Wade Taylor IV

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Wade Taylor IV
No. 4Texas A&M Aggies
Position Point guard
League Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-06-05) June 5, 2003 (age 21)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Lancaster
(Lancaster, Texas)
College Texas A&M (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards

Wade Taylor IV (born June 5, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Texas A&M Aggies of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Contents

Early life and high school career

Taylor grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended Lancaster High School. [1] He averaged 15.7 points, 4.3 assists, and 3.3 steals per game as a junior. [2] [3] Taylor was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Texas A&M over offers from Iowa State, SMU, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma State. [4]

College career

Taylor played in all 40 of Texas A&M's games during his freshman season and averaged 8.2 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.8 rebounds per game. [5] As a sophomore, he was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was an honorable mention All-American selection by the Associated Press. [6] [7] Taylor was named to the 2023 SEC men's basketball tournament All-Tournament team after averaging 18.7 points and 3.3 assists over three games as the Aggies went to the final before losing to Alabama. [8] As a sophomore, he averaged 16.3 points, 3.9 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. On October 17, 2023, Taylor was named SEC Preseason Player of the Year for the 2023–24 season. [9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Texas A&M 401417.5.341.278.7771.82.21.2.18.2
2022–23 Texas A&M 353328.7.396.356.8782.73.91.7.116.3
Career754722.7.372.324.8452.23.01.4.112.0

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