Vince Taylor (basketball)
 Taylor in 2009 as Minnesota assistant coach. | |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Big 12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 11, 1960 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Tates Creek (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| College | Duke (1978–1982) |
| NBA draft | 1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Playing career | 1982–1997 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 8 |
| Coaching career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1982–1983 | New York Knicks |
| 1983–1984 | Wisconsin Flyers (CBA) |
| 1984–1986 | Lega Basket Serie A (Italy) |
| 1986–1989 | Avignon (France) |
| 1989–1990 | Nancy (France) |
| 1992–1997 | Gent (Belgium) |
| As coach: | |
| 1997–1998 | Pittsburgh (asst.) |
| 1998 | Wyoming (asst.) |
| 1999–2005 | Louisville (asst.) |
| 2005–2007 | Minnesota Timberwolves (asst.) |
| 2007–2013 | Minnesota (asst.) |
| 2013–present | Texas Tech (asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 95 (3.1 ppg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Vincent Caldwell Taylor (September 11, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player who competed in the NBA for one season and is currently an assistant coach at Texas Tech University. He played college basketball at Duke, and in the NBA played for the New York Knicks.[1] Taylor also played briefly in the Continental Basketball Association for the Wisconsin Flyers.[2] Taylor had a successful basketball career in Europe, playing a total 13 seasons on European teams in Italy (1984–86), France (1986–92), and Belgium (1992–97).[3]
References
- ↑ "Vince Taylor statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC.
- ↑ 1984-85 CBA Official Guide and Register, 252
- ↑ http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/taylor_vince00.html
External links
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