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Sheldon F. Taylor

  • Class
  • Induction
    2006
  • Sport(s)

Class of 2001
Sport: Basketball
Jersey: #42 

Athletic Accomplishments:

Sheldon was the first St. Mary’s men’sbasketball player to receive all-American honors, having beenselected to the NCAA Division III Honorable Mention team as asenior. He was also the first basketball player, male or female, inthirty-five years, to be named Capital Athletic Conference (CAC)Player of the Year. He ended his collegiate career with a schoolrecord of 571 field goals and single season record for rebounds(255) set during the 1999-00 season. He is still listed in schoolrecords for career points (1454) and rebounds (809).

Career Highlights:

As a sophomore, Sheldon was named second team All-CAC. In hisjunior year, he was named second team All-CAC for second year. Heset the school record for rebounds in a season (255). He was CACrebounding champion, with 10.2 rebounds/game. He scored his career1,000th point and finished 4th in CAC for scoring. As a senior hewas co-captain and a CAC rebounding champ for the secondconsecutive year, with 9.7 rebounds per game. He was named firstteam CAC and led the team to best record in 28 years (18-8). Hehelped the team equal its highest league finish at second place andset school record for most straight wins (8), most CAC wins (10)and 1st NCAA ranking ever. Sheldon ended his collegiate career asthe College’s #2 for all time scoring (1454 pts); rebounding(809); and steals (157). He finished 4th in CAC in scoring; 3rd inCAC in steals; and 6th in CAC for blocked shots. He was also namedto the National Associa­tion of Basketball Coaches (NABC)second team, All-Mid Atlantic Region. Shelton was named St.Mary’s Male Athlete of the Year and was the first maleAll-American at St Mary’s in a sport other than sailing orlacrosse. He set a school career mark for field goals (571).

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