Taylor Rochestie

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Taylor Rochestie
Rochestie Maccabi.JPG
Rochestie with Maccabi Tel Aviv
No. 22–Tianjin Pioneers
Position Point guard
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1985-07-01) July 1, 1985 (age 38)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Montenegrin
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Santa Barbara
(Santa Barbara, California)
College
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 BG Göttingen
2010–2011 Galatasaray
2011 Alba Berlin
2011–2012 Le Mans Sarthe
2012–2013 Caja Laboral
2013 Angelico Biella
2013–2014 Montepaschi Siena
2014–2015 Nizhny Novgorod
2015–2016 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–2017 Lokomotiv Kuban
2017–2018 Crvena zvezda
2018–2019 Tianjin Gold Lions
2019 Anhui Dragons
2019–2020 Olympiacos
2020Crvena zvezda
2020–2021 Hapoel Haifa
2021 Le Mans
2021–2022Tianjin Pioneers
2022–2023 Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin
2023–presentTianjin Pioneers
Career highlights and awards

Taylor Campbell Rochestie (born July 1, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Tianjin Pioneers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also represents the senior Montenegrin national basketball team internationally. Standing at a height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), he plays at the point guard position.

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Early life

Rochestie was born to Howard Rochestie, a Trenton, NJ native of Jewish descent, and Christina (née Campbell) in Houston, Texas.

High school career

Rochestie attended Santa Barbara High School in California, where he started playing basketball, and graduated as the all-time leading scorer of his high school's history.

College career

In 2004, Rochestie attended Tulane University, where he played one year of college basketball, with the Tulane Green Wave. He then transferred to Washington State University, where he sat out the 2006 academic year, due to NCAA rules. He then played with the Washington State Cougars from 2007 to 2009.

Professional career

Rochestie went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. On July 30, 2009, he signed his first professional contract with BG Göttingen of Germany for the 2009–10 season. [1] He helped his team to win the 2010 EuroChallenge title, [2] and was also named the Final Four MVP. [3]

On June 23, 2010, he signed a one-year deal with Galatasaray Café Crown of the Turkish Basketball Super League. [4] On February 8, 2011, he parted ways with Galatasaray. [5] Nine days later, he returned to Germany, and signed with Alba Berlin for the rest of the season. [6]

On August 2, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the French LNB Pro A. [7]

On July 20, 2012, Rochestie signed a two-year deal with Caja Laboral of the Spanish Liga ACB. [8] On January 8, 2013, he parted ways with Laboral. [9] The next day, he signed with Angelico Biella of the Italian Serie A for the rest of the season. [10]

On August 26, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Italian club Montepaschi Siena. [11] [12] On January 5, 2014, he left Siena and signed with Nizhny Novgorod of Russia for the rest of the season. [13] On July 30, 2014, he re-signed with Nizhny for one more season. [14] On May 5, 2015, he was awarded with the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy, an annual award given to the EuroLeague's top scorer of the season. [15] Nizhny Novgorod's season in their national domestic league (VTB United League) ended, after they were eliminated by CSKA Moscow, with 3–0 sweep in the league's semifinal playoff series.

On June 21, 2015, Rochestie signed a two-year deal, with an option for another one, with the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. [16] On September 3, 2016, he parted ways with Maccabi. [17] Two days later, he signed a one-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban. [18]

On September 8, 2017, Rochestie signed with Serbian club Crvena zvezda for the 2017–18 season. [19]

On August 19, 2018, Rochestie inked with Tianjin Gold Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. [20] On March 26, 2019, he signed with NBL team Anhui Dragons to continue his career in China. [21]

On October 26, 2019, Rochestie officially signed with Greek club Olympiacos, making his return to the EuroLeague. [22] He averaged 4.6 points, 1.0 rebound and 3.6 assists per game.

On October 7, 2020, Rochestie returned to Crvena zvezda and signed a 2-month contract with an option to extend it until the end of the 2020–21 season. [23] [24] The extension was not exercised, leading Rochestie to leave the club in December 2020. [25]

On December 18, 2020, Rochestie signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League. [26]

On October 4, 2021, Rochestie signed with Le Mans of the French LNB Pro A. [27]

On December 14, 2021, Rochestie returned to Tianjin Pioneers. [28]

On February 23, 2023, he signed with Le Mans of the French Pro A. [29]

National team career

Rochestie is a member of the senior Montenegrin national basketball team. With Montenegro's national team, he played at the qualifying tournament for EuroBasket 2013, and the qualifying tournament for EuroBasket 2015. [30]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high
Led the league

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2012–13 Baskonia 407.6.182.250.333.3.31.0.01.5-.8
2013–14 Montepaschi 10016.7.403.391.8571.51.7.5.06.53.4
2014–15 Nizhny Novgorod 211730.0.511.500.9251.65.7.6.018.921.0
2015–16 Maccabi Tel Aviv 10529.3.429.404.9202.15.5.2.014.013.5
2017–18 Crvena zvezda 302926.0.493.407.8912.35.0.8.113.414.4
Career755125.4.476.436.9001.84.6.6.013.513.9

Domestic leagues

SeasonTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10 Göttingen BBL 3826.8.502.395.8412.83.21.2.115.1
2010–11 Galatasaray BSL 1623.3.423.405.8423.53.1.9.07.9
Alba Berlin BBL 2724.3.460.381.7662.73.9.8.08.7
2011–12 Le Mans Pro A 3735.2.564.428.8933.46.4.9.116.3
2012–13 Baskonia ACB 716.6.529.5451.000.72.6.1.06.1
Biella LBA 1631.8.570.279.9212.12.61.2.013.4
2013–14 Montepaschi Siena 1318.8.569.222.9411.63.0.5.07.1
2014–15 Nizhny Novgorod VTB 3129.1.543.388.8993.25.3.6.014.7

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