As a freshman during the 1984–85 season, he was a key component in leading the Purple Knights to the New England Collegiate Conference Championship and an NCAA Regional appearance.
He became only the seventh all-time Bridgeport men's basketball player to be selected as an NABC All-American,[3][4] earning third team honors for 1986–87.
[5] As of 2011, Taylor ranked second all-time in career points (2,170) and was still one of only three Bridgeport players to eclipse the 2,000 career-point plateau.
As of November 2020, he is the only Hawks player ever to score 50 points in a game when he posted 54 against the Eastside Spectres in May 1990 on 22-from-29 shooting from the field and 13 rebounds.
He was named the Hawks' Club MVP in each of his three seasons and his career shooting percentage from the field of 65.2% remains the best in NBL history by any player.