Jack Taylor (born October 12, 1990) is an American former college basketball player at Grinnell College.
He holds the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) record for most points in a single game after scoring 138 in 2012.
He also scored the NCAA's third-highest total of 109 in 2013.
Taylor played four years of basketball at Black River Falls High School in Wisconsin, where he was an All-State player and was the second-leading scorer in the school's history.
He then attended boarding school at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, where he suffered a major knee injury.
After recovering, he played one season at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.
He transferred to Grinnell to play in their high-scoring system.
After his record-setting performance, his 2012–13 season ended prematurely after he broke his arm.
He recovered to become a two-time All-Midwest Region selection over the next two seasons.