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Jersey Number 10
Ethan Taylor
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 7-2
- Weight:
- 252
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Link Academy (Mo.)
THE WORD
A consensus four-star, top-50 national prospect with exceptional size, a 7-foot-4 wingspan and elite rim-protecting potential ... Combines soft touch around the rim with fluid mobility and underrated passing ability out of the post ... Features an ideal frame for Big Ten basketball with high-upside rebounding and weakside shot-blocking capabilities.
HIGH SCHOOL
Represented USA Basketball, winning a silver medal at the 2026 FIBA U18 Men's AmeriCup in Mexico alongside fellow Spartan teammate Jasiah Jervis, and competed in the prestigious 2026 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore. ... Named the Class 6A Kansas State Defensive Player of the Year in 2025 ... Earned Kansas Division 1 First-Team All-State honors as a junior in 2025 and second team all-state accolades as a sophomore in 2024 ... Named a two-time first team All-Sunflower League honoree (2024, 2025), Sunflower League Sophomore of the Year (2024), and Sunflower League Freshman of the Year (2023) ... Named Most Outstanding Player at the Northtown Classic Tournament in 2024 ... Rated as the No. 46 overall player in his class by 247 Sports and No. 5 among centers by 247Sports Composite … Played his senior season alongside Spartan teammate Carlos Medlock Jr. at national powerhouse Link Academy in Branson, Mo., competing in the Nike EYBL Scholastic league ... Prior to transferring to Link Academy, spent three varsity seasons at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kan., leaving as the school’s all-time leading rebounder and all-time shot blocker ... Led Shawnee Mission Northwest to back-to-back Class 6A Kansas State Championships and two league titles ... Anchored an undefeated 25-0 state championship run as a sophomore in 2023–24, averaging 10.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks per game ... Made an immediate varsity impact as a freshman in 2022–23, averaging 4.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks ... Followed up with a dominant junior campaign in 2024–25, averaging 14.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 70.3 percent from the field ... Competed on the AAU circuit for Mokan Elite, helping lead the program to a Peach Jam Final Four appearance while earning third team honors.
PERSONAL
Ethan Lee Fuller Taylor … Born on January 28, 2008 in Kansas City … The son of Jason and Josia Taylor ... Has an older sister, Kennedy, who played college basketball at Kansas State, Missouri State and Colorado, scoring more than 1,000 points in her career … Lists his favorite TV show as The Office … Favorite movies are both of The Incredibles … Favorite teams are the San Antonio Spurs, Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Favorite athlete is Joel Embid … Plans to major in journalism.
A consensus four-star, top-50 national prospect with exceptional size, a 7-foot-4 wingspan and elite rim-protecting potential ... Combines soft touch around the rim with fluid mobility and underrated passing ability out of the post ... Features an ideal frame for Big Ten basketball with high-upside rebounding and weakside shot-blocking capabilities.
HIGH SCHOOL
Represented USA Basketball, winning a silver medal at the 2026 FIBA U18 Men's AmeriCup in Mexico alongside fellow Spartan teammate Jasiah Jervis, and competed in the prestigious 2026 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore. ... Named the Class 6A Kansas State Defensive Player of the Year in 2025 ... Earned Kansas Division 1 First-Team All-State honors as a junior in 2025 and second team all-state accolades as a sophomore in 2024 ... Named a two-time first team All-Sunflower League honoree (2024, 2025), Sunflower League Sophomore of the Year (2024), and Sunflower League Freshman of the Year (2023) ... Named Most Outstanding Player at the Northtown Classic Tournament in 2024 ... Rated as the No. 46 overall player in his class by 247 Sports and No. 5 among centers by 247Sports Composite … Played his senior season alongside Spartan teammate Carlos Medlock Jr. at national powerhouse Link Academy in Branson, Mo., competing in the Nike EYBL Scholastic league ... Prior to transferring to Link Academy, spent three varsity seasons at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kan., leaving as the school’s all-time leading rebounder and all-time shot blocker ... Led Shawnee Mission Northwest to back-to-back Class 6A Kansas State Championships and two league titles ... Anchored an undefeated 25-0 state championship run as a sophomore in 2023–24, averaging 10.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks per game ... Made an immediate varsity impact as a freshman in 2022–23, averaging 4.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks ... Followed up with a dominant junior campaign in 2024–25, averaging 14.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 70.3 percent from the field ... Competed on the AAU circuit for Mokan Elite, helping lead the program to a Peach Jam Final Four appearance while earning third team honors.
PERSONAL
Ethan Lee Fuller Taylor … Born on January 28, 2008 in Kansas City … The son of Jason and Josia Taylor ... Has an older sister, Kennedy, who played college basketball at Kansas State, Missouri State and Colorado, scoring more than 1,000 points in her career … Lists his favorite TV show as The Office … Favorite movies are both of The Incredibles … Favorite teams are the San Antonio Spurs, Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Favorite athlete is Joel Embid … Plans to major in journalism.
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