Taylor Olson is making the game of basketball look too easy.

Points, assists, steals, rebounds. Inside, outside. Left hand, right hand. You name, and the 6-foot-1 senior is doing it for the undefeated Jefferson J-Hawks.

Olson performed more of his magic Saturday night with 24 points, 7 steals, 5 rebounds and 4 assists as the J-Hawks squashed Marion, 63-26, at Jefferson.

"It's fun out there. It's real fun," Olson said after the J-Hawks raised their record to 4-0. "I love this game and I love playing with this team."

It was Jarrod Uthoff's team last year. Now Olson has become the main man for the J-Hawks and he's flourishing as a point guard who can fill up a boxscore.

"I think the highest compliment I can give a player -- he makes everybody else on the court better. And that is definitely Taylor Olson," said Jefferson Coach Stu Ordman. "He's very special that way."

Olson is averaging 22 points, 5.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 steals and shooting 58.1 percent. Jefferson has won three of its games by 23, 37 and 41 points, so Olson has posted big numbers despite early exits from games.

Olson retired for good Saturday night with 6 minutes, 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter. At the time, he had personally outscored Marion 24-23.

Olson played in Uthoff's shadow last season, but he also played the second half of the year with a torn muscle in his back. He missed three weeks and operated at about 70 to 75 percent when he returned.

Ordman said Olson played with courage last year. Now he's playing at full strength and playing extremely well.

"He's a student of the game. And he's very coachable," Ordman said. "He's finding the weaknesses on other teams and exploiting them and taking some pride in his defense."

Ordman enjoyed working with Uthoff last season, because the 6-foot-8 prep All-American was always working to improve.

"The same thing with Taylor," said Ordman. "He's a high-character guy and he'll be open to suggestions. He's real good about that. He's a special person."

Olson showed he's also a good brother Saturday. There was a point midway through the third quarter when Jacob Olson, a sophomore, was waiting at the scorer's table to come into the game for his big brother. Taylor Olson came over and offered a few words of advice.

"I knew he'd be nervous. Because when I was younger on the varsity, I was obviously nervous," said Olson. "So I just tried to calm him down and tell him to be a leader.

"I told him that he's fine. He's played a million games in his life and this is just another game."

Jacob Olson got additional playing time Saturday in the backcourt because Creighton Robinson is sidelined with an injury. The younger Olson contributed to the victory with five points.

Ky Kramer hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points for the J-Hawks. Alec Saunders contributed eight points.

Brenden Landuyt led Marion (2-3) with nine points.

Olson said Division I colleges are recruiting him more aggressively now, with Coppin State, South Dakota, Florida Gulf Coast and Texas Pan-American among them. "I'd like to think it will pick up even more," he said.

"We'll just see," he said. "I'm waiting until after the season (to make a decision)."

Ordman has enjoyed watching Olson's growth as a player and hopes he finds a good spot to play in college.

"He's tougher than a two-dollar steak," said Ordman. "Some coach is going to be very lucky to have him."

MARION (26): Landuyt 3 2-2 9, Frazier 2 1-2 5, Gunderson 2 0-0 4, Cannoy 0 0-0 0, Huhndorf 0 0-0 0, Davis 1 3-3 5, McDonald 0 0-4 0, Buckley 1 0-0 3, Hedtke 0 0-0 0, Storla 0 0-0 0, Connolly 0 0-0 0, Wheeler 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 6-11 26.

JEFFERSON (63): Saunders 3 2-2 8, Kramer 4 0-0 11, T. Olson 10 4-4 24, Hemphill 1 0-0 3, Underwood 1 2-2 4, J. Olson 2 0-0 5, Goodell 2 0-0 4, Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Mueller 1 0-0 2, Eggers 0 0-0 0, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Lafler 0 0-0 0, Knox 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 8-8 63.

Halftime - Jefferson 40, Marion 18. 3-point goals - Marion 2 (Landuyt, Buckley), Jefferson 5 (Kramer 3, Hemphill, J. Olson).