PERSONAL...
Son of Steve and Shelley Taylor.
AT DRURY...
CAREER
Played in 59 games and made 51 starts...Shot 55.8% from the floor for his career on 67-of-120 shooting...Pulled down 297 rebounds for a career average of 5.0 and scored 166 points in his two years at Drury...Had 97 career assists, 58 steals and 24 blocks.
SENIOR
Was second on the team with a 55.9% field goal percentage on 33-of-59 shooting...Pulled down a career high 13 rebounds at Rockhurst on January 2 and averaged 5.3 for the year, third best on the team for 164 total...Scored a season high nine points at Indianapolis, a game in which he also had 12 rebounds...Andrew scored seven points vs. #14 Arkansas Tech on November 17 and had six points vs. Wesbter on December 8...Had season numbers of 53 assists, 27 steals and 10 blocks...Had a career high three blocks vs. Southern Indiana on March 12 at the NCAA-II Midwest Regional and had two blocks at Kentucky Wesleyan on January 8...Had a career high five assists at Maryville on February 12 and had four assists in a game three times...Made a season high five free throws vs. #14 Arkansas Tech...Had a three pointer vs. Rockhurst on February 20.
JUNIOR
Andrew was a key addition to the 2009-10 Panther squad and led Drury with a 55.7% field goal percentage while pulling down 133 rebounds for 4.8 per game, second best on the Panthers...Taylor had three season highs at Saint Joseph's with 11 points, 12 boards and three steals...He was also 7-for-8 from the free throw line at Saint Joseph's. Andrew had two blocks vs. Southern Indiana and Lewis and posted four assists four times...He scored eight points vs. Maryville and had seven points in a game three times.
PREP/PREVIOUS SCHOOL...
The hard-nosed, defensive-minded Taylor is a 6-5, 230-pound power forward who averaged 5.0 rebounds to go with his 5.1 points on a balanced Cloud County offense led by Arkansas signee Jemal Farmer for the Concordia, Kan., school....Taylor is a native of Topeka, Kan., where he went to Hayden High School and played for Coach Jeff Dishman...He earned second team all-state honors and was an all-city and all-league selection in 2007...Andrew was selected as Hayden's Most Valuable Player...Was on Who's Who at Cloud County and was a distinguished Academic All-American in 2009.
ANDREW'S FAVORITES...
Food: Peanut Butter and Jelly
Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings
Musical Artist: Lil' Wayne and Blake Shelton
Movie: Step Brothers and Cop Out
Magazine: Sports Illustrated
TV Show: ESPN
Hobbies: Tennis
Pro Athlete: Dwayne Wade
Your Dream Job: Owner of a Sports Bar
ANDREW TAYLOR'S DRURY CAREER HIGHS...
Points: 11 at Saint Joseph's (12/3/09)
3 Pointers Made: 1 vs. Rockhurst (2/20/11)
Rebounds: 13 at Rockhurst (1/2/11)
Assists: 5 at Maryville (2/12/11)
Steals: 4 vs. Webster (12/8/10)
Blocks: 3 vs. Southern Indiana (3/12/11)
For a game-by-game statistical review of Andrew's Drury career click on the year below.
|
YEAR
|
GP-GS
|
FG%
|
FT%
|
REB-AVG
|
TP-AVG
|
BLK
|
STL
|
A
|
|
2009-10
|
28-20
|
55.7
|
63.6
|
133-4.8
|
89-3.2
|
14
|
31
|
44
|
| 2010-11 |
31-31
|
55.9
|
55.6
|
164-5.3
|
77-2.5
|
10
|
27
|
53
|
| TOTALS |
59-51
|
55.8
|
60.8
|
297-5.0 |
166-2.8
|
24
|
58
|
97
|
