Romar Signs Taylor and Anderson
April 17, 2013 | Men's Basketball
April 17, 2013
SEATTLE -- Husky Men's Basketball Coach Lorenzo Romar announced that high school senior Jahmel Taylor and junior college transfer Mike Anderson have submitted their letters of intent to the University of Washington and will join the program this fall.
Taylor, a 5-foot-11 guard from Pacific Hills High School in West Hollywood, Calif., and Anderson, a 6-foot-5 guard from Moberly Area Community College in Missouri will join an incoming class that already includes McDonald's All-American Nigel Williams-Goss and Darin Johnson. Perris Blackwell and Gilles Dierickx will also suit up for the Huskies next year after transferring in from other universities.
Taylor will join the Huskies after helping lead Pacific Hills to a 29-4 record and the 2013 California State Division IV championship. He scored 14 points during a 58-52 win over Cardinal Newman in the championship game.
For the season, Taylor averaged 22.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game and was the Division 4A All CIF-Southern Section player of the year. He was also named to the MaxPreps Calfiornia Boys Basketball Division IV All-State first team.
"Jahmel Taylor is a really hard-nosed guard," said Romar. "He is a winner. His team won the state championship and he was player of the year for his division.
"He is a guy that just impacts the final score of the game with a lot of toughness. He is also a great shooter."
Taylor spent 2012 and 2011 at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, Calif and averaged 20.8 ppg as a junior and 21.1 ppg as a sophomore. He was the 2011 CIF Division 5A MVP and was named to the All-CIF Southern Section Division 5A team.
ESPN.com ranks Taylor as the No. 45 ranked point guard. He is a three-star recruit according to Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com.
Taylor will play in the inaugural West Coast All-Start Classic on May 11 at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash.
Anderson will come to Washington as the No. 46 ranked junior college player according to jucorecruiting.com. He averaged 17.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists, while shooting 83.1% from the free throw line, 52.6% from the field and 41.7% from the 3-point line in 33 games during the 2013 season for Moberly Area CC.
He helped Moberly to the Region 16 Championship Game, where he poured in 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 77-70 loss to Mineral Area College. During the season, he had 10-plus rebounds in 24 games and had a season-high 31 points. He was named to the NJCAA All-Region 16 team.
"Mike Anderson is a multi-dimensional guard," Romar said. "He is 6-foot-4 ½ and has extremely long arms and is a really good rebounder. He is the type of player that has his hand in a lot of different areas of the game. He's pretty good at everything."
Anderson attended high school at Weaver High School in Hartford, Conn. and prep school at Taag Academy in Tampa, Fla. Before attending Moberly CC, he redshirted a season at Iowa Western CC and transferred to Lincoln Trail College in Illinois.
