Baseline to Baseline: Sterling Taplin

Junior guard Sterling Taplin has emerged as a team-leader this season for head coach Frank Haith's squad. The East Amherst, N.Y., native has started 29 games and he is second on the team in scoring at 11.7 ppg, which ranks 23rd in the American Athletic Conference. Taplin, who averaged 11.5 ppg during league action, also ranks fifth in the conference at 4.4 assists per game.

He has set career highs this season in field goals (122), 3-pointers (38), points (340), rebounds (108) and assists (128) and he has climbed to No. 19 on the program's all-time assists charts with 271 in his three seasons. In all, Taplin has played in 90 games with 63 starts and he has scored in double-figures 34 times.

For his career, he is averaging 7.9 points, 2.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game in a Golden Hurricane uniform.

A Closer Look at Sterling Taplin

Full Name: Sterling Eric Taplin
Birthday: Dec. 21, 1995
Parents: Glenn and Cheryl Taplin
Person That I Most Admire: My dad because of all that he has accomplished.
People Who Have Influenced Me the Most: My parents
Favorite Movie: Now You See Me
Favorite TV Show: "Real Husbands of Hollywood"
Favorite NBA Player: Dwyane Wade
Most Memorable Place I've Been: Virgin Islands
The Best Thing About Being A College Athlete Is: Traveling to many different places
In My Spare Time I: Play 2K

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Baseline to Baseline: Sterling Taplin

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