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This fall marks the beginning of Taylor’s 4th year of professional basketball. After a very successful season, Taylor returns to the great city of Alicante, Spain. The team, Lucentum Baloncesto Alicante, finished near the top of their league last year, and hopes to make it a championship this year! Lucentum has some of the best fans in Spain and Taylor, one of the only returning players, embraces the challenge and looks forward to a successful season. Of course being right on the Mediterranean Sea, in a city named for its costa blanca or “white coast” beaches and known for its rich history and cuisine doesn’t hurt either. Be sure to follow along with Taylor’s season on the schedule page and check out his blog at http://taylorcoppenrath.blogspot.com.
College:
A finalist for many NCAA individual awards - including the John Wooden Award, Taylor Coppenrath led the University of Vermont to an unprecedented senior season, capped off by a legendary upset of Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament. He finished second all-time in scoring at UVM and third in conference history with 2,452 points. The three-time America East Player of The Year finished second in the NCAA in scoring with a 25.1 points per game average. Taylor signed on to play in one of Europe's top leagues with the legendary AEK Basketball Club last year and is currently playing with Angelico Biella in Italy.
America East Player of the Year and All-Conference
First Team. Named America East Championship Most
Outstanding Player after scoring 37 points in
championship victory over Northeastern. Scored
16 points to help Vermont top Syracuse in the
NCAA First Round, the first NCAA win in school
history. Named Associated Press All-America honorable
mention for the third straight season. Led America
East and ranked second in the nation in scoring
(25.1 ppg). Set UVM single-season record with
777 points, and his 25.1 ppg scoring average ranked
second all-time. Scored 30-plus points 10 times
on the season.
America East Player of the Year
and All-Conference First Team selection. Named
Most Outstanding Player of the America East Championship
after exploding for 43 points against Maine in
the title game, a league postseason record. Led
America East and finished fifth in the nation
in scoring (24.1 ppg). Broke a 62-year-old school
record—and tied the conference mark—for field
goals in a game on 18-of-23 shooting vs. Northeastern,
en route to 41 points. Missed seven games with
a wrist injury.
America East Player of the Year, the fourth sophomore
to earn the award in league history. Named to
the America East All-Conference First Team and
All-Championship Team. Led America East in scoring
(20.1 ppg) and finished eighth in rebounds (187).
Scored 20-plus points 13 times and had 25 or more
points 10 times on the season. Missed three games
in December due to pneumonia.
America East Rookie of the Year and All-Conference
Second Team selection. Led the league in free
throws made (141) and finished third in scoring
(16.6 ppg), sixth in rebounds (202), third in
blocks (35), and fifth in field goal percentage
(.497) and free throw percentage (.806).
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About
Taylor 
Junior
(2003-04):