Taylor Hendricks
#25PositionF
Weight210 lbs
Height6-9
ClassFreshman
HometownFort Lauderdale, Fla.
FRESHMAN (2022-23)
- Was named a unanimous selection to the American Athletic Conference's All-Freshman Team
- Was named to the American Athletic Conference's Second Team All-Conference
- Won an American Athletic Conference record nine Rookie of the Week honors, including a conference record four straight from 11/21-12/12
- Was named to The American's weekly honor roll after his first week of playing collegiate basketball (11/14)
- Was named a Kyle Macy Award Finalist
- Was named Baha Mar Hoops MVP and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team
- Started all 34 of UCF's games, one of two Knights to do so on the 2022-23 roster
- Played in 1,179 minutes, the second-most in a single season in program history
- Led the team in scoring, averaging 15.1 points per game (515 total points) and also in rebounding, averaging 7.0 boards per contest (237 total rebounds, 80 offensive)
- Led the team in field goal percentage with a 47.8% clip (184-for-385)
- Led the team in three-point percentage with a 39.4% mark (61-for-155) among eligible players
- Was a 78.2% free throw shooter (86-for-110)
- Led the team and American Athletic Conference in blocks with 59, a mark that saw him finish the season tied for seventh most in a single season at UCF
- His conference leading 59 blocks had him ranked 39th in the nation in total blocks and 42nd in blocks per game (1.74)
- Finished the year at No. 10 in UCF's career three-point field goal percentage list, making 39.4% of his threes
- Was the only player in the NCAA to hit 60 or more three pointers, 55 or more blocks and have 35 or more dunks on the year
- Tallied two double-doubles in his first four collegiate games (vs. Florida State, 11/11; vs. Oklahoma State, 11/18)
- Recorded a total of five double-doubles throughout the season (vs. Florida State, 11/11; vs. Oklahoma State, 11/18; vs. Stetson, 12/21; at Tulane, 1/14; vs. ECU, 3/5)
- Scored 23 points in his collegiate debut vs. UNC Asheville on 11/7 and followed that performance up with a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double the next game against Florida State.
- Tied his then career high of 23 points with another 23-point night at Wichita State (2/8)
- Set a new career high of 25 points at Tulsa (2/26) and then tied it with another 25-point performance at home against ECU (3/5)
- Scored double-digit points in 28 of UCF's 34 games, including 21 games scoring 15 or more points
- Scored 20 points or more six times throughout the season
- Had 13 straight games with a block, which was two shy of Tacko Fall's 15-straight games with a block streak, which was achieved to end the 2015-16 season. Fall's streak continued into the next year, finishing with 29 straight games with a block.
- Achieved a career-high 12 rebounds twice (vs. Florida State, 11/11; vs. Oklahoma State, 11/18)
- Recorded a career-high five assists against Stetson (12/21)
- Recorded a career-high three steals vs. South Florida (2/22)
- Swatted a career-high four blocks twice (vs. Oklahoma State, 11/18, vs. Houston, 1/25)
- Made a career-high 10 field goals twice (vs. UNC Asheville, 11/7; at Tulsa, 2/26)
- Attempted a career-high 20 field goals vs. Stetson (12/21)
- Made a career-high four three pointers twice (vs. Samford, 12/4; at Cincinnati, 2/4)
- Attempted a career-high 10 three pointers vs. Santa Clara (11/20)
- Averaged 11.5 points and 8.5 rebounds during the team's postseason run at the American Athletic Conference Championship and NIT
- Scored 17 points, tallied eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals in UCF's NIT First Round victory at Florida (3/15)
- Declared for the NBA draft on March 22, 2023
HIGH SCHOOL
- ESPN, 4 Star, 54th in the nation, 11th in Florida, 13th power forward
- Rivals, 4 Star, 87th in the nation, 10th power forward
- 247, 4 Star, 119th in the nation, 20th in Florida, 23 power forward
- Offers from Florida, Florida State, Miami, LSU, Iowa State among others
- Played for Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Led Calvary Christian to two Florida 3A state championship as a junior and senior in 2020-21 and 2021-22
- Averaged 15.1 points and 8.2 rebounds as senior in 2021-22
- Averaged 14.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game as a junior
- 2022 City of Palms first-team all-conference selection and defensive MVP
- McDonald’s All-America nominee
- Selected Boys Basketball Player of the Year by both Miami Herald and Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
- Named to Broward County Fab 5
- Named Broward 5A-1A player of the year for 2021-22
- Played for coach Cilk McSweeney
PERSONAL
- Majoring in Kinesiology
- Son of Danielle Hendricks
- Has two brothers—Tyler (also a freshman on 2022-23 UCF roster) and Jamal Jones
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Men's Hoops Lands Transfer Ibrahima Diallo
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Taylor Hendricks Declares for 2023 NBA Draft
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Men's Hoops' Season Ends in NIT Second Round
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Men's Hoops Set for NIT Second Round at Oregon
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Men's Hoops Beats Florida 67-49, Advance to Second Round of NIT
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Postgame Press Conference - NIT First Round at Florida
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Men's Hoops Set for First Round of NIT Action at Florida
