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Diamond Taylor
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Diamond Taylor

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

High School:
Bollingbrook

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 180

Position:
G

Birthdate:
11/21/1990

01/28/2012

Offensive woes doom Men's Basketball at Illinois State

Salukis scored second-fewest points in school history in the modern era.

11/25/2011

Men's Basketball picks up win over Chicago State, 73-57

Diamond Taylor scored a career-high 19 points for SIU.

11/19/2011

Northeastern pulls away late for 64-57 win over Men's Basketball

Mamadou Seck led SIU with 17 points.

10/13/2011

Chris Lowery media day transcript

Saluki head coach previews the 2011-12 season.

2011-12 Season
Played in 27 games and made nine starts...Scored in double figures four times...Had a career-high 19-point outing against Chicago State...Third on the team in 3-point FG percentage (.314).

2010-11 Season
Wisconsin transfer who became eligible at the beginning of the second semester...Played in 19 games and started the last nine...Averaged 7.6 points in his last five regular-season games, including a career-high 12 points versus Indiana State...Made 6-of-11 from 3-point in his last five games.

2009-10 Season
Redshirted.

High School
Named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Second-Team All-State after his senior year at Bolingbrook H.S, where he played for one season and averaged 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists...Led his team to a 22-9 record and conference championship...A McDonalds All-America nominee, conference MVP and all-area MVP...Named MVP of the Windy City All-Star game...Averaged 22.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a junior at St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Ill., where he shot 48 percent from the field, including 39 percent from behind the 3-point arc and 74 percent from the free throw line...Named East Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year as a junior and earned all-state honors...St. Joseph H.S. also produced Isaiah Thomas...Named to the honor roll all four years.

Dawg Bites
Born Nov. 21, 1990...Originally signed with Wisconsin after receiving offers from numerous Big Ten teams and other high-major programs...Son of Kimrossi and Adrienne Taylor...Both parents are alums of Southern Illinois University...Dad coached him as an assistant at Bolingbrook...Father works in security and mother is an academic advisor...Plans to major in sociology.

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