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#8 Jermaine Taylor
Guard
Height: 6-4
Weight: 210
NBA Experience: 1
College: Central Florida
High School: Tavares (Tavares, FL)
Birthdate: December 8, 1986
Birthplace: Eustis, FL
How Acquired: Trade with Washington on June 25, 2009
In 2009-2010
In his rookie season with the Rockets, averaged 4.1 points and 1.5 rebounds in 31 games (four starts) … DNP (CD) for 40 games (10/27/09-10/31/09; 11/4/09-11/6/09; 11/13/09-11/21/09; 11/27/09; 12/2/09-12/11/09; 12/15/09; 12/18/09-12/19/09; 12/29/09-12/31/09; 1/5/10-1/23/10; 1/27/10; 2/16/10; 2/26/10; 3/3/10; 3/7/10-3/9/10; 4/9/10-4/12/10) … on the inactive list for 11 games (1/29/10-2/2/10; 2/20/10-2/21/10; 3/13/10-3/22/10) … overall, notched 10 or more points three times and had one double-double … actually reached double-digit scoring in each of his first three NBA starts (14.3 ppg from 3/27/10-3/31/10) … saw action in his first regular season NBA game at Utah (11/2/09) … scored the first five points (5-6 FT) of his career at Dallas (11/10/09) … recorded two blocked shots at Cleveland (12/27/09) … made the first start of his career vs. the L.A. Lakers (3/27/10), notching a career-high 15 points (6-14 FG, 3-4 3FG), five rebounds and three assists … recorded 14 points (6-13 FG) in another start vs. Washington (3/30/10) … posted 14 points (5-15 FG), a career-high 10 rebounds and a career-best four steals in 34:13 of action in a start at San Antonio (3/31/10) … added a fourth start at Boston (4/2/10) … assigned to Houston's single-affiliation NBA D-League partner the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Jan. 28 and recalled on Feb. 4 … re-assigned to Rio Grande Valley on Feb. 19 and recalled on Feb. 23 … re-assigned to the Vipers on Mar. 17 and recalled on Mar. 24 … averaged 19.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.25 steals in eight games (four starts) with Rio Grande Valley … posted back-to-back 30-point outings with the Vipers at Albuquerque (30 points on 2/2/10 and 32 points on 2/3/10) … also averaged 11.0 points and 2.3 assists in four games (two starts) with Houston in the 2009 NBA Summer League.
In the NBA
2010: Named to the 2010 NBA Summer League All-Tournament Team after leading Houston in scoring, averaging 18.4 points (.471, 33-70 FG; .727, 24-33 FT), 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in five games (five starts) … recorded two 20-point performances in 2010 NBA Summer League action, including a game-high 25 points (10-19 FG, 5-5 FT), seven rebounds and three assists in a 100-82 win against Phoenix (7/9/10).
In College
Just the second NBA Draft pick in UCF history, joining Bennie Shaw, who was selected in the ninth round by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1976 … averaged 16.2 points (.466, 710-1524 FG) and made a school-record 251 3-pointers (.376, 251-668 3FG) in 122 games (60 starts) over his four-year career at Central Florida … finished as UCF's career scoring leader at the Division I level with 1,979 points … overall, ranked third all-time at UCF in points and fourth on the Conference USA career scoring list … as a senior, was named the C-USA Player of the Year and earned All-Conference USA First Team honors … ranked third in the nation in scoring with 26.2 points per game (.480, 291-606 FG) and netted a school-record 812 points during his senior campaign … set the C-USA single-season record by notching 466 points in conference play (29.1 ppg) … had nine 30-point performances and one 40-point game in 2008-09 … connected on 92 3-pointers (.376, 92-245 3FG), which ranked fourth on the school's single-season chart … earned C-USA Player of the Week honors on five occasions during his final collegiate campaign … established a UCF Division I single-game record with 45 points (14-29 FG, 5-13 3FG, 12-13 FT) vs. Rice (2/25/09) … earned All-Conference USA Second Team selection after leading UCF in scoring with 20.8 points per game (.461, 231-501 FG; .367, 79-215 3FG) as a junior, ranking fourth in C-USA and 23rd nationally in scoring in 2007-08 … appeared in all 31 games as a reserve during his sophomore campaign, ranking second on the team and 16th in C-USA in points per game (12.7) … also ranked fourth in C-USA in 3-point field goal percentage (.414, 63-152 3FG) … C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll recipient as a freshman … was one of just six Knights to appear in all 29 games in 2005-06.
In Life
Born Jermaine Taylor on Dec. 8, 1986, in Eustis, Florida … grew up in Tavares, Florida … nickname is J.T. … son of Gwendolyn Taylor … favorite movie is The Hangover … lists all-time favorite TV show as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air … favorite athlete growing up was Michael Jordan … majored in criminal justice at Central Florida … as a senior at Tavares High School, earned Lake-Sumter Player of the Year and All-Central Florida First Team honors from the Orlando Sentinel … was also the Leesburg Daily Commercial Boys Basketball Player of the Year and the Class 3A-District 8 Player of the Year … finished second in the Florida Class 3A Player of the Year voting and was named to the Florida Class 3A All-State First Team … added Leesburg Daily Commercial 2004 All-Area Football First Team selection at wide receiver as a senior at Tavares … also finished second in the Florida Class 2A Track and Field Championships in both the triple and high jumps … named Leesburg Daily Commercial Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year … set the school's high, long and triple jump records … played AAU since the third grade.
In Transactions
Had his draft rights acquired by Houston from Washington in exchange for cash considerations on June 25, 2009 … selected by the Wizards in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft … signed by the Rockets on Aug. 5, 2009 … assigned to Houston's single-affiliation NBA D-League partner Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Jan. 28, 2010, and recalled on Feb. 4 … re-assigned to Rio Grande Valley on Feb. 19, 2010, and recalled on Feb. 23 … re-assigned to the Vipers on Mar. 17, 2010, and recalled on Mar. 24.
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