Brandon Taylor (basketball)

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Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor Penn State.jpg
Personal information
Born (1994-08-01) August 1, 1994 (age 30)
Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
High school Trenton Catholic Academy
(Hamilton, New Jersey)
College Penn State (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–2019
Position Power forward / small forward
Career history
2016–2017 PAOK
2017 5 Stelle Massagno
2017–2018 Jämtland Basket
2018–2019 Vilpas Vikings
Career highlights and awards

Brandon Alexander Taylor (born August 1, 1994) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a 6'7" (2.01 m) tall small forward-power forward. [1]

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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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Penn State 311820.2.349.286.6883.30.30.30.45.3
2013–14 Penn State 343024.9.395.322.8774.90.60.11.19.2
2014–15 Penn State 322526.9.371.335.6335.30.90.50.89.1
2015–16 Penn State 323232.3.433.359.7276.51.60.60.516.3
Career12910526.1.396.328.7535.00.80.40.710.0

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]

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

  1. BRANDON TAYLOR basketball profile.
  2. "BRANDON TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  3. Tarr, Mary Ann. "TCA's Brandon Taylor wins Times' boys' basketball Player of the Year", The Times , 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."
  4. Brandon Taylor Per Game.
  5. "PAOK Thessaloniki inks rookie Brandon Taylor". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  6. PAOK signed Brandon Taylor.
  7. ΤΕΪΛΟΡ Μπράντον | ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΑ (in Greek).
  8. Brandon TAYLOR STATISTICS.
  9. "Brandon Taylor, PAOK Thessaloniki part ways". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  10. "Sam Massagno inks Brandon Taylor". Sportando.com. February 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  11. "KFUM Jamtland Basket adds Brandon Taylor". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  12. "BRANDON TAYLOR PERSONAL". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2016-10-17.