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Justin Taylor to Enter Transfer Portal

Syracuse basketball's starting forward will look for a new collegiate home.

Mike McAllister

Justin Taylor to Enter Transfer Portal
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Syracuse starting forward Justin Taylor is entering the transfer portal, a source confirms. The news was first reported by On3. Taylor has two years of eligibility remaining. Taylor started every game for the Orange this past season. He averaged 5.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 23 minutes per game. 

Taylor played out of position all year, being forced into playing power forward with Benny Williams out of the starting lineup and then off of the team, along with injuries at center forcing Maliq Brown to play the five. While trying to figure out that role, Taylor lost confidence in his outside shot. 

Known as a strong shooter out of high school and after shooting 39% from three point range as a freshman, he was expected to be one of the players to help stretch opposing defenses to create driving lines for Syracuse guards. However, he shot only 30% this season and last made a three pointer on February 3rd at Wake Forest. 

He would, though, change his role and contribute to the offense by becoming more of a slasher who could finish at the rim. He scored in double figures in two of the last three regular season games. 

Taylor was also at the center of a fan related incident where the student section booed him during player introductions one game. Taylor handled that with class, never commenting or complaining publicly. 

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Mike McAllister
MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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