2011-12 Hofstra Men's Basketball Media Guide - GoHofstra.com

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School: Played
in 11 games for
Penn State as a
freshman in 2010-
11...Averaged
5.8 points, with
a high of 14
against Central
Connecticut...
High School/
Personal: Rated
the No. 87 recruit
in the country by
ESPNU...Played
his first three
seasons at Bishop
Maginn High
School in Albany,
before playing
his senior year
at State College
(Pa.) High
School...While at
Bishop Maginn,
earned conference
player of the year honors as a junior with 18.4 points per game...
lead his team to a state championship as a sophomore in 2008
by averaging 17.1 points per game...Earned third-team All-New
York State honors as a sophomore and second-team honors as a
junior...After his family moved to State College his senior year,
he averaged 20.8 points per game for the Little Lions…Born
September 28, 1991…Is one of nine children…Younger halfbrother
of Talor Battle, who scored over 2,000 career points at
Penn State from 2007-11…Was also recruited by Maryland, Pitt,
Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and Marquette.
meet the pride
Taran Buie’s Career Statistics (at Penn State)
Year G/GS FGM-FGA Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Reb. Avg. PF A TO BS S TP Avg.
10-11 11/0 25-72 .347 7-12 .583 22 2.0 12 9 9 0 3 64 5.8
3-point FG: 10-11: 7-28 (.250)
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