Ohio is recruiting 6'7" forward prospect Steve Taylor from Chicago, IL. Taylor, a 2012 prospect, is ranked the 26th best prospect at his position by Rivals, and overall the 102nd best recruit in the 2012 class.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Steve-Taylor-117218
Taylor will be visiting Athens this weekend, along with his HS teammate, 2013 SG recruit Kendrick Nunn, per Twitter:
http://twitter.com/cavwalsh/status/25176090894
Taylor, considered by some to be the #1 2012 recruit in the state of Illinois, visited U. of Illinois last weekend. Other schools involved in his recruitment include
SIU, DePaul, Northwestern, New Mexico, Dayton, Iowa, Detroit, and TCU.
http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/stevetaylorui.html
The Chicago Sun-Times offers the following scouting report:
He's currently an undersized 4-man right now, likely a face-up 4-man at the next level, with a soft shooting touch that extends -- but is not yet quite consistent -- out to the three-point line. While he's not a bouncy, superior athlete, he does look the part with his length and basketball build. But Taylor is still figuring it all out--how to use his body, how to impact a game in different ways, how hard he needs to work, how to play with energy for more than just stretches at a time. He has one thing going for him in that he's a terrific kid. And if he does pop a couple of inches and becomes a 6-9 skilled face-up 4-man, then look out.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/2010/09/illinois_spot-lite_on_steve_ta_1.html
If we manage to land this Steve Taylor, I can only imagine the hijinks that would have ensued if Warren Swain were still announcing our games when Steve Taylor was on the court alongside Stevie Taylor...