St. John’s transfer Glenn Taylor Jr. reportedly receives interest from Oklahoma State

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It’s been a while since news came out about the Cowboys’ last three available scholarships, but Steve Lutz and his team are still working on it.

Oklahoma State has reportedly shown interest in Glenn Taylor Jr., who transferred from St. John’s, according to Jon Rothstein. If that name sounds familiar, Mike Boynton and Co. reportedly had their eye on Taylor last offseason, but Taylor ended up transferring from Oregon State to St. John’s. Taylor, a Las Vegas native, was listed by the Red Storm last season at 6’6″ and 200 pounds.

Last season, he averaged 4.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He previously averaged 11.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a sophomore at Oregon State. Although his per-game stats slipped in Queens, he shot a career-high 42% from 3-point range on 59 attempts at St. John’s. For comparison, that’s about as many attempts as Eric Dailey Jr. had last season.

Taylor scored 17 points in a game against Butler in February. He made 5 of 7 three-pointers that day. His previous career high is a 28-point game against Cal when he was a sophomore at Oregon State. In that game, he made 15 of 16 free throws. His career percentage is 78%.

Taylor initially committed to Grand Canyon through the portal, but resumed his recruitment earlier this month. Rothstein has since reported that Taylor planned to visit Memphis and that Ohio State was also interested.

Taylor was a member of the 2021 recruiting class. He was the No. 195 player in the cyclical 247Sports Composite rankings and chose Oregon State over offers from USC, UNLV, Nevada and others.

OSU has three open scholarships in the midst of a portal-heavy offseason. New coach Steve Lutz added seven players from the portal after only three players remained from Boynton’s final squad in Stillwater.