Jordan Taylor (basketball)

Jordan Taylor

Taylor in 2018.
No. 1–London Lions
Position	Point guard
League	BBL
Personal information
Born	(1989-09-30) September 30, 1989 (age 34) Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park, Minnesota)
College	Wisconsin (2008–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2014	Virtus Roma
2014–2015	Hapoel Holon
2015–2016	Alba Berlin
2016–2017	Hapoel Holon
2017–2018	Galatasaray
2018–2019	Limoges CSP
2019–2020	ASVEL
2020–2021	Levanga Hokkaido
2021–2022	Alvark Tokyo
2022	U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2022–present	London Lions
Career highlights and awards
German Cup winner (2016) Consensus second-team All-American (2011) First-team All-Big Ten (2011) First-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2012) Second-team All-Big Ten – Media (2012) Big Ten All-Defensive team (2011) Minnesota Mr. Basketball (2008)

Jordan Michael Taylor (born September 30, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).

High school career

Named Minnesota Mr. Basketball as a senior, averaging 22.3 points and 7.1 assists per game. Led Benilde-St. Margaret's to the Minnesota state Class AAA title in 2008 and was a 2-time all-state and 4-time all-conference honoree. He is also the All-time leading scorer in Benilde-St. Margaret's history with 2,068 points over his career. Took his school to a runner-up finish as a junior, earning North Suburban Conference MVP and Class AAA All-Tournament that year and averaged 19.5 points, 6.2 assists and 5.5 rebounds as a junior. Was named honorable mention all-state as a sophomore. Was a member of the National Honor Society and earned the Minnesota State High School League Outstanding Academic Achievement Award.

Collegiate career

Taylor was one of eleven finalists for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award which is given to the nation's top point guard.

Taylor was awarded 2nd team All-American by Yahoo Sports. He was joined by guards Kemba Walker of Connecticut and Ben Hansbrough of Notre Dame also forwards Derrick Williams of Arizona and Kawhi Leonard of San Diego State. ^[1] He was picked to the First Team All-America by Fox Sports. ^[2]

For the 2011–12 season, Taylor was named to multiple preseason watchlists:

• Wooden Award Top 50 list
• All-Big Ten team
• All-American team (AP, Blue Ribbon Yearbook and Athlon Magazine)
• Naismith Trophy Top 50 list

On February 26, 2012, Taylor scored 19 points in an upset win over then 10th ranked Ohio State in Columbus. Taylor then moved into 10th place on Wisconsin's all-time scoring list with 1,418 points. He passed both Cory Blackwell (1,405) and Clarence Sherrod (1,408) during the game. The next game on February 28, Taylor scored 22 points in a win over Minnesota. Taylor then moved into 9th place on Wisconsin's all-time scoring list passing Devin Harris.

On March 22, 2012, Taylor played in his final college basketball game losing in the sweet sixteen to the number one seeded Syracuse Orange, 64–63. In this game, Taylor made 23 three-pointers in NCAA Tournament games for his career. Taylor broke the school record of 19, held by Jon Bryant. Taylor also broke the all-time NCAA assist-to-turnover ratio. ^[3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in 2012, Taylor agreed to play for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2012 NBA Summer League. ^[4]

On August 6, 2012, Taylor signed with Virtus Roma of the Italian League. In the 2012–13 season, he averaged 11.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists ^[5] He parted ways with them on February 5, 2014, after averaging 11.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 16 games ^[6]

In 2014, Taylor agreed to play for the Milwaukee Bucks Summer League team. ^[7]

He spent the 2014–15 season with Hapoel Holon in Israel where he averaged 14.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists. ^[8]

On August 7, 2015, Taylor signed with Alba Berlin in Germany. ^[8] After one season, he parted ways with Alba. He averaged 11.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 11.1 assists in 33 games with the team. ^[9]

On December 28, 2016, Taylor returned to Hapoel Holon. He averaged 10.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists in his return to the team. ^[10]

On November 3, 2017, Taylor signed with Turkish club Galatasaray. ^[11]

On July 2, 2019, he has signed with ASVEL of the LNB Pro A. ^[12] Taylor signed with Levanga Hokkaido of the Japanese B.League on July 7, 2020. ^[13]

On July 14, 2022, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională and the EuroCup. ^[14]

On December 12, 2022, he signed with London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). ^[15]

Personal life

Jordan was born in Bloomington, Minnesota to parents are Louis and Lezlie Taylor. Jordan has one older brother, Brandon (38). Prep teammate of Armond Battle (University of Tulsa) at Benilde-St. Margaret's and majored in business marketing. ^[16]

College statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Wisconsin Badgers	33	0	13.2	26.0	19.2	58.8	0.9	1.2	0.3	0.0	1.6
2009-10	Wisconsin Badgers	33	17	29.5	39.5	32.7	71.8	3.2	3.6	0.9	0.1	10.0
2010-11	Wisconsin Badgers	34	34	36.5	43.3	42.9	83.2	4.1	4.7	0.7	0.1	18.1
2011-12	Wisconsin Badgers	36	36	36.0	40.2	36.9	78.5	3.8	4.1	1.0	0.0	14.8

References

1. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-allam030711 Taylor 2nd Team All-American Team Yahoo Sports
2. Goodman, Jeff (Mar 7, 2011). "Goodman's 2010-11 All-America teams". Fox Sports . Fox Sports Interactive Media. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
3. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=teamreports-2012-ncaab-wbg Yahoo! team report, March 23, 2012
4. Polzin, Jim (July 2012). "Ex-Benilde/Wisconsin star Jordan Taylor to join Atlanta Hawks' summer team". twincities.com. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
5. "Virtus Roma officially signs rookie Jordan Taylor". Sportando.net. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
6. "Virtus Roma, Jordan Taylor part ways". Sportando.net. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
7. "Former Badgers guard Taylor trying to find role with Bucks". Fox Sports. July 15, 2014.
8. "Alba Berlin Announces Jordan Taylor". Sportando. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
9. "Alba Berlin opts out of Jordan Taylor's contract". Sportando.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
10. "Hapoel Holon signs Jordan Taylor". Sportando.com. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
11. "Galatasaray lands Taylor for two months". Eurocupbasketball.com. November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
12. "Asvel signs Jordan Taylor". Sportando. July 2, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
13. "Jordan Taylor signs with Levanga Hokkaido". Sportando. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
14. "Jordan Taylor este noul conducător de joc al echipei noastre". www.u-bt.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
15. "London Lions announce signing of Jordan Taylor". Sportando. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
16. "Player Bio: Jordan Taylor - UWBadgers.com - the Official Web Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-03-07. Jordan Taylor Profile

External links

• Italian League profile Archived 2013-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Wisconsin bio