Senior guard Tony Taylor was picked as the Atlantic 10’s “most underrated” player by Slamonline.com, which described him as “one of the league’s toughest matchups.”

Taylor was the top-scorer for the men’s basketball team last season, when he averaged 14.8 points per game and was third in the Atlantic 10 in assists per game with 4.6, earning recognition on the all-conference second-team in March. GW’s most valuable offensive weapon, Taylor scored in double figures in all but three conference games for the Colonials, and earned the team’s most valuable player award at the end of the season.

The site also predicted that GW will finish ninth of 14 in the league, describing the hire of new head coach Mike Lonergan as a move designed to “get the Colonials back to the top of the conference.” The Colonials posted a 17-14 overall record and a 10-6 mark in Atlantic 10 play last season, good enough for a tie for fourth place in the final conference standings. GW lost in the first round of the conference tournament to 12th seeded Saint Joseph’s, the second time in two years the Colonials qualified for the league tournament before falling in the first round.