Catching Up With...Mike Taylor
At the St. John’s Elite Camp on Wednesday, nearly anyone with a chance to stack his claim as the best player in New York was in attendance.
If his performance in Queens was any indication, Mike Taylor has a good chance to carry the baton for the class of 2011.
The 6-3 combo guard from Boys & Girls High School in Brooklyn is a highly-touted prospect with
a long list of prospective schools.
When asked what schools he was considering, he listed West Virginia, UNLV, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Louisville, St. John’s, Rutgers, Villanova, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Georgetown and Marquette as possible destinations. Boys & Girls assistant coach Elmer Anderson told Adam Zagoria on Tuesday that Indiana and Providence have also offered Taylor.
Taylor, who plays AAU ball with the U-16 Metro Hawks, said he would rather go away to school than stay in the area.
“I just want to get out of the environment,” he said after the Elite Camp.
It was not Taylor’s first time at St. John’s, as his team had played there during the season. However, he has not taken any official visits, and does not have any planned in the near-future.
Taylor did say, though, that he would like to see Virginia, Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh.
“Education [is my main priority in a school],” he said. “In case basketball doesn’t work out, I need something, so education is important.”
Despite an online report saying that Taylor would not attend any of the major camps this summer besides the Elite Camp at St. John’s, Taylor said he would be playing at the Hoop Group Elite Camp in Reading, Pa. this week, as well as the Nike Peach Jam in Augusta, S.C. He also said that he would be heading to Orlando with the Metro Hawks for the AAU tournament there in late July.
With a strong performance this summer and during the school season, don’t be surprised to see Taylor as the top player in New York City come 2011.
If his performance in Queens was any indication, Mike Taylor has a good chance to carry the baton for the class of 2011.
The 6-3 combo guard from Boys & Girls High School in Brooklyn is a highly-touted prospect with
a long list of prospective schools.
When asked what schools he was considering, he listed West Virginia, UNLV, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Louisville, St. John’s, Rutgers, Villanova, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Georgetown and Marquette as possible destinations. Boys & Girls assistant coach Elmer Anderson told Adam Zagoria on Tuesday that Indiana and Providence have also offered Taylor.
Taylor, who plays AAU ball with the U-16 Metro Hawks, said he would rather go away to school than stay in the area.
“I just want to get out of the environment,” he said after the Elite Camp.
It was not Taylor’s first time at St. John’s, as his team had played there during the season. However, he has not taken any official visits, and does not have any planned in the near-future.
Taylor did say, though, that he would like to see Virginia, Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh.
“Education [is my main priority in a school],” he said. “In case basketball doesn’t work out, I need something, so education is important.”
Despite an online report saying that Taylor would not attend any of the major camps this summer besides the Elite Camp at St. John’s, Taylor said he would be playing at the Hoop Group Elite Camp in Reading, Pa. this week, as well as the Nike Peach Jam in Augusta, S.C. He also said that he would be heading to Orlando with the Metro Hawks for the AAU tournament there in late July.
With a strong performance this summer and during the school season, don’t be surprised to see Taylor as the top player in New York City come 2011.
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