 Taylor during his tenure at Kansas | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1990-04-12)April 12, 1990 (age 34) Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kansas (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2012: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by thePortland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Brooklyn Nets | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | →Springfield Armor | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Maine Red Claws | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Atléticos de San Germán | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Indios de Mayagüez | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Guaros de Lara | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Ankara DSİ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Samsun BSB Anakent | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Auxilium Torino | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Saigon Heat | ||||||||||||||
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Tyshawn Jamar Taylor (born April 12, 1990) is an American former professionalbasketball player. He played college basketball for theUniversity of Kansas[1] before he was selected by thePortland Trail Blazers with the 41st overall pick in the2012 NBA draft.
Taylor attendedSt. Anthony High School in New Jersey where he played under renowned high school coachBob Hurley. During the 2007–08 season, Taylor's team went 32–0 and was awarded the high school basketballmythical national championship byUSA Today.[1] Taylor also appeared in the 2009 filmThe Street Stops Here, a documentary about Hurley and St. Anthony.[2]
Considered a four-star recruit byRivals.com, Taylor was listed as the No. 11 point guard and the No. 77 player in the nation in 2008.[3]
In 2008–09, Taylor averaged 9.7 points and 3.0 assists per game as he earned Big 12 All-Rookie team honors.
Taylor changed his KU jersey number from 15 to 10 prior to his sophomore year and averaged 7.2 points and 3.4 assists per game on the2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team who won both the Big 12 regular season and tournament championships.
Taylor averaged 9.3 points and 4.6 assists his junior year. Taylor led the team in assists and was fourth in the Big 12. On February 21, 2011, Taylor was suspended indefinitely from the team for violating team rules. The specifics of the suspension were not announced.[4]
Starting for the fourth straight year, Taylor nearly doubled his career scoring average. Taylor, along with All-AmericanThomas Robinson, helped lead Kansas to the 2012 national championship game before losing toKentucky.
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Kansas | 35 | 33 | 26.5 | .506 | .364 | .724 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .2 | 9.7 |
| 2009–10 | Kansas | 36 | 25 | 23.1 | .438 | .339 | .716 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .2 | 7.2 |
| 2010–11 | Kansas | 36 | 31 | 27.1 | .479 | .380 | .719 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 9.3 |
| 2011–12 | Kansas | 39 | 38 | 33.4 | .477 | .382 | .688 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .2 | 16.6 |
| Career | 146 | 127 | 27.7 | .477 | .370 | .708 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .2 | 10.8 |
On June 28, 2012, Taylor was selected with the 41st overall pick in the2012 NBA draft by thePortland Trail Blazers. He was later traded to theBrooklyn Nets in exchange for cash considerations. On July 6, 2012, he signed with the Nets.[5] WhenDeron Williams was ruled out for final two games before the All-Star break withankle problems, Taylor was put into the Nets' rotation.[6] In his first game in the rotation, Taylor finished with a career-high 12 points in a career-high 34 minutes as the Nets defeated theIndiana Pacers 89–84 in overtime.[7] On November 25, in a loss against the Los Angeles Lakers, coach Jason Kidd asked Taylor to "accidentally" bump into him because the Nets were out of timeouts. This incident was highlighted as evidence that Coach Kidd was out of his league as a rookie coach.[8] During his rookie and sophomore seasons, he had multiple assignments with theSpringfield Armor of theNBA D-League.[9][10]
On January 21, 2014, Taylor was traded to theNew Orleans Pelicans in exchange for cash considerations and the rights toEdin Bavčić.[11] On January 23, 2014, he was waived by the Pelicans before playing in a game for them.[12]
On January 30, 2014, Taylor was acquired by the Maine Red Claws.[13]
On February 21, 2014, Taylor signed withAtléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the 2014BSN season.[14] On May 23, 2014, he parted ways with Atléticos after 17 games.[15]
On September 17, 2014, Taylor signed withDynamo Moscow of Russia for the 2014–15 season.[16] He managed to average 9.7 points in 7 games before getting waived on January 13, 2015.[17]
On February 6, 2015, Taylor signed withIndios de Mayagüez for the 2015 BSN season.[18]
On January 28, 2016, Taylor signed withGuaros de Lara of Venezuela for the 2016LPB season.[19]
On August 8, 2016, Taylor signed a one-year deal withMaccabi Kiryat Gat of theIsraeli Premier League.[20] On January 10, 2017, he was waived by Maccabi.[21]
On January 23, 2017, Taylor signed withAnkara DSİ of theTurkish Basketball First League.[22]
On February 1, 2018, Taylor signed with Samsun BSB Anakent of the Turkish Basketball First League.[23]
On August 31, 2018, Taylor signed with Italian basketball clubAuxilium Torino.[24]
On January 22, 2020, Taylor signed withSaigon Heat of theABL.[25]
On October 25, 2021, Taylor announced his retirement.[26]
In the summer of 2017, Taylor, for the third year, competed inThe Basketball Tournament onESPN for Team FOE, aPhiladelphia based team coached byNBA forwardsMarkieff andMarcus Morris. In four games, Taylor averaged 12.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as Team FOE advanced to the Super 16 Round inBrooklyn, New York. FOE lost 72–67 in the Super 16 against Boeheim's Army, a team composed ofSyracuse University basketball alum. Taylor also competed in TBT in 2015 and 2016 as well. In 2016, his first season with Team FOE, Taylor averaged 17.0 points and 3.7 rebounds over the course of three games. Previous to that, he played for the Jabroni Project in 2015.[27]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Brooklyn | 38 | 0 | 5.8 | .368 | .462 | .556 | .5 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 2.2 |
| 2013–14 | Brooklyn | 23 | 3 | 11.7 | .341 | .250 | .800 | .7 | 1.6 | .5 | .0 | 3.9 |
| Career | 61 | 3 | 8.0 | .354 | .360 | .684 | .5 | .9 | .4 | .0 | 2.9 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Brooklyn | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Taylor representedUSA Basketball as they won the2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. Taylor averaged a team-high 10.8 points and a team-high 4.4 assists per game.[28] His team-high 18 points and 6 assists in the final game against Greece helped secure the championship for the United States.[29] After the tournament, Taylor was named to thefive-person All-Star team for the tournament, along with teammateGordon Hayward.[30]
