Taylor Johnson

Class:
Fifth Year
Position:
Guard
High School:
Lincoln-Way East
Hometown:
Frankfort, Ill.
Prev School:
Loyola Chicago

At Loyola Chicago:

Averaged 14.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.5 steals over 93 games at Loyola Chicago (2012-16); totaled 1,325 points, 306 assists, and 234 steals, while shooting 74.0 percent from the charity stripe.
Ranked sixth in school history in career points, fourth in scoring average, tied for third in steals, and 11th in assists; was the 23rd player in school history to total at least 1,000 career points; reached double figures in points 70 times.
Accumulated multiple postseason awards during tenure: 2015-16 first team all-Missouri Valley Conference; 2015-16 Missouri Valley Conference all-Defensive Team; 2012-13 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year; 2012-13 all-Horizon League second team and newcomer team; and, 2012-13 Horizon League all-Tournament Team.
Started all 30 games as a senior and averaged the league’s eighth-best scoring mark at 15.1 points to go with 4.9 rebounds; also compiled top-15 league marks in assists (4.0, No. 3), steals (2.6, No. 2 in MVC; No. 26 nationally), field goal percentage (42.4, No. 14), and free throw percentage (79.5, No. 5).
Scored a season-high 29 points twice during the 2015-16 season: first against Bradley on Jan. 3 and again versus Southern Illinois to go with a career-best 12 rebounds on Jan. 10; recorded a career-high 10 assists against Lamar on Nov. 28.
Earned the starting nod 26 times as a redshirt sophomore, averaging 12.5 points and 2.3 steals; tallied a season-best 23 points against Marquette on Nov. 17 that sparked a five-game streak of double-digit points.
Played in five games in 2013-14 before sustaining a season-ending knee injury; scored a season-high 31 on 12-of-26 shooting against Western Illinois to end the year on Nov. 23 after opening with 18 points and four rebounds against Louisville on Nov. 9.
Registered one of the best freshman seasons in program history in 2011-12, contributing 14.3 points in 32 games, shooting nearly 43 percent, and adding 3.0 assists, and 2.7 steals; earned multiple postseason honors and was tabbed the Horizon League Newcomer of the Week six times.
Set freshman program records in scoring (456) and steals (85) and was the only player in the conference to rank in the top 15 in scoring, rebounding, assists, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and steals; attracted national attention with 10 steals in just 20 minutes against Chicago State on Dec. 22, the second most in a game in the NCAA that season, and logged a career-best 33 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, and five steals against Milwaukee on Jan. 31.

High School:

Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz at Lincoln-Way East High under coach Jim Martin.
Was a four-year varsity player and finished career with more than 1,000 points; averaged 15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 4.7 steals during senior campaign in leading the school to an appearance in the sectional title game.
Secured Class 3A/4A second team all-state status by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association after earning third team as a junior.
Voted to the all-conference team each year since sophomore season; tabbed third team all-state by the Chicago Tribune and selected an all-area honoree by the Chicago Sun-Times and the SouthTown Star.
Named a U.S. Junior National All-Star in 2011.
Scored career-high 33 points as a junior against Homewood-Flossmoor; went 23-for-32 from the free throw line, moving into a second-place tie in IHSA history for most free throws attempted in a game.
Played AAU basketball for The Family and the Dream Team.

Personal:

Daughter of Tangee and Ansel Johnson … has one brother.
Born on March 15, 1994.
Earned bachelor’s degree in spring of 2016 in film and digital media, with a minor in visual communication; pursuing master’s degree in sport administration.