Jeffery Taylor Class: Junior Hometown: Norrkoping, Sweden High School: Hobbs Height / Weight: 6-7 / 225 Position: G/F

General:
Multifaceted, high scoring wing player who has added 25 pounds to his frame heading into the 2010-11 season...Named a second-team All-SEC player in 2009-10 after being named to the All-SEC Freshman team in 2008-09...Started in every game of his Vanderbilt career...Scored 438 points as a sophomore, which ranks eighth all-time on the Vanderbilt sophomore single-season list.

2009-10 (Sophomore):
Averaged 13.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game and started in every contest for the Commodores...Scored in double figures in 24 of Vanderbilt's 33 games, including a career-high 26-point effort against Tennessee in Memorial Gym (2/9)...Was 7-for-11 from the floor against the Volunteers, was a perfect 12-for-12 from the charity stripe, and grabbed seven rebounds... Became the fourth Vanderbilt player to make all of his attempts when attempting at least 10 free throws... Was named SEC Player of the Week for the week of February 8-15 after he averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in wins over No. 12 Tennessee and LSU...Led the team in steals...Scored 20 or more points on three other occasions - Lipscomb (11/16), Western Kentucky (12/11), and Tennessee State (12/19)...Posted two double-doubles on the season, a 13-10 effort against Arizona in Maui (11/25) and an 18-point, 11-rebound performance against Missouri (12/2)... One game after making a career-best nine baskets against Western Kentucky, Taylor set a Memorial Gym record by making 10-of-11 field goals (90.9 percent) ... The previous record was 90.0 (minimum 10 attempts) by Vanderbilt's Brett Burrow on Feb .16, 1985 against Tennessee...Had a season-high four assists on three occasions - vs. Mercer (12/21), MTSU (1/4), and at Ole Miss (2/18)...Led the team with 19 points at St. Mary's (11/20)...Finished with 18 points on (8-of-14 shooting) and four rebounds in win vs. DePaul (12/5)... Posted his fourth straight game in double figures with 12 points (5-of-8 FG) and two assists vs. Illinois (12/8)... Finished with 21 points, on 9-of-12 shooting while pulling down nine rebounds in season-high 35 minutes against Western Kentucy (12/11)... Went perfect 5-for-5 from the field, including 4-of-4 from the FT line to finish with 14 points in win over Florida (1/9)...Notched 16 points, two blocks and two streals in 28 minutes of action vs. USC (1/16)... Scored a team-high 18 points, on 5-of-7 shooting, including 8-for-8 from the line in win against Auburn (1/23)...Tied a career high with four steals against Georgia (2/6)...Notched 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go along with six rebounds and four assists in win at Ole Miss (2/18)... Scored a team-high 17 points, (4-of-10 FG), including 9-of-12 at free throw line and 4 rebounds in 29 minutes vs. Kentucky (2/20)...Scored a team-high 18 points (6-of-10 FG), including perfect 6-of-6 from FT line to go along with five rebounds in win at Arkansas (2/27).

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... Majoring in Sociology...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."