Marquette receives commitment from Steve Taylor
Written by: noreply@blogger.com (muwarrior92)
Steve Taylor, a 6'8" forward from Chicago's Simeon High School verbally committed today to play for Buzz Williams and Marquette. Taylor is ranked as the 93rd best player in the country in the ESPN 100 and chose Marquette over Missouri, DePaul, Xavier, Providence, Iowa, Ohio U and Southern Illinois among others. He is considered the top recruit in the state of Illinois by some recruiting services. Recruiting services have him ranked between a 3 star and 4 star player. Taylor has a solid 3 point shot and is a smooth player with high athleticism. Needs to get stronger and tougher, but expect him to continue to make great strides his senior year of high school before stepping onto the MU campus.
This is the first Illinois recruit landed by Buzz Williams since Reggie Smith, who transfered to UNLV last December. Taylor was the #1 target for DePaul. Taylor becomes the third player in the 2012 recruiting class joining TJ Taylor (no relation) and Jamal Ferguson.
Linked are several recruiting evaluations and articles on Mr. Taylor. Congratulations to Buzz Williams and welcome to Marquette University Mr. Taylor
Taylor Chooses Marquette - Columbia Daily Tribune (http://www.columbiatribune.com/weblogs/courtside-view/2011/aug/07/mu-target-chooses-marquette/)
ESPN Steve Taylor ranking (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/102263/steve-taylor)
NBE Basketball Report - Steve Taylor (http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/2011-0707/lebron-james-skills-academy-recruiting-focus-steve-taylor/)
Journal Sentinel (http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/127116378.html)
Yahoo Sports - Steve Taylor Profile (http://rivals.yahoo.com/illinois/basketball/recruiting/player-Steve-Taylor-117218)
http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2011/08/marquette-receives-commitment-from.html
"Conveniently" missing: Scout profile ranking him as #13 PF, top 75 overall. Welcome back, Chicos! (Insert victim card here)
Quote from: Jamailman on August 07, 2011, 11:11:34 PM
"Conveniently" missing: Scout profile ranking him as #13 PF, top 75 overall. Welcome back, Chicos! (Insert victim card here)
Chicos is banned from Scout entirely and is not able to provide that link.
I don't know. Not enough backhanded insults to Buzz or questions about this recruit's character/judgement in committing to a cesspool like Marquette to convince me that it is CBB. Not missing him in the slightest. Anyway, again, welcome to MU, Steve Taylor. We are glad you are here and look forward to watching you play.
Quote from: tower912 on August 08, 2011, 07:52:04 AM
I don't know. Not enough backhanded insults to Buzz or questions about this recruit's character/judgement in committing to a cesspool like Marquette to convince me that it is CBB. Not missing him in the slightest. Anyway, again, welcome to MU, Steve Taylor. We are glad you are here and look forward to watching you play.
Give it a rest.
Quote from: Skatastrophy on August 08, 2011, 08:03:30 AM
Give it a rest.
+1/QFT. The dude's gone and people are still trying to bait him into arguments. Depressing.
Unleash the beast.
Free Chicos 2011