2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Taylor, Justin

Jersey Number 5
Justin Taylor
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Charlottesville, Va.
- High School:
- St. Anne's Bellfield/IMG Academy
Bio
Sophomore Year:
Taylor logged 12 points, which included four 3-pointers in an exhibition win against DAEMEN ... He recorded 10 points and a team-high 12 rebounds in exhibition play versus SAINT ROSE ... In the season-opener against NEW HAMPSHIRE, Taylor posted 14 points, six rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal ... He scored 13 points to complement seven rebounds in a home win against CANISIUS ... In a Dome win over COLGATE, Taylor contributed six points and six rebounds ... The sophomore grabbed seven rebounds and tallied two blocks against TENNESSEE ... He saw 26 minutes of work and chipped in an assist versus GONZAGA ... Taylor recorded his first official double-double with 14 points and a team-high 10 boards in an Orange win against CHAMINADE ... He recorded six points, seven rebounds, five assists and a block in a victory over LSU ... He put up a season-high 15 points, to go along with eight rebounds and a career-best six assists in an Orange Dome win against CORNELL ... In a victory at GEORGETOWN, the sophomore logged three points and six rebounds ... He grabbed three rebounds and scored four points against OREGON ... Taylor scored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds versus NIAGARA ... The forward had two points, three rebounds and a steal in a win over PITT ... He had four rebounds, one block and one assist at DUKE ... He produced seven points and seven rebounds in a victory against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Taylor had four rebounds at NORTH CAROLINA ... He recorded six points going 2-2 with 3-pointers and five rebounds against PITTSBURGH ... The sophomore contributed two points, two rebounds and one assist versus MIAMI ... He went 2-2 from the foul line with two steals and rebounds against FLORIDA STATE ... Taylor grabbed two rebounds with one block and one steal against NC STATE ... He scored two points with three rebounds against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Taylor scored 10 points while draining two 3-pointers and grabbed one steal at WAKE FOREST ... He contributed two points, one rebound and one assist against LOUISVILLE ... The forward had four steals, two rebounds and one assist against CLEMSON ... He produced three points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal versus NORTH CAROLINA ... Taylor had two points, one rebound and one assist in 14 minutes at GEORGIA TECH ... He grabbed three rebounds and tallied two points at NC STATE ... Taylor was a perfect four-of-four from the field for 10 points and recorded one assist vs NOTRE DAME ... The forward added six points and six boards vs VIRGINIA TECH ... Taylor scored 11 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block at LOUISVILLE ... He grabbed two boards in the regular-season finale at CLEMSON ... In the ACC Tournament against NC STATE, Taylor logged two points and four rebounds.
Freshman Year:
He gathered a game-high three steals to go along with four rebounds in the season opener against LEHIGH ... He had five points and three rebounds versus NORTHEASTERN ... Taylor put up a personal best 25 points against BRYANT ... The offensive outburst included three 3-pointers and a 10-of-13 effort from the free-throw line ... He logged six points and five rebounds at ILLINOIS ... Taylor posted five points and five rebounds at NOTRE DAME ... He followed that up with five points and four rebounds against OAKLAND ... Taylor logged five points in the home loss to PITTSBURGH ... A victory at BOSTON COLLEGE saw Taylor contribute six points and two rebounds ... The freshman scored seven points in a road loss to VIRGINIA ... Taylor's 10 points helped lift the Orange past VIRGINIA TECH in the Dome ... He scored five points in just 12 minutes of action in a victory against NOTRE DAME ... In a road loss to MIAMI, Taylor contributed eight points, three rebounds and three assists ... Taylor scored 12 points and set a career high with four three-pointers in a road loss to VIRGINIA TECH ... He logged a career-high 31 minutes in a home loss against VIRGINIA ... Taylor scored nine points off the bench in a road win against BOSTON COLLEGE ... He collected four rebounds, dished two assists and swiped a steal in a home loss to DUKE ... The freshman tallied two points, a rebound and a block when the Orange fell to CLEMSON on the road ... Taylor made his first career start at PITTSBURGH, playing 17 minutes and grabbing one board ... The guard chipped in two points and two rebounds against GEORGIA TECH.
