PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Three-time first-team All-SEC selection Wade Taylor IV will compete in the 2025 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament which has been showcasing the talents of senior college basketball players to professional scouts since 1953. The 71st P.I.T. will be contested April 16-19 with eight teams of eight players playing 12 games in four days.
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Taylor, from Dallas, Texas, also competed in the NABC/Reese's College All-Star Game at the Final Four in San Antonio and earned West squad MVP honors after scoring 14 points and filling the boxscore with four rebounds and six assists in 23 minutes of action.
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During Taylor's illustrious playing career in Aggieland, he became the program's all-time scoring leader and first player to surpass the 2,000-point plateau with 2,058 points. He broke the old record of 1,990 points scored by Bernard King from 1999-2003. On the SEC career scoring list, Taylor stands No. 22 and his total was the most since Tennessee's Chris Lofton scored 2,131 from 2004-08.
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Additionally, Taylor took down career records for free throws (536), FT percentage (.851), 3-point attempts (905) and double-digit scoring games (105), and career records in conference play for 3-pointers (145), 3-point attempts (464), free throws (269) and FT percentage (.865). He set senior class school records for seven 3-pointers vs. South Carolina (game) and .866 free throw percentage (season)
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All told, Taylor finished with 24 game, season or career school records at Texas A&M, while also ranking in the top five in 30 other statistical categories.
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Additionally, Taylor became the first 200-point scorer in SEC Tournament history with 203 points in 11 games at the SEC's postseason classic. He also set SEC standards for free throws (61), FT attempts (65), FT% (.938) and field goal attempts (156).
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He earned first-team All-SEC honors from the league head coaches, which made him the first Aggie in more than 40 years to earn first-team all-league honors three times.
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The P.I.T. has a proud history that includes a treasure trove of players that are now household names including Rick Barry, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Dave Cowens, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen, Tim Hardaway, Dennis Rodman and Jimmy Butler.
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Taylor, from Dallas, Texas, also competed in the NABC/Reese's College All-Star Game at the Final Four in San Antonio and earned West squad MVP honors after scoring 14 points and filling the boxscore with four rebounds and six assists in 23 minutes of action.
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During Taylor's illustrious playing career in Aggieland, he became the program's all-time scoring leader and first player to surpass the 2,000-point plateau with 2,058 points. He broke the old record of 1,990 points scored by Bernard King from 1999-2003. On the SEC career scoring list, Taylor stands No. 22 and his total was the most since Tennessee's Chris Lofton scored 2,131 from 2004-08.
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Additionally, Taylor took down career records for free throws (536), FT percentage (.851), 3-point attempts (905) and double-digit scoring games (105), and career records in conference play for 3-pointers (145), 3-point attempts (464), free throws (269) and FT percentage (.865). He set senior class school records for seven 3-pointers vs. South Carolina (game) and .866 free throw percentage (season)
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All told, Taylor finished with 24 game, season or career school records at Texas A&M, while also ranking in the top five in 30 other statistical categories.
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Additionally, Taylor became the first 200-point scorer in SEC Tournament history with 203 points in 11 games at the SEC's postseason classic. He also set SEC standards for free throws (61), FT attempts (65), FT% (.938) and field goal attempts (156).
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He earned first-team All-SEC honors from the league head coaches, which made him the first Aggie in more than 40 years to earn first-team all-league honors three times.
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The P.I.T. has a proud history that includes a treasure trove of players that are now household names including Rick Barry, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Dave Cowens, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen, Tim Hardaway, Dennis Rodman and Jimmy Butler.