Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Penn on February 21, 2025 , Loss , 75, to, 88
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2018-19 M Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Taurus Samuels
- Class:
- First-Year
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Hometown:
- Oceanside, Calif.
- High School:
- Vista
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
| Career Highs | ||
| Points | 23 at Georgetown, 11/13/21 | |
| Field Goals | 9 at Boston University, 12/14/19 | |
| FG Attempts | 18 at Boston University, 12/14/19 | |
| Three-Pointers | 6 at Georgetown, 11/13/21 | |
| 3FG Attempts | 10 at Georgetown, 11/13/21 | |
| Free Throws | 7 twice, last at Stanford, 12/16/21 | |
| FT Attempts | 8 three times last at Yale, 2/4/22 | |
| Off. Rebounds | 2 twice, last vs. Harvard, 1/25/20 | |
| Def. Rebounds | 6 twice, last at Stanford, 12/16/21 | |
| Rebounds | 7 vs. Bryant, 12/21/19 | |
| Assists | 5 twice, last at California, 12/19/21 | |
| Turnovers | 4 twice, last vs. Columbia, 2/14/20 | |
| Blocks | 1 nine times, last at Harvard, 3/5/22 | |
| Steals | 4 at FGCU, 12/4/21 | |
| Minutes | 40 at Stanford, 12/16/21 | |
Alvin F. “Doggie” Julian Award (2018-19 team award)
Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Jan. 14, 2019)
SENIOR (2021-22) | Game-by-Game Stats
Recipient of the team’s John Di Iorio Award for hustle, drive and determination … turnover ratio of just over 2.0 was best on the Big Green … second on the team with 30 3-pointers, third in free throws made (42), assists (40) and minutes played … posted career highs of 23 points and six 3-pointers in the 69-60 win at Georgetown … scored or assisted on 12 of the 14 points in overtime to help the Big Green defeat Bryant, finishing with 13 points and a career-high five assists … stole the ball a career-best four times at FGCU … nearly carried Dartmouth to an upset win at Stanford, scoring 15 of his 22 points after halftime … dished out five more helpers at California to match a personal best … scored in double figures in six Ivy League games, five against teams above the Big Green in the standings … snapped a scoring slump with 16 points on 4-of-6 from the perimeter against Princeton on Jan. 22 … scored 12 points against Cornell on Feb. 18, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the final three minutes to turn a two-point deficit into a four-point lead en route to a 71-59 victory … hit double digits in each of the last three games, including 15 in wins over Penn and Harvard.
JUNIOR (2020-21)
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20) | Game-by-Game Stats
Started 28 of the 29 games and was second on the team in assists (60) and fourth in scoring (8.4 ppg) … also third with 19 steals and second in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.54) … dished out at least one helper in all but one game … scored 16 points in the 68-63 win at Buffalo, including six straight in the final 1:12 to secure the win … produced seven points in each of the three games of the River Hawk Invitational while handing out a total of eight assists …matched a career high with four triples in five attempts while leading the Green with 14 points in the blowout win over Thomas College … came off the bench at Bowling Green for the only time all season and scored 15 points, all in the second half … recorded first career 20-point game at Boston University with 22, 10 of which came in the final 90 seconds as Dartmouth nearly came back from 11 points down in the two-point loss … set career high with seven rebounds against Bryant while adding 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting … led the Big Green with 18 points in the home loss to Harvard … took care of the ball particularly well down the stretch with 18 assists and only five turnovers in the final seven games … recorded seven points, six rebounds and four assists without a miscue in the 75-53 triumph over Cornell … tallied nine points in just 20 minutes to help Dartmouth win at Columbia, 76-57.
FRESHMAN (2018-19) | Game-by-Game Stats
Chosen as the team’s Doggie Julian Award winner for spirit and enthusiasm … played in all 30 games in rookie campaign, debuting in the opener by playing 17 minutes with two points, two assists and two assists in a 114-39 win over Newbury College … first start came a week later with his first 3-pointer and four rebounds … produced 10 points with two triples in 15 minutes at San Francisco … splashed a trio of trifectas against Marist in Ireland while scoring 11 points … added 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting against Quinnipiac … started Ivy play with six points on 2-of-2 from the floor and the line, plus dished out three assists in an 81-63 win over Harvard, earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors … tallied a season-high 13 points two weeks later on the return trip with a personal-best four 3-pointers … perfect from the floor versus Cornell with four field goals, two from distance, for 10 points … matched season high with three helpers against Princeton while scoring six points.
HIGH SCHOOL
Captained Vista High School to a 23-9 record as a senior while averaging 19.6 points, 5.6 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game … All-California Interscholastic Federation, North San Diego and all-conference first-team performer … one of 30 players selected to participate in the San Diego County Hoops Report Senior All-Star Basketball Game … three-star, ESPN-rated prospect … San Diego Union Tribune Captain Scholar of the Year … participated in the Albert Schweitzer Tournament as a member of Team USA, shooting 42 percent from long range during the event.
MBB Post Game Press Conference versus Brown 3.1.25
Sunday, March 02
MBB Post Game Press Conference versus Yale 2.28.25
Saturday, March 01
MBB Post Game Press Conference vs Cornell 2.15.25
Sunday, February 16
MBB Post Game Press Conference 2.14.25
Saturday, February 15
