17.6 24
Away 11 - 175 17-36 47.2 6-11 54.5 19-28 67.9 59
Neutral 1 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Wins 7 - 119 12-22 54.5 2-6 33.3 10-22 45.5 36
Losses 17 1 231 15-45 33.3 5-17 29.4 12-23 52.2 47
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November 4 1 70 2-9 22.2 0-2 0.0 1-3 33.3 5
December 4 - 39 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 1-4 25.0 9
January 8 - 114 11-24 45.8 2-8 25.0 10-20 50.0 34
February 7 - 120 11-28 39.3 3-9 33.3 10-18 55.6 35
March 1 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 24 1 14.6 3.1-7.7 40.3 0.8-2.6 30.4 2.5-5.1 48.9 9.5
Conference 18 - 14.6 3.7-8.7 42.1 0.9-3.0 30.0 3.0-6.1 50.0 11.3
Exhibition 1 - 15.0 5.3-10.7 50.0 0.0-2.7 0.0 2.7-8.0 33.3 13.3
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Home 12 1 14.0 2.4-7.4 32.3 0.2-2.9 8.3 0.7-4.0 17.6 5.7
Away 11 - 15.9 3.9-8.2 47.2 1.4-2.5 54.5 4.3-6.4 67.9 13.5
Neutral 1 - 7.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
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Wins 7 - 17.0 4.0-7.4 54.5 0.7-2.0 33.3 3.4-7.4 45.5 12.1
Losses 17 1 13.6 2.6-7.8 33.3 0.9-2.9 29.4 2.1-4.0 52.2 8.1
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November 4 1 17.5 1.1-5.1 22.2 0.0-1.1 0.0 0.6-1.7 33.3 2.9
December 4 - 9.8 3.1-6.2 50.0 2.1-4.1 50.0 1.0-4.1 25.0 9.2
January 8 - 14.3 3.9-8.4 45.8 0.7-2.8 25.0 3.5-7.0 50.0 11.9
February 7 - 17.1 3.7-9.3 39.3 1.0-3.0 33.3 3.3-6.0 55.6 11.7
March 1 - 7.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 24 1 14.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.0 0.0 1.1 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.1
Conference 18 - 14.6 0.4 1.7 2.1 2.0 0.0 1.2 0.7 1.8 0.4 0.1
Exhibition 1 - 15.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
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Home 12 1 14.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.8 0.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.0
Away 11 - 15.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 2.5 0.0 1.1 0.5 2.4 0.5 0.2
Neutral 1 - 7.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
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Wins 7 - 17.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 2.1 - 2.0 0.6 3.5 0.7 0.0
Losses 17 1 13.6 0.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1
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November 4 1 17.5 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.0
December 4 - 9.8 0.0 1.3 1.3 2.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 3.0 0.0 0.3
January 8 - 14.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.3 - 1.0 0.5 2.0 0.6 0.0
February 7 - 17.1 0.6 2.0 2.6 1.9 - 1.7 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.1
March 1 - 7.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 24 1 350 8 42 50 49 1 27 20 1.4 10 2
Conference 18 - 263 7 30 37 36 0 22 12 1.8 8 2
Exhibition 1 - 15 1 0 1 2 - 2 2 1.0 1 0
-
Home 12 1 168 4 16 20 21 1 14 14 1.0 3 0
Away 11 - 175 4 23 27 27 0 12 5 2.4 6 2
Neutral 1 - 7 0 3 3 1 - 1 1 1.0 1 0
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Wins 7 - 119 5 16 21 15 - 14 4 3.5 5 0
Losses 17 1 231 3 26 29 34 1 13 16 0.8 5 2
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November 4 1 70 1 5 6 9 1 3 7 0.4 1 0
December 4 - 39 0 5 5 8 0 3 1 3.0 0 1
January 8 - 114 3 15 18 18 - 8 4 2.0 5 0
February 7 - 120 4 14 18 13 - 12 7 1.7 3 1
March 1 - 7 0 3 3 1 - 1 1 1.0 1 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 24 1 14.6 0.9 4.8 5.7 5.6 0.1 3.1 2.3 1.4 1.1 0.2
Conference 18 - 14.6 1.1 4.6 5.6 5.5 0.0 3.3 1.8 1.8 1.2 0.3
Exhibition 1 - 15.0 2.7 0.0 2.7 5.3 0.0 5.3 5.3 1.0 2.7 0.0
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Home 12 1 14.0 1.0 3.8 4.8 5.0 0.2 3.3 3.3 1.0 0.7 0.0
Away 11 - 15.9 0.9 5.3 6.2 6.2 0.0 2.7 1.1 2.4 1.4 0.5
Neutral 1 - 7.0 0.0 17.1 17.1 5.7 0.0 5.7 5.7 1.0 5.7 0.0
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Wins 7 - 17.0 1.7 5.4 7.1 5.0 0.0 4.7 1.3 3.5 1.7 0.0
Losses 17 1 13.6 0.5 4.5 5.0 5.9 0.2 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.9 0.3
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November 4 1 17.5 0.6 2.9 3.4 5.1 0.6 1.7 4.0 0.4 0.6 0.0
December 4 - 9.8 0.0 5.1 5.1 8.2 0.0 3.1 1.0 3.0 0.0 1.0
January 8 - 14.3 1.1 5.3 6.3 6.3 0.0 2.8 1.4 2.0 1.8 0.0
February 7 - 17.1 1.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 0.0 4.0 2.3 1.7 1.0 0.3
March 1 - 7.0 0.0 17.1 17.1 5.7 0.0 5.7 5.7 1.0 5.7 0.0