Brandon Taylor (basketball)
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| No. 3 – Ningbo Rockets | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | CBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 8, 1994 Willingboro Township, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trenton Catholic Academy (Hamilton, New Jersey) |
| College | University of Utah (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Alba Fehérvár |
| 2017–2018 | Steaua Bucharest |
| 2018–2019 | Bergamo Basket 2014 |
| 2019–2020 | Le Mans Sarthe Basket |
| 2020–2021 | Pallacanestro Reggiana |
| 2021–2022 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque |
| 2022–present | Ningbo Rockets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Brandon Alexander Taylor (born August 1, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He is a 5'10" (1.78 m) tall point guard.[1]
High school
Taylor grew up in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey and played high school basketball at Trenton Catholic Academy, where The Times of Trenton, New Jersey selected him as its 2011-12 boys basketball player of the year.[2][3]
College career
Taylor played 4 years of NCAA Division I college basketball at Penn State, where he played with the Penn State Lions. In his 4-year college career, he averaged 10.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game, in 26.1 minutes per game, over 129 games played. In his senior season, 2015–16, he averaged 16.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game, in 32.3 minutes per game.[4]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Penn State | 31 | 18 | 20.2 | .349 | .286 | .688 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| 2013–14 | Penn State | 34 | 30 | 24.9 | .395 | .322 | .877 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 2014–15 | Penn State | 32 | 25 | 26.9 | .371 | .335 | .633 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.1 |
| 2015–16 | Penn State | 32 | 32 | 32.3 | .433 | .359 | .727 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 16.3 |
| Career | 129 | 105 | 26.1 | .396 | .328 | .753 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 10.0 | |
Professional career
Taylor began his pro career in Greece in 2016, with the Greek Basket League club PAOK.[5][6] On January 13, 2017, he parted ways with PAOK, after averaging 2.9 points per game in Greek League,[7] and 4.2 points per contest[8] in Champions League.[9] On February 18, 2017, Taylor signed with the Swiss team 5 Stelle Massagno, of the Swiss League.[10]
On August 7, 2017, Taylor signed with Jämtland Basket of the Basketligan.[11]
On July 2, 2019, Taylor returned to Greece and joined the Rethymno Cretan Kings. He was unexpectedly released on July 7 of the same year, due to a shoulder injury.
Personal
Taylor's cousin, Tiffany Stansbury, was also a professional basketball player, and she played in the WNBA. Taylor's uncle, Terence Stansbury, was also a professional basketball player, and he played in the NBA.[12]
References
- ^ BRANDON TAYLOR basketball profile.
- ^ "BRANDON TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
- ^ Tarr, Mary Ann. "TCA's Brandon Taylor wins Times' boys' basketball Player of the Year", The Times (Trenton), March 24, 2012. Accessed October 9, 2017. "He might have been a Golden Eagle but instead Brandon Taylor of Tabernacle chose to do his high-flying high school days at Trenton Catholic Academy in Hamilton. Taylor, who opted to attend TCA instead of his hometown Seneca High, became the Iron in the Iron Mikes’ boys’ basketball program."
- ^ Brandon Taylor Per Game.
- ^ "PAOK Thessaloniki inks rookie Brandon Taylor". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
- ^ PAOK signed Brandon Taylor.
- ^ ΤΕΪΛΟΡ Μπράντον | ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΑ (in Greek).
- ^ Brandon TAYLOR STATISTICS.
- ^ "Brandon Taylor, PAOK Thessaloniki part ways". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ^ "Sam Massagno inks Brandon Taylor". Sportando.com. February 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ "KFUM Jamtland Basket adds Brandon Taylor". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BRANDON TAYLOR PERSONAL". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
External links
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New Jersey
- Jämtland Basket players
- P.A.O.K. BC players
- Penn State Nittany Lions basketball players
- People from Tabernacle Township, New Jersey
- People from Willingboro Township, New Jersey
- Power forwards (basketball)
- SAM Basket players
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- Sportspeople from Burlington County, New Jersey
- Trenton Catholic Academy alumni