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Men's Hoops Falls to Memphis 81-76 in AAC Quarterfinals
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Postgame Press Conference - AAC First Round
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Hendricks Named a 2023 Kyle Macy Award Finalist
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Men's Hoops Draws Memphis in Quarterfinal Matchup
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Men's Hoops Erases 13-Point Deficit, Tops SMU 76-70
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Men's Hoops Set for AAC Tournament Run
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Hendricks Honored with Ninth AAC Rookie of the Week Nod
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UCF Rolls Over ECU Thanks to Early Spurt
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Men's Hoops Set to Host ECU in Regular-Season Finale
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Knights Drop Gut Wrenching, Last Second Loss at Temple
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Men's Hoops Visits Temple for Final Road Game of Regular Season
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Hendricks Earns Eighth AAC Rookie of the Week Honor
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Hendricks' Career Night Leads Men's Hoops Past Tulsa
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UCF Misses Chance for Final Running Over the Bulls
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Men's Hoops Set for Final War On I-4 in The American
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Hard-Luck Knights Fall Again on Late-Game Play
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Men's Hoops Returns Home to Host Cincinnati
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Men's Hoops Drops Heartbreaker 64-63 in Memphis
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Men's Hoops Set to Visit Memphis
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Hendricks Earns Record Seventh AAC Rookie of the Week Honor
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‘Nauts Launch Their Way Past Tulsa
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Men's Hoops Set to Host Tulsa for Space Game
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Men's Hoops Wins in Wichita for First Time, 72-67
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Men's Hoops Visits Wichita State on Wednesday
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Men's Hoops Falls Short of Comeback in Cincinnati
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Knights Drop 77-70 Overtime Heartbreaker to Temple
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Men's Hoops Set to Host Temple
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Horton Scores 1,000th Career Point in Knights' Loss to Houston
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Men's Hoops Set to Host No. 3 Houston
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Men's Hoops Falls at South Florida
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Men's Hoops Set for War On I-4 in Tampa
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Hendricks Earns Sixth AAC Rookie of the Week Honor
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Men's Hoops Drops Road Contest at Tulane
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Men’s Basketball Outlasts Memphis in 2OT Thriller
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Men's Hoops Set for Clash with Memphis
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Five Knights Reach Double Digits in 85-53 Win Over SMU
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Men's Hoops Hosts SMU in Return to Orlando
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Kelly's 30 Points Lead UCF past ECU 64-61
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Men's Hoops to Face ECU in Greenville
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Hendricks Earns Fifth AAC Rookie of the Week Nod
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Men's Hoops Edged by No. 3 Houston 71-65
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Men's Hoops Visits No. 3 Houston for New Year's Eve Clash
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Men’s Hoops Edges Wichita State in Conference Opener
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Men's Hoops Set to Open Conference Play
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Knights Top Hatters 73-58 to Finish Non-Conference Play
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UCF Edged by Missouri Buzzer-Beater
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Men's Hoops Prepped for Orange Bowl Classic Against Missouri
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Men's Hoops Earn Statement Road Win at Ole Miss
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Men's Hoops Readies for First True Road Game at Ole Miss
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Hendricks Earns Record Fourth Straight AAC Rookie of the Week
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Post-Game Press Conference - vs. Tarleton
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Men's Hoops Hosts Tarleton on Sunday
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Hendricks Earns Third Straight Rookie of the Week Honor
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Men's Hoops Outlasts Samford 80-77 in OT
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Post-Game Press Conference - vs. Samford
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ESPN Recap: UCF 80, Samford 77 (F/OT)
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