the veteran Northwestern wing who could heat up fast and stretch a defense
In the 2018-19 season, Ryan Taylor gave Northwestern a seasoned, high-usage scorer who could swing a game with perimeter shooting—he opened the year with 20 points and six threes in his Wildcat debut and finished the season at 9.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game, while also hitting 33.3% from deep and 90.2% at the line[1][4][9]. The big selling point was his shot-making gravity: he was a confident scorer from the wing with veteran poise, a quick trigger, and enough offensive versatility to fit as a plug-in bucket-getter, though he was more specialist than all-around engine[1][10].
