Taylor Hendricks Season 2022-23

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