IMG Academy:
Taylor was a member of Coach Bob Gallager's squad ... He was a team captain with the Ascenders.
Saint Anne's-Belfield:
Taylor played for Coach Damin Altizer at Saint Anne's-Belfield ... The Saints were 17-11 in Taylor's freshman year ... He opened the campaign with a 24-point outburst against Tandem Friends ... Taylor tallied 21 points and seven rebounds when Saint Anne's-Belfield defeated Catholic, 66-42 ... Taylor had 20 points and a season-best 16 rebounds in a 65-63 loss at Highland ... The next time out Taylor poured in 23 points in an 81-47 triumph against Hampton Roads Academy ... In a five-point win at Fork Union Military Academy, Taylor paced the Saints with 28 points ... Taylor scored 25 points at Woodberry Forest ... Taylor contributed 22 points when Saint Anne's-Belfield defeated Fort Union Military Academy at home, 80-46 ... He had 21 points in a loss at St. Christopher's ... As a sophomore, Taylor scored in double digits 23 times ... The Saints were 20-10 in 2019-20 ... Taylor had 22 points in a loss to Highland ... He had a season-high 31 points when the Saints defeated Tandem Friends, 99-77 ... He contributed 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 61-48 triumph against The Carmel School ... When the Saints defeated Benedictine, 57-50, Taylor tossed in 25 points ... In a victory at St. Christopher's, Taylor had 21 points ...  Less than three weeks later, he produced 27 points and seven rebounds in a home-court, 78-68 victory against St. Christopher's ... Taylor had 20 points in the final game of the year, a 67-54 loss to Episcopal in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Tournament ... Taylor earned all-state recognition ... His junior season was canceled due to Covid.
Personal: Justin Connor Taylor was born in Charlottesville, Va., on June 2003 ... He is the son of Norman and Kerri Taylor ... His mother played college basketball at James Madison ... He has an older sister, Ashley ... Taylor is enrolled in the David P. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and is majoring in sport management.
Taylor logged 12 points, which included four 3-pointers in an exhibition win against DAEMEN ... He recorded 10 points and a team-high 12 rebounds in exhibition play versus SAINT ROSE ... In the season-opener against NEW HAMPSHIRE, Taylor posted 14 points, six rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal ... He scored 13 points to complement seven rebounds in a home win against CANISIUS ... In a Dome win over COLGATE, Taylor contributed six points and six rebounds ... The sophomore grabbed seven rebounds and tallied two blocks against TENNESSEE ... He saw 26 minutes of work and chipped in an assist versus GONZAGA ... Taylor recorded his first official double-double with 14 points and a team-high 10 boards in an Orange win against CHAMINADE ... He recorded six points, seven rebounds, five assists and a block in a victory over LSU ... He put up a season-high 15 points, to go along with eight rebounds and a career-best six assists in an Orange Dome win against CORNELL ... In a victory at GEORGETOWN, the sophomore logged three points and six rebounds ... He grabbed three rebounds and scored four points against OREGON ... Taylor scored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds versus NIAGARA ... The forward had two points, three rebounds and a steal in a win over PITT ... He had four rebounds, one block and one assist at DUKE ... He produced seven points and seven rebounds in a victory against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Taylor had four rebounds at NORTH CAROLINA ... He recorded six points going 2-2 with 3-pointers and five rebounds against PITTSBURGH ... The sophomore contributed two points, two rebounds and one assist versus MIAMI ... He went 2-2 from the foul line with two steals and rebounds against FLORIDA STATE ... Taylor grabbed two rebounds with one block and one steal against NC STATE ... He scored two points with three rebounds against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Taylor scored 10 points while draining two 3-pointers and grabbed one steal at WAKE FOREST ... He contributed two points, one rebound and one assist against LOUISVILLE ... The forward had four steals, two rebounds and one assist against CLEMSON ... He produced three points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal versus NORTH CAROLINA ... Taylor had two points, one rebound and one assist in 14 minutes at GEORGIA TECH ... He grabbed three rebounds and tallied two points at NC STATE ... Taylor was a perfect four-of-four from the field for 10 points and recorded one assist vs NOTRE DAME ... The forward added six points and six boards vs VIRGINIA TECH ... Taylor scored 11 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block at LOUISVILLE ... He grabbed two boards in the regular-season finale at CLEMSON ... In the ACC Tournament against NC STATE, Taylor logged two points and four rebounds.
