Vince Taylor (basketball)
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 Taylor in 2009 as Minnesota assistant coach | |
| Tennessee State Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 11, 1960 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 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: 2nd round, 34th overall pick |
| Drafted by | New York Knicks |
| Playing career | 1982–1997 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 8 |
| Coaching career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1982–1983 | New York Knicks |
| 1983–1984 | Wisconsin Flyers |
| 1984–1986 | Lega Basket Serie A |
| 1986–1989 | Avignon |
| 1989–1990 | Nancy |
| 1992–1997 | Gent Hawks |
Coaching | |
| 1997–1998 | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
| 1998 | Wyoming (assistant) |
| 1999–2005 | Louisville (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 2007–2013 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| 2017–2021 | UCF (assistant) |
| 2025–present | Tennessee State (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 95 (3.1 ppg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Vincent Caldwell Taylor (born September 11, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for one season and is the former assistant coach at Texas Tech University. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, 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]
Taylor was hired in August 2025 as an assistant coach for the Tennesse State Tigers.[4] He was hired as part of the team's coaching staff restructuring which prepared for the inaugural season of fellow former NBA player Nolan Smith as head coach.[5]
