General:
Multifaceted, high scoring wing player who was named to the All-SEC Freshman team by SEC Coaches...Started in every game in his freshman season...Ranks sixth all-time on the Vanderbilt all-time scoring list for freshmen with 577; his scoring average of 12.2 ranks eighth all-time for a single season...His rebounding average of 6.2 rebounds per game ranks fifth all-time for a freshman in a single season.

2008-09 (Freshman):
Averaged 12.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 0.9 steals per game...Was the fourth highest scoring freshman in the SEC in 2008-09...Led the team in scoring seven times and rebounding on 13 separate occasions...Had three double-doubles in his freshman campaign, and scored in double figures in 21 games...Double-doubles came against MTSU (11/24) - 13 points, 11 rebounds; at Kentucky (1/10) - 15 points, 11 rebounds; and vs. Arkansas (3/8) - 16 points, 10 rebounds...Scored a career-high 23 points at South Carolina (1/28)...Tallied 18 points against Alabama A&M (12/10) and at Mississippi State (1/17)... Tallied a game-high 16 points and five rebounds in first collegiate game against Morehead State ... Posted 11 points, six rebounds and three steals in loss to Illinois ...Tied previous season-high with 16 pts. vs. C. Arkansas (11/26)...Tallied 15 points and four rebounds in win over Drake (11/29)...Led VU with 14 points and seven rebounds against UIC (12/3)... Posted 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks in 35 min against Ga. Tech (12/6)...Had a season-high four steals against Kentucky to go along with a double-double...Made a career-best eight made field goals at Mississippi State (1/17)... Scored a career-high and game-high 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting at South Carolina (1/28)... Notched 14 points, nine rebound and season-high five assists effort in win at Auburn (1/31)...Scored 11 points vs. Alabama (2/5)...Tallied 14 points vs. Ole Miss (2/7)... Posted 14-point and eight rebound effort in 31 minutes against Kentucky (2/17)... Recorded six points and pulled down seven rebounds in 32 min. at Florida (2/21)... Notched 17-point, three rebound effort, hitting 6-of-7 field goals in win over South Carolina (2/28)... Led team in points (16), rebounds (10), and assists (6) in win over Arkansas (3/8) - the six assists vs. Arkansas marked a career-high...Scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in SEC Tournament first round game against Alabama (3/12).

Summer 2008:
Played for Sweden National Team in the Under-20 European Division B Championships, where he averaged 19.4 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in eight games.

Hobbs High School:
Averaged 30.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 3.0 steals and 3.0 assists per game in his senior season at Hobbs High School in New Mexico... He is the all-time leading scorer in Hobbs High School history... His Hobbs team claimed the district championship in 2007 and the 5A state championship in 2008... Was an all-state selection in 2007 and 2008, and was named the New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year in 2008.

Personal:
Jeffery Matthew Taylor... Born May 23, 1989 in Norrkoping, Sweden... Parents are Jeff and Pia Taylor... Taylor's father, Jeff, played at Hobbs High School and Texas Tech University before playing in the NBA for the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons... His father eventually played professionally in Sweden and still lives there today... Has two brothers, Marques (13) and Vincent (9), and three sisters, Michaela (21), Melanie (17), and Vanessa (7)... Chose Vanderbilt over UCLA, Texas, Arizona, Kentucky and Gonzaga... Advice to youngsters: "Work hard and you can achieve anything."