GRINNELL’S TAYLOR NAMED TO D3HOOPS.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK

Jack Taylor

GRINNELL, Iowa – For the second time this season, Grinnell College men’s basketball player Jack Taylor ’15 has been named the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.

Taylor, a 5-10, 165-pound guard from Black River Falls, Wis. (Black River Falls), averaged 34.5 points during the week and became the 23rd player to score 1,000 points wearing a Pioneer uniform as Grinnell extended its winning streak to five games.

The nation’s leading scorer, who averages 32.1 points per outing, had a game-high 40 points with the help of nine 3-pointers in a win over Knox. He followed that up with a game-high 29 points, which was aided by an 8-of-15 performance from 3-point range, and four assists in a win over Beloit College.

Rounding out the team are Ricky Allen of University of the Ozarks, Julian Strickland of Ruse-Hulman, Dillon Stith of St. Vincent and Victor Smith of Rhode Island College.