WITH the trust and confidence given to him by Magnolia coach Koy Banal, Chester Taylor has responded well and the big games recently earned him the PBL Player of the Week award.

Taylor, a role player who has stayed in the shadows of University of Sto. Tomas teammates Jervy Cruz and Dylan Ababou, came up with the goods for his squad recently, scoring 18 points in only 13 minutes in Magnolia’s 91-79 win over the Burger King Stunners in the PBL PG Flex Linoleum Cup last Thursday.

The 6-foot-6 center edged out Cruz, now playing for Hapee Toothpaste, Harbour Centre’s Rico Maierhofer and Ababou – his Magnolia teammate – for the weekly honors given by the PBL Press Corps.

Taylor is the second player from Magnolia to win the award after Ababou took the opening week honor. Magnolia now has four wins in five games.

He highlighted his performance by shooting 3-of-4 from way beyond the 3-point arc – all of them in the first half which the Magnolia Wizards used as launching pad to post their second straight lopsided win.

Taylor just scored five points in the team’s 86-73 win over Hapee Toothpaste two days earlier, but his presence in the middle intimidated the Complete Protectors from venturing into the shaded lane.