Jordan Taylor Class: Sophomore Hometown: Bloomington, Minn. High School: Benilde-St. Margaret Height / Weight: 6-1 / 195 Position: G Experience: 1V

Point guard Jordan Taylor emerged as a regular contributor in the Badgers rotation last season as a true freshman. Taylor stepped on campus with the mindset and maturity of an upperclassman and was rewarded by appearing in all 33 games in 2008-09. An unselfish floor leader, the former Minnesota Mr. Basketball led Wisconsin with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio last season.

Taylor led the Badgers with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover margin as a freshman.

2009-10: Second in the Big Ten and ranks 9th in the nation with +3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio (51 assists to 17 turnovers) ... 3.0 mark would rank as the third-best single-season ratio in school history (Mike Kelley 4.30 in 1999 and 3.26 in 2000) ... owns a career ratio of +2.62 with 89 assists and 34 turnovers... averaging the most minutes among non-starters in the Big Ten (25.0) ... has scored in double figures in four of the last six games ... has scored in double digits seven times this season including a career-high 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting vs. Purdue ... scored 12 points with 3 assists vs. Ohio State ... had 14 points and 6 rebounds vs. Milwaukee ... posted a career-high 7 assists with zero turnovers vs. Cal Poly ... notched 13 points vs. Marquette ... scored 11 points and added a career-high seven rebounds, five assists and a steal vs. Grambling State ... notched five points, four boards, four assists, one block and one steal in 22 minutes vs. Duke ... scored a career-high 19 points vs. Gonzaga ... averaged 8.3 points with eight assists and one turnover in Maui Invite

2008-09: Appeared in all 33 games this season, averaging the most minutes among UW freshmen with 13.2 per game ... led the Badgers with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio ... averaged 20.8 minutes over six-game stretch from Jan. 21 to Feb. 8, posting a 13-to-5 assist-to-turnover ratio over that span ... point guard only turned the ball over in five of 18 Big Ten games, finishing with a 2.6 assist-to-TO ratio in conference play ... over the final 16 games he posted 27 assists, six turnovers and eight steals ... recorded a 14:1 assist-to-turnover ratio in last 10 games ... saw a career-high 27 minutes at Illinois, recording three assists and zero turnovers ... posted career bests with 10 points, three assists and two steals at Iowa. Also drained his first career 3-pointer with 0:01 remaining to send the game into overtime ... logged 15 minutes, two points, four rebounds and two assists in first career game vs. Long Beach State

High School: Named Minnesota Mr. Basketball as a senior after averaging 22.3 points and 7.1 assists per game ... Led Benilde-St. Margaret to the Minnesota state Class AAA title in 2008 ... two-time all-state and four-time all-conference honoree ... took his school to a runner-up finish as a junior, earning North Suburban Conference MVP and Class AAA All-Tournament that year ... averaged 19.5 points, 6.2 assists and 5.5 rebounds as a junior ... named honorable mention all-state as a sophomore ... member of the National Honor Society and earned the Minnesota State High School League Outstanding Academic Achievement Award

Personal: Born in Bloomington, Minnesota ... parents are Louis and Lezlie Taylor ... has one older brother, Brandon (26) ... prep teammate of Armond Battle (Tulsa University) ... intends on majoring in marketing

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CAREER STATISTICS
				Total		Rebounds
Year	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	FG	FGA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	PF	FO	Ast	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
2008-09	33	0	437	13.2	19	73	.260	5	26	.192	10	17	.588	10	21	31	0.9	67	0	38	17	0	10	53	1.6
TOTAL	33	0	437	13.2	19	73	.260	5	26	.192	10	17	.588	10	21	31	0.9	67	0	38	17	0	10	53	1.6

BIG TEN STATISTICS
				Total		Rebounds
Year	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	FG	FGA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	PF	FO	Ast	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
2008-09	18	0	247	13.7	14	42	.333	5	13	.385	8	11	.727	6	11	17	0.9	39	0	21	8	0	7	41	2.3
TOTAL	18	0	247	13.7	14	42	.333	5	13	.385	8	11	.727	6	11	17	0.9	39	0	21	8	0	7	41	2.3