2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

13 Justin Taphorn

  • Class Junior
  • Position G
  • Hometown Pekin, Ill.
  • High School Pekin High School
  • Height 6-5
  • Instagram justintaphorn
  • Twitter Justin_taphorn

Biography

FOR NIL OPPORTUNITIES:
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SOPHOMORE (2021-22): Played in 5 games ... Played a season-high 3 minutes vs. South Dakota (11/7).

FRESHMAN (2020-21): Played in 7 games as a true freshman ... Played 4 minutes vs. #23 Louisville (12/19).

HIGH SCHOOL: His senior season at Pekin High School, averaged 10.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game to earn second-team All-Mid-Illini selection and help the Dragons finish second in the conference ... As a junior, helped the Dragons win a Class 3A regional championship and individually made it to the state finals in the Class 3A IHSA 3-Point Shootout ... Played in 72 career games for Pekin, earning four varsity letters and serving as a team captain his senior season ... Was also a three-year letterwinner in golf for Pekin, competing twice in the state tournament and playing a key role in the Dragons winning the Mid-Illini championship and Dragon Invitational

PERSONAL: Justin comes from an athletic family, as his father, Pat, played at UW-Green Bay, his older brother, Nathan, was a scholarship forward at Northwestern (2013-17), and his twin sister, Jenna, plays volleyball at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ... studying kinesiology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2020-21Freshman

    G
    6'5" 198 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2021-22Sophomore

    G
    6'5" 208 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2022-23Junior

    G
    6'5" 215 lbs
    13