Tyrone Taylor Welcome to Shocker Nation!

[Wuzee]

No one will ever make us forget Fred, but the more I find out about this kid the more I think FVV might have a worthy heir apparent.

Tyrone doesn't seem to get the buzz of Landry and Markis because stats and coverage are hard to come by at Hargrave -- but he might turn out to be the best of this very, very good bunch.

Here's an compilation of coverage from a local paper that occasionally looks in on Hargrave (some of which has been previously mentioned in this thread). I can't wait for June to see him on the court:

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Tyrone Taylor had a clean path to the offensive rebound and was as cool as the other side of the pillow when he threw up his shot from just past the free throw line giving the Hargrave Military Academy post-graduate basketball team (18-3) an 88-86 win over Bull City Prep post-graduate basketball on Saturday.

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Tyrone Taylor had two notable plays down the stretch.

The first gave Hargrave a 72-63 lead, as he hit one of his four threes in the game despite getting fouled on the play.

Then a few plays later Scott Meredith got a steal and found Taylor streaking to the basket, and, to the delight of the crowd, Taylor threw it down to push Hargrave’s lead to 76-68. He finished with a team-high 22 points on 50 percent shooting.

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Tyrone Taylor had 23 points for the Tigers, he also had seven rebounds.

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For the second time in 13 days, Hargrave Military Academy guard Tyrone Taylor played the role of spoiler for the visiting team. The Wichita State commit drew a foul shooting the potential game-winning 3-pointer as time expired before stepping to the free throw line and draining all three shots, giving the Tigers (22-3) a 79-78 win over rival Fork Union (9-4) on Friday.

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“I told him in the locker room that he’s a big-time player, and that’s what he does,” Hargrave head coach A.W. Hamilton said. “He hits a clutch shot on the baseline, and he’s just special. He’ll do it again before the year’s over with.”

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Taylor led all scorers with 28 (4-9 from 3) points and was voted game MVP for the Tigers (16-3). He’s headed to Wichita State.

“One of the hardest working kids I’ve ever seen,” Hamilton said. “He’s in the gym nonstop. Kids that work hard, play hard -- good things happen.

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One player who didn’t struggle was Taylor. Fresh off his heroics from Saturday’s game against Pace, the Missouri native shot 60 percent from deep and finished the game with a team-high 27 points.

“That’s what he does,” said Hargrave coach A.W. Hamilton. “That’s why he’s going to Wichita State. I can put him in the right spot, but I can’t help him make the shot. He’s doing that, he’s doing well for us.”

“It feels good, really good,” said Taylor. “I actually shot a couple shots that I usually probably wouldn’t if I wasn’t hot. It feels good, it just gives you more confidence to make shots the next game.”

[RoyalShock]

https://instagram.com/p/1i5ojVpdf5/

43" approach vertical.

[ShockTop]

Tyrone doesn't seem to get the buzz of Landry and Markis because stats and coverage are hard to come by at Hargrave -- but he might turn out to be the best of this very, very good bunch.

Here's an compilation of coverage from a local paper that occasionally looks in on Hargrave (some of which has been previously mentioned in this thread). I can't wait for June to see him on the court:

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Tyrone Taylor had a clean path to the offensive rebound and was as cool as the other side of the pillow when he threw up his shot from just past the free throw line giving the Hargrave Military Academy post-graduate basketball team (18-3) an 88-86 win over Bull City Prep post-graduate basketball on Saturday.

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Tyrone Taylor had two notable plays down the stretch.

The first gave Hargrave a 72-63 lead, as he hit one of his four threes in the game despite getting fouled on the play.

Then a few plays later Scott Meredith got a steal and found Taylor streaking to the basket, and, to the delight of the crowd, Taylor threw it down to push Hargrave’s lead to 76-68. He finished with a team-high 22 points on 50 percent shooting.

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Tyrone Taylor had 23 points for the Tigers, he also had seven rebounds.

