2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin

11 Taylor Dyson

11 Taylor Dyson

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sassafras, Victoria, Australia
  • Highschool:
    Box Hill Senior Secondary

Summary

Biography

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
  • America East Academic Honor Roll (2012-13, 2014-15)
SENIOR YEAR (2015-16)
Wrapped up his Hawks career by playing in 28 games and making 19 starts … averaged 7.3 points and 2.3 rebounds … totaled 14 steals … shot 46-for-120 (.383) from downtown … finished with game-high 17 points and snared six boards at CCSU (11/13) … hit a trio of threes and finished with 11 points at Providence (12/2) ... returned from injury to score 11 points in 20 minutes off the bench against Sacred Heart (12/14) … netted eight points, going 2-for-6 from downtown, against Yale (1/2) … had a tremendous game at UMass Lowell (1/6), going 9-for-14 from downtown for a career-high 27 points … went 7-for-10 from the field for 18 points at Binghamton (1/13) … delivered 15 points on 6-for-13 shooting at UMBC (1/21) …netted 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting against Maine (1/27) … scored nine points in 12 minutes against New Hampshire (2/20), his final career game, after suffering a season-ending foot injury.

JUNIOR YEAR (2014-15)
Game-by-Game Statistics
Logged time in all 30 games, making 23 starts … ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 8.2 points per game, a career-high … recorded double figures in scoring nine games … pulled down 2.8 rebounds … averaged a career-best in minutes with 22.5-per-game … posted the team’s top free throw percentage at 87.2-percent (41-for-47) … also turned in a team-best percentage from three-point land, converting on 36.6-percent (60-for-164) three-pointers … his 60 threes were a team- and career-high … had 18 assists, a career-best, while adding eight steals … shot 34.3-percent from the field (73-for-213) … became the third player in Hartford’s Division I era to shoot 100-percent from three-point land (minimum five attempts) against Saint Peter’s (Nov. 16) after going 5-for-5 for a team-leading 15 points … pulled down a season-best eight rebounds in the win over Emerson (Nov. 28) … matched his career-high in made three-point field goals (5) at Vermont while finishing with a season-high in scoring with 19 points (Dec. 3) … dished out a season-best two assists in a pair of games … compiled eight double figure scoring games and had five games where he finished with five or more assists … was the team’s top-scorer in five games while leading the team in rebounding on three occasions … named to the America East Academic Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2013-14)
Game-by-Game Statistics
Played in all 33 games, making 15 starts … ranked fourth in scoring with 8.1 points per game … averaged 2.4 rebounds in 18.8 minutes per game … posted personal-best numbers in steals (18) and blocks (3), adding 15 assists … drained 52 shots from long range, ranking second on the team … from three, shot 36.4 percent (52-for-143) … converted on 37.1 percent of his shots from the field (83-for-224) and 76.6 percent of his free throw attempts (49-for-64) … earned his first career start in the win at Fairfield (Nov. 13) … led the team in scoring in back-to-back outings, tallying what was then a career-high 16 points against Hofstra (Nov. 23) while recording 15 the next day against Holy Cross (Nov. 24) … against the Pride, made a career-high six field goals, including three from downtown … went 7-for-7 from the charity stripe in the Holy Cross game … had a career night in the win at Dartmouth after going 6-for-7 from the floor while knocking down all five of his three-point attempts for a personal-best 20 points (Jan. 7) … against the Big Green, became the first Hawk to go perfect from downtown (in five or more attempts) since Morgan Sabia on Jan. 5, 2011 … had the game-winning shot on a put back with 3.9 seconds left at Binghamton (Jan. 23), finishing with seven points recorded a career-high nine grabs at UMBC (Jan. 25) … snagged a career-best three steals in the win over Albany (Feb. 8) … had 11 double-figure scoring games, leading the team in eight games … topped the team in rebounding in four games and was the team’s leading shot-blocker three times … led the team in steals on five occasions.
 
FRESHMAN YEAR (2012-13)
Game-by-Game Statistics
Appeared in 14 games before missing the final 14 contests of the season with a shoulder injury … averaged 3.9 points and 0.9 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game … had six assists and five steals … made his college debut against La Salle, hitting two shots from long range for a season-high 10 points (Nov. 20)  … reached that season-best of 10 points on two other occasions against Fairleigh Dickinson (Dec. 9) and Rice (Dec. 15) … drained a pair of shots from three-point land at Fairleigh Dickinson, snagging two steals while recording his first career block … went 2-for-2 from downtown and shot 4-for-6 from the field at Rice … handed out three assists, a career-best, at Niagara (Dec. 12) … pulled down a season-high four rebounds in the home win against Binghamton (Jan. 2) … named to the America East Academic Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
 
BOX HILL SENIOR SECONDARY COLLEGE
Concluded his high school career at Box Hill Secondary College … during his four-year career, averaged 21.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game … earned the team’s most valuable player award in 2011 … played for the Knox Raiders of the South East Australian Basketball League’s (SEABL) D-League prior to arriving at Hartford … was named to the All D-League Team after averaging 17.7 points per game to go along with 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per outing … helped lead the Knox Raiders to the D-League championship … also represented his native country at the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship in 2010 where he led Australia in scoring (17.5 ppg) … led Victoria to a gold medal after netting 17.5 points per game at the U20 Australian National Championships.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 27 at UMass Lowell, 1/6/16
Rebounds: 9, at UMBC (Jan. 25, 2014)
Field Goals Made: 9 at UMass Lowell, 1/6/16
Field Goal Attempts: 17, at Vermont (Feb. 23, 2014)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 9 at UMass Lowell, 1/6/16
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 14 at UMass Lowell, 1/6/16
Free Throws Made: 8, at UMBC (Jan. 25, 2014)
Free Throw Attempts: 9, at UMBC (Jan. 25, 2014)
Assists: 3 (2x), last – at Maine (Feb. 12, 2014)
Blocks: 1 6x, Last:  at Rider, 12/30/15
Steals: 3, vs. UAlbany (Feb. 8, 2014)
Minutes: 33, at Yale (Nov. 30, 2014)
 
SUPERLATIVES
Career Double Digit Scoring Games: 30
Career 20+ Point Games: 2
Career Double Digit Rebound Games: 0
Career 5+ Assist Games: 0
Career Double Doubles: 0
Games Led Team in Scoring: 15
Games Led Team in Rebounding: 9
Games Led Team in Assists: 0
Games Led Team in Steals: 8
Games Led Team in Blocks: 6

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Historical Player Information

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    2012-13Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
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    2013-14Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
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    2014-15Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
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    2015-16Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
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