IRVING, Texas – Ryan Taylor of Marshall picked up another award with the release on Tuesday of the 2017 Conference USA Men’s Basketball Specialty Awards. Taylor, a senior from Indianapolis, Ind., was named to the All-C-USA Defensive team. Other members of the All-Defensive team include William Lee of UAB, the league’s Defensive player of the Year and the only repeat selection on the All-Defensive Team.
Others on the defensive team include Reggie Upshaw Jr. of Middle Tennessee and Denzell Taylor of Old Dominion. Louisiana Tech junior Jacobi Boykins, an all-conference third team selection who led the team in steals, rounds out the squad.