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Lands at NIU Taylor will transfer to Northern Illinois, per Travis Branham of 247Sports.com.

Impact Taylor will now play for his third program in three seasons. The 6-foot-8 forward began his career with Memphis, and played last year at UCF where he averaged 4.4 points and 2.2 rebounds across 25 games. He'll look to finally log his first collegiate start with the Huskies.

JUNE 18, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Puts name in portal Taylor will enter the transfer portal, per VerbalCommits.com.

Impact Taylor will now look for his third program in three years. In 2024-2025 with UCF, the forward averaged 4.4 points and 2.3 rebounds across 13.8 minutes.

MARCH 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

West Virginia hangs on to beat UCF 72-65 after almost blowing 25-point second-half lead

Javon Small scored 25 points, freshman Jonathan Powell scored 12 of his 15 in the second half and West Virginia held off UCF 72-65 on Saturday after nearly blowing a 25-point lead...

MARCH 9, 2025 • Associated Press

Active against Cincy Taylor (illness) will appear in Wednesday's game against Cincinatti, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Taylor will make his return to the court during Wednesday's matchup with the Bearcats. The 6-foot-8 sophomore will look to step up for a struggling UCF squad off the bench in the contest.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Warming up Wednesday Taylor (illness) is warming up ahead of Wednesday's matchup with Cincinatti, Matt Murschel of the Orlando Sentinel & Tribune reports.

Impact Taylor, who sat out against BYU on Saturday due to illness, is warming up ahead of tonight's matchup with the Bearcats. This seems to bode well for the 6-foot-8 sophomore, who is averaging 5.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists on 14.9 minutes per game this season.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sits out with illness Taylor missed the Knights' 81-75 loss to BYU with an illness, per Matt Murschel of the Orlando Sentinel.

Impact Taylor missed his second straight game with an illness. UCF freshman Mikey Williams also didn't play against BYU while battling an illness, so it's possible there's a bug going around the Knights' locker room. Taylor, a rotational sophomore guard, will look to return to action on Feb. 5 against Cincinnati.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Unexpected production off bench Taylor had 14 points (6-11 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 0-1 FT), nine rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes during Tuesday's 95-89 victory over Arizona State.

Impact Taylor played a season-high 28 minutes off the bench, setting a new career-high with 14 points while finishing one rebound shy of a double-double during Tuesday's victory. The reserve forward had scored just three points and pulled down six rebounds during the first four conference games combined prior to Tuesday's outburst.

JANUARY 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Minimal impact in return Taylor (undisclosed) failed to score (0-1 FG, 0-1 3Pt) and recorded two rebounds over five minutes Tuesday in an 87-83 win over Texas Tech.

Impact Taylor returned from a two-game absence but didn't play much of a role in the team's rotation. Now that he's back at full strength, he'll likely have a difficult time finding work behind Keyshawn Hall and Benny Williams.

DECEMBER 31, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Inactive Saturday Taylor (undisclosed) will not appear in Saturday's game against Jacksonville, Stephen Leonard of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Taylor will be sidelined due to undisclosed reasons as the Golden Knights face off against Jacksonville. The 6-foot-8 sophomore has appeared in nine games this season, averaging 6.1 points and 2.8 rebounds on 16.6 minutes per game.

DECEMBER 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Memphis freshmen Mikey Williams and JJ Taylor are entering the college basketball transfer portal Memphis freshmen Mikey Williams and JJ Taylor are entering the transfer portal.

JANUARY 8, 2024 • 247SPORTS.COM

Entering transfer portal Taylor is entering the transfer portal, according to Eric Bossi of 247Sports.com.

Impact After playing limited games and receiving a suspension for violating team rules, Taylor will look to transfer away from Memphis alongside top prospect Mikey Williams. According to Bossi, both teammates are interested in enrolling at the same college if possible. Taylor can redshirt his 2023-24 season and still maintain four seasons of collegiate eligibility.

JANUARY 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Currently suspended Taylor has not suited up the last two games after being suspended before the team played Vanderbilt on Dec. 23 for violating team rules, Parth Upadhyaya of The Daily Memphian repor...

Impact Head coach Penny Hardaway declined to comment on any sort of update for Taylor during his postgame press conference Dec. 30. Taylor should be best viewed as questionable ahead of Thursday's game against Tulsa.

JANUARY 4, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Not warming up Saturday Taylor isn't warming up ahead of Saturday's game versus Austin Peay, Jason Munz of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

Impact The reason behind Taylor's absence from the mix Saturday is unclear, but it appears the freshman won't be part of the mix for the contest. Taylor has seen just a few spare minutes off the bench so far this season, and more information on his status could surface in the future.

DECEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE