Brandon Taylor (basketball)

Brandon Taylor
No. 50 – 5 Stelle Massagno
Position Small forward / Power forward
League Swiss League
Personal information
Born (1994-08-01) August 1, 1994
Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Trenton Catholic Academy
College Penn State (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 PAOK
2017–present 5 Stelle Massagno
Career highlights and awards

Brandon Alexander Taylor (born August 1, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who plays for 5 Stelle Massagno of the Swiss League. He is a 6'7" (2.01 m) tall small forward-power forward.[1]

High school

Taylor played high school basketball at Trenton Catholic Academy.[2]

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.[3]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Penn State 31 18 20.2 .349 .286 .688 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 5.3
2013–14 Penn State 34 30 24.9 .395 .322 .877 4.9 0.6 0.1 1.1 9.2
2014–15 Penn State 32 25 26.9 .371 .335 .633 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 9.1
2015–16 Penn State 32 32 32.3 .433 .359 .727 6.5 1.6 0.6 0.5 16.3
Career 129 105 26.1 .396 .328 .753 5.0 0.8 0.4 0.7 10.0

Professional career

Taylor began his pro career in Greece in 2016, with the Greek Basket League club PAOK.[4][5] On January 13, 2017, he parted ways with PAOK, after averaging 2.9 points per game in Greek League,[6] and 4.2 points per contest[7] in Champions League.[8] On February 18, 2017, Taylor signed with the Swiss team 5 Stelle Massagno, of the Swiss League.[9]

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.[10]

References

  1. ↑ BRANDON TAYLOR basketball profile.
  2. ↑ BRANDON TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL.
  3. ↑ Brandon Taylor Per Game.
  4. ↑ PAOK Thessaloniki inks rookie Brandon Taylor.
  5. ↑ PAOK signed Brandon Taylor.
  6. ↑ ΤΕΪΛΟΡ Μπράντον | ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΑ (in Greek).
  7. ↑ Brandon TAYLOR STATISTICS.
  8. ↑ Brandon Taylor, PAOK Thessaloniki part ways.
  9. ↑ "Sam Massagno inks Brandon Taylor". Sportando.com. February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  10. ↑ BRANDON TAYLOR PERSONAL.
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