University of Georgia Athletics
2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 10
Taylor Echols
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- McDonough, Ga.
- High School:
- Eagles Landing Christan School
• Was awarded an athletic grant-in-aid for his senior season, after playing the two years as a walk-on.
2014-15 Season
• Scarcely used as a senior until mid-January, when teammates’ injuries forced him into a more prominent spot in rotation. Played then-season-high 14 minutes and hit two 3-pointers in first half against Vandy on Jan. 14.
• Set career scoring high of 10 points in SEC Tournament quarterfinal vs. Arkansas.
• Sank a key second-half 3-pointer in win at Texas A&M.
• All 22 of his career FGs came from 3-point range.
2013-14 Season
• Played significant role in Georgia’s win over Lipscomb with 9 points (3x5 3-pt FGs) in 23 minutes.
• Also played 15 minutes vs. Chattanooga, scoring three points.
• Named to the 2014 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
Prep Highlights / Personal
• Non-scholarship player who made the team through tryouts in September, 2012.
• Scored over 1,000 points during his career at Eagles Landing Christian Academy
• Twice an All-Region selection and an Honorable Mention All-State pick as a senior in 2011.
• Older sister Julia played softball at Mississippi State.
Personal
Full Name: Taylor Kennedy Echols
Birthdate/Birthplace: Sept. 17, 1992 / Atlanta
Parents: Lee and Kim Echols
Academic Major: Ecology (graduated in Spring of 2015). Was team’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2015.
2014-15 Season
• Scarcely used as a senior until mid-January, when teammates’ injuries forced him into a more prominent spot in rotation. Played then-season-high 14 minutes and hit two 3-pointers in first half against Vandy on Jan. 14.
• Set career scoring high of 10 points in SEC Tournament quarterfinal vs. Arkansas.
• Sank a key second-half 3-pointer in win at Texas A&M.
• All 22 of his career FGs came from 3-point range.
2013-14 Season
• Played significant role in Georgia’s win over Lipscomb with 9 points (3x5 3-pt FGs) in 23 minutes.
• Also played 15 minutes vs. Chattanooga, scoring three points.
• Named to the 2014 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
Prep Highlights / Personal
• Non-scholarship player who made the team through tryouts in September, 2012.
• Scored over 1,000 points during his career at Eagles Landing Christian Academy
• Twice an All-Region selection and an Honorable Mention All-State pick as a senior in 2011.
• Older sister Julia played softball at Mississippi State.
Personal
Full Name: Taylor Kennedy Echols
Birthdate/Birthplace: Sept. 17, 1992 / Atlanta
Parents: Lee and Kim Echols
Academic Major: Ecology (graduated in Spring of 2015). Was team’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2015.
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