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Northern Illinois
Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois HuskiesCommitted · 6/18/2025
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JJ Taylor

JJTaylor

Chicago, ILSan Ysidro
Jersey
#2
Pos
SF
HT / WT
6-8 / 180
Class
JR
NIL Valuation
Experience
2024 – 2024
Year
Sophomore
Age
The Journey
Class of 2023
Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois Huskies
Huskies
COMMITTED
UCF Knights
UCF Knights
2024 – 2024
TRANSFER
Memphis Tigers
Memphis Tigers
2023 – 2023
TRANSFER
SA
San Ysidro
2022 – 2022
HIGH SCHOOL
DO
Donda Academy
2021 – 2021
HIGH SCHOOL

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Prediction
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Distance
Class Rank
Draft Pos (5yr)
Draft Total (5yr)
Northern Illinois
COMMITTED6/18/2025
100.0%
58 mi
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0
Northern Illinois
100.0%

Scouting Report

Approved · Jul 16, 2022

JJ Taylor

Scouted byJamie ShawSenior National Recruiting Analyst
SF2023 · Basketball

Taylor has an impressive frame. great length and very projectable. He has some explosive pop in there too. Taylor can shoot the ball with range beyond the three-point arc. He can fall too in love with that three-ball at times as well. Shot selection and decision-making can be an issue in the half-court. He is great in transition, covers a lot of ground with his strides, and can get high above the rim. As the game gets fast and he is getting up and down and reacting, he is a force. Needs to develop his handle in the half-court, and…

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Personal Life

Following Donda Academy’s shuttering after antisemitic remarks made by Kanye West, JJ Taylor enrolled for his senior season at San Ysidro High School in San Diego. He played his junior season at Donda Academy. Taylor averaged 28.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game as a sophomore at Kenwood Academy. Even with the lofty numbers, he's still working on getting better. “I’m just working on my post moves because I’m going to need that when I have a guard on me,” he told SLAM.

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