Wingate's Taylor Named SAC WePlayed Sports Men's Basketball Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate guard Kendall Taylor has been named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during week ten of the 2024-25 season, the Conference announced today.

Taylor, a senior from Sacramento, Calif., led the Bulldogs to a 14-point road win over Carson-Newman on Saturday. Taylor filled up the box score with 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds while hitting 10-of-20 from the field and connecting on all five of his free throw attempts. He added a steal and only turned the ball over one time to give him an 8:1 assist to turnover ratio. The senior leads the league in scoring and ranks sixth in assists and seventh in rebounds. Taylor has scored 20 or more points in nine of 14 games this season while notching three double-doubles and a triple-double.

Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 11 – Jack Browder, Carson-Newman
Nov. 18 – Nick Brenegan, Carson-Newman
Nov. 25 – Conrad Luczynski, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dec. 2 – Jack Browder, Carson-Newman
Dec. 9 – Jack Browder, Carson-Newman
Dec. 16 – Wes Enis, Lincoln Memorial
Dec. 23 – Ziare Wells, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jan. 6 – Tay Smith, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jan. 13 – Elyjah Freeman, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 20 – Kendall Taylor, Wingate

WePlayed Sports is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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