Freshman Year:
He gathered a game-high three steals to go along with four rebounds in the season opener against LEHIGH ... He had five points and three rebounds versus NORTHEASTERN ... Taylor put up a personal best 25 points against BRYANT ... The offensive outburst included three 3-pointers and a 10-of-13 effort from the free-throw line ... He logged six points and five rebounds at ILLINOIS ... Taylor posted five points and five rebounds at NOTRE DAME ... He followed that up with five points and four rebounds against OAKLAND ... Taylor logged five points in the home loss to PITTSBURGH ... A victory at BOSTON COLLEGE saw Taylor contribute six points and two rebounds ... The freshman scored seven points in a road loss to VIRGINIA ... Taylor's 10 points helped lift the Orange past VIRGINIA TECH in the Dome ... He scored five points in just 12 minutes of action in a victory against NOTRE DAME ... In a road loss to MIAMI, Taylor contributed eight points, three rebounds and three assists ... Taylor scored 12 points and set a career high with four three-pointers in a road loss to VIRGINIA TECH ... He logged a career-high 31 minutes in a home loss against VIRGINIA ... Taylor scored nine points off the bench in a road win against BOSTON COLLEGE ... He collected four rebounds, dished two assists and swiped a steal in a home loss to DUKE ... The freshman tallied two points, a rebound and a block when the Orange fell to CLEMSON on the road ... Taylor made his first career start at PITTSBURGH, playing 17 minutes and grabbing one board ... The guard chipped in two points and two rebounds against GEORGIA TECH.
IMG Academy:
Taylor was a member of Coach Bob Gallager's squad ... He was a team captain with the Ascenders.
Saint Anne's-Belfield:
Taylor played for Coach Damin Altizer at Saint Anne's-Belfield ... The Saints were 17-11 in Taylor's freshman year ... He opened the campaign with a 24-point outburst against Tandem Friends ... Taylor tallied 21 points and seven rebounds when Saint Anne's-Belfield defeated Catholic, 66-42 ... Taylor had 20 points and a season-best 16 rebounds in a 65-63 loss at Highland ... The next time out Taylor poured in 23 points in an 81-47 triumph against Hampton Roads Academy ... In a five-point win at Fork Union Military Academy, Taylor paced the Saints with 28 points ... Taylor scored 25 points at Woodberry Forest ... Taylor contributed 22 points when Saint Anne's-Belfield defeated Fort Union Military Academy at home, 80-46 ... He had 21 points in a loss at St. Christopher's ... As a sophomore, Taylor scored in double digits 23 times ... The Saints were 20-10 in 2019-20 ... Taylor had 22 points in a loss to Highland ... He had a season-high 31 points when the Saints defeated Tandem Friends, 99-77 ... He contributed 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 61-48 triumph against The Carmel School ... When the Saints defeated Benedictine, 57-50, Taylor tossed in 25 points ... In a victory at St. Christopher's, Taylor had 21 points ...  Less than three weeks later, he produced 27 points and seven rebounds in a home-court, 78-68 victory against St. Christopher's ... Taylor had 20 points in the final game of the year, a 67-54 loss to Episcopal in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Tournament ... Taylor earned all-state recognition ... His junior season was canceled due to Covid.
Personal: Justin Connor Taylor was born in Charlottesville, Va., on June 2003 ... He is the son of Norman and Kerri Taylor ... His mother played college basketball at James Madison ... He has an older sister, Ashley ... Taylor is enrolled in the David P. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and is majoring in sport management.
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