Terry Taylor (basketball)

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Terry Taylor
TerryTaylorAPSU.jpg
Taylor with Austin Peay in 2019
Free agent
Position Power forward / small forward
Personal information
Born (1999-09-23) September 23, 1999 (age 24)
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Bowling Green
(Bowling Green, Kentucky)
College Austin Peay (2017–2021)
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2021–2023 Indiana Pacers
2021–2023 →Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2023–2024 Chicago Bulls
2023 →Windy City Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Terry Taylor (born September 23, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Austin Peay Governors.

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Early life and high school career

Taylor grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky and attended Bowling Green High School. During his junior year, he averaged 15.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game and was named second-team All-State. Taylor committed to play college basketball at Austin Peay State University going into his senior year over offers from Texas Southern and Southeast Missouri State. [1] As a senior, Taylor averaged 17.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game and was named first team All-State and the MVP of the Kentucky Sweet 16 after averaging 20.5 points and 10 rebounds where he led Bowling Green to its first state title, alongside Zion Harmon, former consensus four-star recruit in the class of 2021. Taylor scored 1,704 points and grabbed 1,300 rebounds over four seasons with Bowling Green. [2]

College career

As a true freshman, Taylor averaged 15.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and was named the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Freshman of the Year and first team All-OVC. [3] As a sophomore he averaged 20.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game and was again named first team All-OVC. [4] [5] He scored the 1,000th point of his college career during the season as part of a 25-point, 12-rebound performance in a win over Eastern Illinois on February 9, 2019. [6] Taylor's career-high 39 points came on December 17, in a 80–61 win over McKendree. [7] On January 23, 2020, Taylor hit a career-high six three-pointers and had 37 points and 14 rebounds in a 99–74 win over Tennessee State. [8] Taylor was named the Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and first team All-OVC for a third straight season as a junior after averaging 21.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. [9] [10] Following the season, Taylor declared for the 2020 NBA draft, but maintained his college eligibility, ultimately returning for his senior year. [11]

On December 5, 2020, Taylor surpassed the 2,000-career-point mark, scoring 10 points in a 102–38 win against Carver College. [12]

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants / Indiana Pacers (2021–2023)

After not being selected in the 2021 NBA draft, Taylor signed with the Indiana Pacers on August 5, 2021. [13] However, he was waived on October 15 [14] and nine days later, he signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants as an affiliate player. [15] He averaged 19.5 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 blocks in 11 games. [16]

On December 15, 2021, Taylor signed a two-way contract with Indiana. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Pacers and the Mad Ants. [17]

On February 2, 2022, in his seventh NBA game against the Orlando Magic, Taylor subbed in 22 seconds into the game and stepped up as the Pacers’ center. He recorded career highs of 24 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists in 37 minutes for his first career double-double. [18] On April 7, the Pacers converted his two-way contract into a standard one. [19]

On February 9, 2023, Taylor was waived by the Pacers. [20]

Chicago Bulls (2023–2024)

On February 22, 2023, Taylor signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls [21] and on August 14, he signed a standard contract with them. [22] However, on April 4, 2024, he was waived by Chicago. [23]

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 Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Indiana 33721.6.614.316.7065.21.2.4.29.6
2022–23 Indiana 2628.8.462.222.7141.5.4.1.22.7
2022–23 Chicago 507.2.9001.000.2501.6.0.0.24.0
2023–24 Chicago 3106.1.513.222.8001.2.3.2.11.5
Career95912.3.581.288.6872.7.6.2.24.8

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Austin Peay 343431.5.541.432.7308.6.7.61.015.6
2018–19 Austin Peay 333333.1.531.340.7418.91.71.1.920.5
2019–20 Austin Peay 333336.6.550.320.65211.01.41.31.321.8
2020–21 Austin Peay 272737.0.521.279.79411.11.61.2.921.6
Career12712734.4.536.341.7259.81.41.01.019.7

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  3. ↑ Burgess, Jason (November 3, 2018). "Austin Peay Basketball: Terry Taylor and Dayton Gumm to lead the Governors for 2018-19". BustingBrackets.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Austin Peay's Taylor picked as Preseason OVC Player of the Year". The Daily News . October 18, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Austin Peay State University Basketball's Terry Taylor, Carlos Paez awarded OVC Weekly honors". Clarksville Online. January 14, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Colby (February 9, 2019). "Taylor reaches 1,000 points as Govs avenge earlier loss to EIU". ClarksvilleNow.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Taylor scores 39 to lift Austin Peay past McKendree 80-61". ESPN . Associated Press. December 17, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ Robinson, George (January 24, 2020). "Austin Peay Govs 99, Tennessee State 74: 5 things we learned". Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle . Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Austin Peay's Terry Taylor is OVC basketball player of the year; 3 Belmont players honored". The Tennessean . March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  10. ↑ "APSU Basketball's Terry Taylor named USBWA All-District". ClarksvilleOnline.com. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Former Purple star Taylor declares for NBA draft". Bowling Green Daily News . April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
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  14. ↑ "Pacers Announce Roster Moves - Oct. 15, 2021". NBA.com. October 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  15. ↑ Fort Wayne Mad Ants [@TheMadAnts] (October 24, 2021). "Here is a look at our 2021 Training Camp roster as we tip things off on Monday! It is time. #15YearsGold #MadAntTrainingCamp 😡🐜🏀" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021– via Twitter.
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  18. ↑ "Magic vs. Pacers - Box Score". ESPN.com. February 2, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Pacers Sign Terry Taylor And Duane Washington, Jr". NBA.com. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Indiana Pacers Acquire Jordan Nwora, George Hill, and Serge Ibaka, and Multiple Second-Round Picks". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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  23. ↑ "Chicago Bulls sign Javonte Green". NBA.com. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
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