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For the second time in 13 days, Hargrave Military Academy guard Tyrone Taylor played the role of spoiler for the visiting team. The Wichita State commit drew a foul shooting the potential game-winning 3-pointer as time expired before stepping to the free throw line and draining all three shots, giving the Tigers (22-3) a 79-78 win over rival Fork Union (9-4) on Friday.

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“I told him in the locker room that he’s a big-time player, and that’s what he does,” Hargrave head coach A.W. Hamilton said. “He hits a clutch shot on the baseline, and he’s just special. He’ll do it again before the year’s over with.”

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Taylor led all scorers with 28 (4-9 from 3) points and was voted game MVP for the Tigers (16-3). He’s headed to Wichita State.

“One of the hardest working kids I’ve ever seen,” Hamilton said. “He’s in the gym nonstop. Kids that work hard, play hard -- good things happen.

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One player who didn’t struggle was Taylor. Fresh off his heroics from Saturday’s game against Pace, the Missouri native shot 60 percent from deep and finished the game with a team-high 27 points.

“That’s what he does,” said Hargrave coach A.W. Hamilton. “That’s why he’s going to Wichita State. I can put him in the right spot, but I can’t help him make the shot. He’s doing that, he’s doing well for us.”

“It feels good, really good,” said Taylor. “I actually shot a couple shots that I usually probably wouldn’t if I wasn’t hot. It feels good, it just gives you more confidence to make shots the next game.”

If Tyrone has the potential to be even better than Landry AND Markis, that's truly horrifying for any team that plays us.

[ShockTop]

Muhahahahaha!

[Dan]

https://instagram.com/p/1i5ojVpdf5/

43" approach vertical.

That's all-NBA level athleticism. Steve Francis had a 43" vertical, probably the best jumper I've ever seen in person.

[ShockerEngineer]

If Tyrone has the potential to be even better than Landry AND Markis, that's truly horrifying for any team that plays us.

But.. but.. guys. That writer who went to Kentucky said we aren't getting better recruits!

[choida]

Marshall topped the toure, kyles, stutz recruiting period with van vleet, baker, wessell and now we have the mcduffie, taylor, shamet group that can try to top it...

[jocoshock]

Marshall topped the toure, kyles, stutz recruiting period with van vleet, baker, wessell and now we have the mcduffie, taylor, shamet group that can try to top it...

Van Vleet, Baker, Wessel, Early..

[choida]

Van Vleet, Baker, Wessel, Early..

I leave jucos out because their are too many that came in between groups...ragland, hannah, hall, smith...early..etc

[RoyalShock]

I leave jucos out because their are too many that came in between groups...ragland, hannah, hall, smith...early..etc

But if you're going to itemize recruiting classes, leaving out players like Ragland, Hall, Early and Carter would be a big mistake.

No Ragland? No NIT championship.
No Hall or Early? No Final Four, no undefeated season and 1-seed.
No Carter? Possibly no Sweet 16.

[shoxilla]

That's all-NBA level athleticism. Steve Francis had a 43" vertical, probably the best jumper I've ever seen in person.

43" vert? Damn,beat me by 3....
....feet....

[Dan]

Van Vleet, Baker, Wessel, Early..

Technically Baker and Wessel were in Cotton's class but both took a redshirt.

[1979Shocker]

That's all-NBA level athleticism. Steve Francis had a 43" vertical, probably the best jumper I've ever seen in person.

I think Cotton had like a 46" vertical.

[blackandgold]

Just found out that Tyrone averaged 21 points, 5 assist and 4 rebounds at Hargrave. I'm really looking forward to watching him play.

[wufan]

Just found out that Tyrone averaged 21 points, 5 assist and 4 rebounds at Hargrave. I'm really looking forward to watching him play.

I think TT will be a good one, but Kelly averaged 22, 8, and 4 at Hargrave. Pretty similar, and both will be huge in the future, but I think if anyone is expecting Taylor to me more than a modest role player with upside in year one, you might be disappointed.