Marlon Taylor

Taylor attended Mount Vernon and had a prep school year at (now defunct) Forest Trail Academy in Kernersville, North Carolina. At Mount Vernon, he averaged 14 points and 9 rebounds and help his team reach a 19–4 record and the New York Section I Class AA state championships. Taylor attended Panola his first two years. In his freshman year, the team went 26–9 and advanced to the second round of the NJCAA national tournament for the first time since 1979 after winning the Region 14 tournament and in his sophomore year, he averaged 17.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists as Panola posted a 20–12 record and advanced to the NJCAA Region 14 Tournament quarterfinals. In his junior year, Taylor transferred to LSU and started 24 games, averaging 6.7 points and 3.6 rebounds. In his senior season, he had surgery in his left leg, limiting him to 21 games in which he averaged 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in 23.2 minutes. However, his final LSU game was his best, scoring 30 points while making 10-of-17 field goals, with three treys in a 94–64 win at home against Georgia.