Top Missouri Basketball Prospect Narrows Colleges to Six

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Dana Becker
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Ethan Taylor, a native of Shawnee, Kansas who will be a senior at Link Academy in Missouri this year, has revealed his Top-6 colleges. Taylor, a 7-footer who is regarded as a Top 25 overall recruit, told Rivals of his schools.

He will be deciding between Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Oklahoma and Oregon to continue his basketball career at. Taylor effectively eliminated schools such as Missouri, Purdue, Kansas State, Iowa, Houston, Creighton, Baylor, Texas, Florida State and Virginia with his decision, as all of those programs had also offered him.

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Taylor will begin his visits in early September with a trip out to Eugene to see the Oregon campus. From there, he will make stops at Oklahoma, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan State and conclude in mid-October in Kentucky.

Prior to joining Link Academy, Taylor played at Shawnee Mission Northwest in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. His 7-foot-3 wingspan makes him an effective rim-protector and shot-blocker as he continues to grow into his body.

Taylor helped lead Shawnee Mission Northwest to the Class 6A state basketball championship in 2024 with a perfect 25-0 record. They followed that up with a second consecutive title this past winter, as Taylor scored 19 points with 15 rebounds and six assists in the finals after missing time with a thumb injury.

According to Rivals, he is the No. 24 overall player in the Class of 2026, and the second-best center prospect. 

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