Trevecca Nazarene University

Melvin Taylor, a 1993 Trevecca Hall of Fame inductee, was a member of the TNU men's basketball team from 1979-1983. Taylor is a two-time All-Conference, All-District, and NAIA All-American and became the first Trevecca basketball player to surpass the 2,000 career point mark.

Career & Season - Statistics and Records
 
1979-80 (Freshman)
51.4% FG%
1.9 rpg
7.6 ppg

1979-80 (Sophomore)
43.1% FG%
78 assists
8.1 ppg

1980-81 (Junior)
48.2% FG%
3.5 rpg
11.4 ppg
177 assists (season record)

1981-82 (Senior)
54% FG%
14.9 ppg
3.2 rpg
133 assists (led team)
14 assists in one game (game record)
156 free throws made (season record)

All-Conference Western Division

Career Notes
419 assists (career record at time)
1,289 total point (3rd best career total at time)

Basketball 1979-83

• Two-time NAIA District 24 Player of the Week 1983
• NAIA Player of the Week February 1983
• All-Conference 1982, 83
• NAIA All-District 24 1982, 83
• NAIA District 24 MVP 1982, 83
• NAIA All-American Honorable Mention 1982
• NAIA First Team All-American 1983

  Held several Trevecca records upon graduation including

• Points - Game
• Points - Season
• Points - Career (1st TNU player over 2,000 career points)
• FT Made - Game
• FT Made - Season - also attempted
• FT Made - Career - also attempted
• FT Percentage - Season
• FT Percentage - career
• Steals - game