Jermaine Taylor was one of the best scorers in the nation when he played for the Knights in the 2009-09 season.
So it should be no surprise that he would be tearing up the hardwood in the 2010 NBA Vegas Summer League.
Taylor has averaged 18.4 points through five games in the Vegas Summer League for the Houston Rockets.
He capped off the Rockets play with 16 points in the final game of the summer league against the Denver Nuggets.
His 18.4 ppg puts him eighth in scoring among all players during the tournament. He trailed notable names such as JaVale McGee (19.5) of the Washington Wizards, J.J. Hickson (19.3) of the Cavaliers and this year’s No. 1 overall, John Wall (23.5), also of the Wizards.
His best game of the summer league came in the 100-82 opening win against Phoenix.
Taylor played 26 minutes and scored 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting. He also grabbed seven boards in that game, tying his most for each of the five games. Overall, the second-year guard averaged 29.4 minutes of play for Houston.
Taylor had a successful first year as a pro last season. He saw time in 31 games for the Rockets, averaging 4.1 points in 9.8 minutes of play. His best game came in his first career start against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 27, where he scored 15 points by adding five rebounds. The start against the Lakers was one of four he made during the regular season.
Taylor spent four seasons in a Knights uniform, with his best year coming as a senior in 2008-09. He was named the Conference USA Player of the Year after averaging 26.2 points per game, which ranked third in the nation.
In addition to the C-USA recognitions, Taylor was named an All-American. He shattered the C-USA single season scoring record by downing 466 points and averaging 29.1 points per game against teams in the conference. He finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in UCF history on the Division I level with 1,979 points.
Taylor heard his name called in the 2009 NBA Draft as he was selected by Washington with the 32nd pick but then was later traded to Houston.
UCF gearing up to host C-USA women’s tennis tourney
Another conference tournament returns to UCF for the 2010-11 season.
After hosting the track and field C-USA Championship this last year, it’s not the UCF women’s tennis team’s turn to host an event, hosting the tournament at UCF April 21-24.
It will be held at the Lake Cane Tennis Center.
“I’m very excited about the schedule we have put together for this year,” head coach Stephanie Nickitas said in a release. “For the first time, we will be hosting two fall tournaments, which gives us a chance to compete on our home courts early in the year.We are bringing in a variety of schools that we don’t normally see, such as Arkansas, Missouri, Purdue and Virginia Tech.”
In addition to hosting the conference tournament, the women’s tennis team will host two fall tournaments and nine dual-matches in the spring at home.
UCF is coming off a successful 13-7 record last season.