 University of Southern Indiana senior guard/forward Jeril Taylor (Louisville, Kentucky) was named Division II Conference Commissioners Association first-team All-Midwest Region in a vote by the Division II Sports Information Directors Association (D2SIDA). The All-Region award is the first for Taylor and the 36th in the history of the USI men’s basketball program.
Taylor, who also was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year and first-team All-GLVC this year, has shined for the Eagles in 2016-17. He has led the team for the second-straight season in scoring and rebounding, averaging 19.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest. The senior also set a USI single game record for scoring with 50 points in the road win at Truman State University and became the 19th USI player to reach 1,000 career points.
In addition to the post-season conference awards, Taylor was named the Division II Bulletin Player of the Month (January), the GLVC Player of the Week four times, and the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic Most Valuable Player.
USI and Taylor finished the 2016-17 campaign with a 25-5 overall record and ranked 16th nationally after bowing out of the NCAA Division II Tournament in the Midwest Regional. The Eagles also finished second in the GLVC East Division with a 15-3 conference mark.
