BRF grad Jack Taylor sets NCAA record with 138 points in a game

LaCrosseTribune ^ | 21 Nov 2012 | John Casper Jr.

[shove_it]

The goal was to get Jack Taylor out of a shooting slump. He did that. Then he went out and scored the most points ever in a college basketball game.

Taylor, a Black River Falls High School graduate, is about to get his 15 minutes of national fame after scoring an NCAA-record 138 points for Grinnell College in a 179-104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible College on Tuesday night in Grinnell, Iowa...

The previous NCAA record was held by Clarence “Bevo” Francis, who scored 113 points in a 1954 game for Division II Rio Grande....

[shove_it]

Bevo Francis was quite a phenom at 6'9" back in the early 1950s. My Dad took me to see him play Hillsdale College where he set the record that stood for 58 years until this young man demolished it.

[Arrowhead1952]

OMG!! He is aa white guy. Ban him from the ncaa forever!!

[stickywillie]

too bad he wasn’t wearin’ a pair of black Chuck Taylor AllStars

[Uncle Chip]

I watched him on the news tonite. These were not dunks and layups like Wilt had in his 100 point game. These were jump shots, set shots, etc. He was being guarded tight and sometimes had two men on him. Swish swish swish. This was an amazing performance with an array of shots.

I hope the coach turns him loose the next game as well.

[Ron C.]

Here's more headlined as, "Even pros in awe of 138-pt game by 'Sir Jack'"

So the kid has a new name now...

[Ron C.]

[WillVoteForFood]

It was a ridiculous, unwatchable game. The announcer said two things early in the game that said this was a farce. First, he essentially stated the game was scheduled for the purpose of setting records. Second, they specifically talked about a planned set of minutes Taylor would get in before being substituted, indicating Taylor would be the guy the coach would use to set a record against a terrible basketball team.

The opponent is not NCAA Div 1, 2, or 3 and not even NAIA. The team is a Div 2 team in some religious based assocation and total enrollment at the school is a little over 300 students. For Faith Baptist, the game was an exhibition game, but for Grinnell, they counted it as a regular season game.

I put this abomination of a game in the same category as when the UConn women’s team arranged for an injured player to be allowed to score the first basket of the game so she could set a school career scoring record. Not something to be celebrated by any stretch.

[Blood of Tyrants]

And make sure he never gets to the NBA.

[Rebelbase]

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hRAweYATIY

The guy was draining them from the 3 point line.

[PGalt]

WOW! HOORAY Jack Taylor!

[Arrowhead1952]

And make sure he never gets to the NBA.

Yup, he'd give the Jason Kidd fans a run for the money. I watched a clip of his 3 point shots and he was unbelievable.

[Herodes]

A little perspective on Jack Taylor’s performance:

He made 52 of 108 from the field (48%). Of those, he was 27 - 71 from the 3 point line (38%) and was 7 - 10 from the free throw line.

David Larsen...playing for the losing team, scored 70 points. He was 33 - 44 from the field (75%). With 3 free throws.

The old record of 113 points was held by Bevo Francis.

In his game he was: 38 - 46 from the field (82%) and 37 -39 from the free throw line. (No 3 pointers in his day). Oh, Bevo also pulled down 24 rebounds in that game.

I guess if you are going to take 108 shots in a game (more than double what Bevo had), you are probably going to set a record.

[Alaska Wolf]

It was a ridiculous, unwatchable game.

Without being guarded, few NBA players could hit the percentage of 3 pointers Taylor made in the same amount of time. What he did is absolutely amazing.

[freefdny]

27 for 71 from 3 pt range he was really draining them. Just for laughs try it against a team in your own division or maybe even schedule an exhibition game against a higher level team like the Baptist school did. But that probably won’t happen. The coach is lining up a kindergarten team for his next big show.

[Herodes]

Do your homework sir. The top 40 in the NBA (as of this evening)rank as follows:

#1: 58% of 3 pointers made

#40: 40% of 3 pointers made

Jack Taylor making 38% of his 3 pointers is NOT a good percentage. If you throw up enough prayers, some will be answered.

[Alaska Wolf]

Do your homework sir.

You totally ignored the time element. Why?

[shove_it]

"The old record of 113 points was held by Bevo Francis. In his game he was: 38 - 46 from the field (82%) and 37 -39 from the free throw line. (No 3 pointers in his day). Oh, Bevo also pulled down 24 rebounds in that game."

Good point. Back in those days, there was no three point line; the coach would tear you a new one for taking a long shot like that. All Bevo's shots were lay ups, dunks, short jump shots or hooks. He was a dominating offensive and defensive player.

[G Larry]

BALL HOG!

30% shooting?
104 shots?

This is embarrassing!

[driftless2]

I’ve looked at film footage of Francis (the little of it that exists), and he looks like he’d be formidable today.

[driftless2]

"few NBA players"

You're absolutely wrong. For instance, Jimmer Fredette can hit 80 out of 100 shots from the NBA 3-point line. Did you see Kevin Durant during the Olympics? Durant would probably have made about 80% his 3-pointers from the college distance. Many pro players, here and in Europe (Juan Carlos Navarro etal) could easily outdo what this kid did. He couldn't even play for a division 3 school UW-La Crosse (my old college), so he transferred to Grinnell just to be able to play. The whole thing was a farce of gigantic proportions. Also, in 1954 Frank Selvy of Furman scored 100 points in a game with no three ball. Selvy went on to play in the NBA and was a far superior player to Taylor.