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Brandon Taylor
Free Agent
Position	Power forward / small forward
Personal information
Born	August 1, 1994 (age 30); Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Nationality	American
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–present
Career history
2016–2017	PAOK
2017	5 Stelle Massagno
2017–2018	Jämtland Basket
2018–2019	Vilpas Vikings
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-Big Ten (2016);

Brandon Alexander Taylor (born August 1, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'7" (2.01 m) tall small forward-power forward.^[1]

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]

References

^ BRANDON TAYLOR basketball profile.
^ "BRANDON TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ Tarr, Mary Ann. "TCA's Brandon Taylor wins Times' boys' basketball Player of the Year", The Times, March 24, 2012. Accessed October 9, 2017. "He might have been a Golden Eagle but instead Brandon Taylor of Tabernacle chose to do his high-flying high school days at Trenton Catholic Academy in Hamilton. Taylor, who opted to attend TCA instead of his hometown Seneca High, became the Iron in the Iron Mikes’ boys’ basketball program."
^ Brandon Taylor Per Game.
^ "PAOK Thessaloniki inks rookie Brandon Taylor". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ PAOK signed Brandon Taylor.
^ ΤΕΪΛΟΡ Μπράντον | ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΑ (in Greek).
^ Brandon TAYLOR STATISTICS.
^ "Brandon Taylor, PAOK Thessaloniki part ways". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
^ "Sam Massagno inks Brandon Taylor". Sportando.com. February 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ "KFUM Jamtland Basket adds Brandon Taylor". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
^ "BRANDON TAYLOR PERSONAL". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

External links

Champions League Profile
Eurobasket.com profile
Greek Basket League profile (in English)
Greek Basket League profile (in Greek)
Draftexpress.com profile
Penn State Nittany Lions bio
ESPN.com college stats

[1] BRANDON TAYLOR basketball profile.

[2] "BRANDON TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[3] Tarr, Mary Ann. "TCA's Brandon Taylor wins Times' boys' basketball Player of the Year", The Times, March 24, 2012. Accessed October 9, 2017. "He might have been a Golden Eagle but instead Brandon Taylor of Tabernacle chose to do his high-flying high school days at Trenton Catholic Academy in Hamilton. Taylor, who opted to attend TCA instead of his hometown Seneca High, became the Iron in the Iron Mikes’ boys’ basketball program."

[4] Brandon Taylor Per Game.

[5] "PAOK Thessaloniki inks rookie Brandon Taylor". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[6] PAOK signed Brandon Taylor.

[7] ΤΕΪΛΟΡ Μπράντον | ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΑ (in Greek).

[8] Brandon TAYLOR STATISTICS.

[9] "Brandon Taylor, PAOK Thessaloniki part ways". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.

[10] "Sam Massagno inks Brandon Taylor". Sportando.com. February 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[11] "KFUM Jamtland Basket adds Brandon Taylor". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-17.

[12] "BRANDON TAYLOR PERSONAL". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

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