Brandon Taylor (basketball, born August 1994)
American basketball player (born August 1994)
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Brandon Alexander Taylor (born August 1, 1994) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a 6-foot-7-inch (2.01 m) small forward-power forward.[1]
(Hamilton, New Jersey)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | August 1, 1994 |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trenton Catholic Academy (Hamilton, New Jersey) |
| College | Penn State (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–2019 |
| Position | Power forward / small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | PAOK |
| 2017 | 5 Stelle Massagno |
| 2017–2018 | Jämtland Basket |
| 2018–2019 | Vilpas Vikings |
| Career highlights | |
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High school
Taylor grew up in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey and played high school basketball at Trenton Catholic Academy, where The Times of Trenton, New Jersey selected him as its 2011–12 boys basketball player of the year.[2][3]
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.[4]
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.[5][6] On January 13, 2017, he parted ways with PAOK, after averaging 2.9 points per game in Greek League,[7] and 4.2 points per contest[8] in Champions League.[9] On February 18, 2017, Taylor signed with the Swiss team 5 Stelle Massagno, of the Swiss League.[10]
On August 7, 2017, Taylor signed with Jämtland Basket of the Basketligan.[11]
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.[12]