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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

34 Taylor Currie

34 Taylor Currie

  • Position:
    Center
  • Height:
    6-11
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Clarkston, Mich.
  • Prev School:
    Univ. of Akron

Summary

Biography

Career
Games/Starts: 55/55
Stats: 20.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists per game ... 59.2% FG, 22.7% 3pt, 74.1% FT ... 29 career games 20-point games ... six 30-point games ... one career 40-point game ... 20 career double-doubles
Harding Rankings: 1st in offensive rebound avg. (2.9) ... 1st in blocked shots avg. (1.6) ... 2nd in scoring avg. (20.8) ... 3rd in rebounding avg. (8.8) ... 3rd in blocked shots (90) ... 4th in offensive rebounds (165) ... 4th in defensive rebound avg. (5.8) ... 5th in field goal pct. (59.2) ... 18th in defensive rebounds (326) ... t-18th in field goals made (481)

Awards
2023 D2CCA All-America (honorable mention)
2023 D2CCA All-Central Region (first team)
2022 All-GAC (second team)
2023 All-GAC (first team)
2023 NABC Honors Court
2022 Academic All-GAC

2022-23
Games/Starts: 28/28
Stats: 24.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, 0.7 assists per game ... 61.1% FG, 11.1% 3pt, 79.8% FT ... 20 20-point games, six 30-point games, one 40-point game ... 13 double-doubles
HU Leader: 28 games played ... 28 games started ... 267 field goals ... 437 field goal attempts ... 61.1 field goal pct. ... 138 free throws ... 173 free throw attempts ... 79.8 free throw pct. ... 92 offensive rebounds ... 179 defensive rebounds ... 271 rebounds ... 9.7 rebound avg. ... 38 blocks ... 673 points ... 24.0 scoring avg.
HU Single-Season Rankings: 2nd in field goals made (267) ... 2nd in offensive rebounds (92) ... 2nd in defensive rebounds (179) ... 3rd in points (673) ... 3rd in scoring avg. (24.0) ... 3rd in defensive rebound avg. (6.4) ... 4th in offensive rebound avg. (3.3) ... 4th in blocked shots (38) ... 4th in blocked shots avg. (1.4) ... 8th in field goal pct. (61.1) ... 10th in field goals attempted (437)
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 3rd/53rd in blocks (38) ... 2nd/53rd in blocks per game (1.36) ... 1st/13th in double-doubles (13) ... 1st/30th in field goal attempts (437) ... 1st/12th in field goal pct. (61.1) ... 1st/3rd in field goals (267) ... 2nd/41st in free throw attempts (173) ... 6th in free throw pct. (79.8) ... 2nd/38th in free throws (138) ... 1st/12th in points (673) ... 2nd/5th in points per game (24.0) ... 1st/23rd in rebounds (271) ... 1st/39th in defensive rebounds per game (6.39) ... 1st/18th in offensive rebounds per game (3.29) ... 1st/14th in rebounds per game (9.7)
Best Games: 40 points, 10 rebounds vs. Southeastern Okla. (2/2) ... 33 points, 10 rebounds at Southeastern Okla. (1/7) ... 32 points, 12 rebounds at Northwestern Okla. (1/26)


2021-22
Games/Starts: 28/27
Stats: 17.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists per game ... 9 20+point games ... 7 double-doubles
HU Leader: 28 games played ... 27 games started ... 214 field goals ... 376 field goal attempts ... 93 free throws ... 73 offensive rebounds ... 220 rebounds ... 52 blocked shots ... 491 points
HU Single-Season Rankings: 2nd in blocked shots (52) ... 8th in offensive rebounds (73) ... 9th in defensive rebounds (147) ... 15th in field goals made (214)
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 2nd/24th in blocked shots per game (1.86) ... 9th in GAC in defensive rebounds per game (5.25) ... 1st/43rd in field-goal percentage (56.9) ... 5th/82nd in offensive rebounds per game (2.61) ... 6th in GAC in points per game (17.5) ... 4th/92nd in rebounds per game (7.9) ... 2nd/21st in blocked shots (52) ... 3rd in GAC in field goal attempts (376) ... 2nd/26th in field goals made (214) ... 5th/100th in points (491) ... 4th/88th in rebounds (220)
Best Games: 29 points, 12 rebounds, 5 blocks vs. Ecclesia (11/18) ... 28 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks at Northwestern Okla. (2/19) ... 25 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block vs. Arkansas Tech (2/14)

Previous School
Transferred to Harding from the University of Akron in Ohio
Position: C
Stats: Played in six games as a sophomore in 2020-21
Played the 2019-20 season at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan
Stats: Started all 32 games and played 32.0 minutes per game ... led the team in scoring (24.4 ppg) and rebounding (10.7 rpg) ... led the MCCAA in points (782), field goals (330), rebounds (134) and scoring (24.4) ... seven 30+ point games
Honors: NJCAA Division II First Team All-American ... First Team All-Region ... All-MCCAA ... All-MCCAA East Division ... NJCAA Academic All-America
Redshirted in 2018-19 at the University of Wisconsin
A 2018 graduate of Clarkston High School in Michigan
Honors: Ranked by Rivals.com at #43 power forward in the Class of 2018 ... a three-star prospect by 247 Sports and ranked as #26 center ... two-time state champion ... All-State ... two-time All-League

Personal
Born: Little Rock, Arkansas
Major: Sport and Recreation Management
Parents: Jason and Shannon Currie ... has one brother (Jack)
Played basketball on a mission trip to Cuba ... 24 inches long at birth ... graduated from high school in three years

Career Highs
Points: 40 [t-7th], Southeastern Okla. -- 02/02/23
Rebounds: 17, Southern Nazarene -- 01/14/23
Assists: 2, 10 times
Steals: 3, at East Central -- 01/05/23 ; Northwestern Okla. -- 02/18/23
Blocks: 5 [t-3rd], at Arkansas Tech -- 02/08/22 ; Ecclesia -- 11/18/21 ; Henderson St. -- 12/18/21
FG made: 18 [t-1st], Southeastern Okla. -- 02/02/23
FG attempts: 27 [t-6th], Southeastern Okla. -- 02/02/23
3FG made: 2, Southern Ark. -- 12/02/21
3FG attempts: 3, vs Minot St. -- 11/12/21
FT made: 11, Southwestern Okla. -- 02/16/23 ; Henderson St. -- 02/25/23
FT attempts: 13, Henderson St. -- 02/25/23
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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2021-22Sophomore

    Center
    6'8" 220 lbs
    21
  • 34

    2022-23Junior

    Center
    6'11" 225 lbs
    34