 Taylor withStrasbourg in February 2022 | |
| No. 6 – Unicaja | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward /Shooting guard |
| League | Liga ACB FIBA Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-10-05)October 5, 1994 (age 30) Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
| College | Seton Hill (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Erdgas Ehingen |
| 2017–2018 | Dragons Rhöndorf |
| 2018 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2018–2019 | PVSK Panthers |
| 2019–2020 | Brose Bamberg |
| 2020–2021 | Hamburg Towers |
| 2021–2022 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2022 | →SIG Strasbourg |
| 2022–2023 | Bàsquet Girona |
| 2023–present | Unicaja |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kameron Milton Allante Taylor (born October 5, 1994) is an Americanbasketball player forUnicaja of the SpanishLiga ACB and theFIBA Champions League. He plays theshooting guard andsmall forward positions.
He was born inHyattsville, Maryland, and his hometown isLandover, Maryland.[1][2] He is 6' 6" (198 cm), and weighs 200 pounds (91 kg).[3]
In high school, Taylor played forDeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville.[2] In his senior season in 2010–11, he averaged 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.[2] He was AllWashington Catholic Athletic Conference honorable mention.[2]
Taylor joinedSeton Hill University inPennsylvania in 2012, where he majored in Sociology.[4][5][6] He played for theSeton Hill Griffins inNCAA Division II and thePennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).[7] In his freshman year in 2012–13 he averaged 7.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[2] He shot 41% from the floor and 70% from the free throw line.[2]
In his sophomore year in 2013–14 he averaged 12.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.[2] He shot 44% from the floor and 78% from the free throw line.[2]
In his junior year in 2014–15 he was a preseason All-PSAC West selection.[2] He averaged 13.2 points and 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.[2][8] He shot 43% from the floor and 71% from the free throw line.[2]
In his senior year in 2015–16, he averaged 20.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 2.2 steals per game.[8] He shot 49.6% from the floor, and 76.8% from the line.[8] He was namedNational Association of Basketball Coaches All-District Second Team and First Team All-PSAC West.[9] He graduated in the spring of 2016.[10]
In 2016, after not being drafted by the anyNBA team, Taylor signed withEhingen Urspring in theProA, the second German division. In 2016–17 for them he averaged 10.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, while shooting 50.0% from the floor, 43.9% from three point range, and 80.2% from the line.[8] In 2017 Taylor signed withDragons Rhöndorf in theProB, the third German division. In 2017–18 for them he averaged 23.4 points (leading the league), 7.9 rebounds, 5.6 assists (5th), and 2.6 steals (2nd) per game.[8][11]
In March 2018 Taylor signed withs.Oliver Würzburg in the GermanBasketball Bundesliga (BBL), the country's highest level, with whom he played eight games.[12][13] Then in 2018, Taylor joined Hungarian basketball teamPVSK Panthers in theNB I/A, the highest level league in Hungary, averaging 19.2 points (5th in the league), 8.1 rebounds, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.2 steals (tops in the division) per game.[14][15][16][12] In 2019 he then played forBrose Bamberg of the BBL and theBasketball Champions League, averaging 9.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in 12 games.[17][12] