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Jersey Number 9
Layne Taylor
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Farmington, Ark.
- High School:
- Farmington HS
- Prev School:
- Central Arkansas
At Murray State
Before MSU
- Joins the Racers for the 2025-26 season from Central Arkansas.
Before MSU
- Played his freshman season at Central Arkansas in 2024-25 and was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team.
- Played in 20 games as a freshman, all starts, and led Central Arkansas in scoring at 17.4 points per game, while dishing out 73 assists against only 33 turnovers.
- Led the team with 64 3-point baskets and was an 89 percent shooter from the free throw line.
- With six games of scoring 20 or more points, Taylor had a two-game run that included 27 and 29 points against Bellarmine and Eastern Kentucky.
- Added 10 assists in the EKU game to mark his first career double-double.
- Played for his father, Johnny Taylor, at Farmington High School where he compiled more than 450 wins and a pair of Arkansas State Championships.
- Taylor became the No. 3 all-time scorer in Arkansas high school history with 3,372 points.
- As a senior in 2023-24, he was the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Preps Player of the Year.
- Helped Farmington to a record of 124-12 in his four seasons and was a four-time All-State selection.
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Casey Brockman
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Danny Alfeldt
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Alexa Becker
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Ivan Roe
Tuesday, January 20
