2008-09: First rebounding with 7.2 boards per contest and blocks with 24…second in scoring at 10.9 per game and field goal shooting at 60.3 percent…third in minutes played with 755 for a 27.0 average…shot 54.4 percent from the foul line…had 33 assists and 15 steals…started 27 of 28 games…scored in double-figures 17 times…collected three double-doubles (pt-rb)…produced six games with over 10 rebounds…led the team in blocks 13 games, rebounding 11 times, scoring seven contests and steals five outings…won 19 games as a starter…scored six straight field goals in the first half leading to a season-high 23 points against Glenville State…twice grabbed seven offensive rebounds...made seven free throws at No. 6 Northern Kentucky…twice hauled down 12 rebounds…set a season best four blocks versus Saint Joseph’s…grabbed three steals against King…played a season high 38 against Lewis.
2007-08: Led the Panthers with 24 blocked shots…second leading rebounder with 5.0 boards per contest…fourth in scoring with 7.4…started 30 of 32 games played…averaged 22.5 minutes…shot 59.7 percent from the field and 70.1 percent from the charity stripe…had 18 assists and 17 steals…led the Panthers in blocks 14 games and steals four times…scored in double-figures seven times…recorded one double-double with14 points and 12 rebounds against Saint Joseph’s…twice led KWC in rebounds…collected 23 points at Disney West Classic against Montana State-Billings…played 34 minutes at Lewis.
College: Transferred from Western Illinois University after his freshman and sophomore years…played for Derek Thomas. 2006-07:Led the Leathernecks in blocks with 25 as a sophomore…averaged 3.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 18.1 minutes per game…played 30 games and earning 25 starts…shot 47.5 percent from the field and 51.5 percent from the free throw line…had 21 steals and 12 rebounds…posted career highs of 10 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. 2005-06: Played in 25 games coming off the bench as a freshman…averaged 1.6 points and 2.2 rebounds a contest…shot 42.1 percent from the field…had season highs of 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
High School: Four-year starter at Alton High School…led the Redbirds with 14.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game…received the 2005 Player of the Year Award…guided Alton to a school-record 27 wins as a senior, and the Class AA regional and sectional titles as a senior…coached by Lee Bennett…member of National Honor Roll Society.
Personal: Born Lorenzo Paul Taylor on July 20, 1987 in Alton, Ill…son of Reginald and Faye Taylor…biology major…has one sister, Lisa.
Career Highs
Points: 23, twice
Field Goals: 10 vs. Montana State-Billings, 11-4-07
3 Field Goals: 0
Free Throws: 7 at Northern Kentucky, 2-14-09
Rebounds: 12, three times
Assists: 5 vs. Harris-Stowe, 11-18-05
Blocks: 4 vs. Saint Joseph's, 2-28-09
Steals: 4 vs. Radford, 11-17-06
Minutes: 34, four times
2008-09 Season Highs
Points: 23 vs. Glenville State, 11-24-08
Field Goals: 9, twice
3 Field Goals: 0
Free Throws: 7 at Northern Kentucky, 2-14-09
Rebounds: 12, twice
Assists: 3, twice
Blocks: 4 vs. Saint Joseph's, 2-28-09
Steals: 3 vs. King, 11-30-08
Minutes: 38 vs. Lewis, 2-5-09
