2014-15: Became Dominican's all-time leading scorer in Division II era in win over NDNU on Feb. 10… Became first Dominican player in Division II history to score 1,000 career points in Feb. 14 victory over HNU…
Named PacWest Defender of the Year and to All-PacWest Second Team…
Named PacWest Player of the Week for week of Jan. 19-25… His 18 rebounds vs. Chaminade on Jan. 22 set a single-game program record in the Division II era… Named to Penguin Preseason Conference Challenge All-Tournament Team Nov. 14-15… Taplin was seventh in the PacWest in rebounding (7.2 rpg) and fourth in defensive board (158).… Was third in the PacWest in scoring (16.9 ppg), sixth in field goal percentage (.495), and second in minutes played (35.3 mpg)… Recorded three double-doubles… Finishes his career with 1,086 points, having become the first Dominican player to reach the 1,000-point plateau in the DII era… Also holds the records for rebounds (458), free throws made (258), games started (67), and minutes (2,517)… 472 points, 161 field goals made, 113 free throws made, and 202 rebounds in 989 minutes this season alone set program single-season records in the DII era.
2013–14: Named All-PacWest Honorable Mention for second straight season… Named to PacWest Championships All-Tournament Team… Named PacWest Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 11-17… Named to PacWest Final Five for the week of Dec. 9-15… Named to PacWest/CCAA Challenge All-Tournament Team from Nov. 8-9… Named Ron Logsdon Classic Tournament MVP from Nov. 15-16… Named to PacWest Final Five for week of Nov. 8-10.
2012–13: Named All-PacWest Honorable Mention… Named to PacWest Fantastic 15 for weeks of Dec. 10, Jan. 28… Led PacWest in free throw percentage (.848, 56-of-66)… Appeared in 26 games, started 10… Averaged 7.7 points/game and 3.4 rebounds/game… Went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line on Jan. 9, 2013 at HPU… Scored a career-high 24 points vs. FPU on Jan. 29, 2013… Grabbed a career-high nine rebound vs. BYUH on Jan. 14, 2013.
Previous: Transferred from NCAA Division I UC Riverside, where he played five games as a freshman… Scored more than 1,000 points in his four-year varsity career at Oakland High… As a high school senior was named first team All-Oakland Athletic League, averaging 15.2 points and 4.3 rebounds a game… Scored a career-high 34 point outburst against Oakland Tech.
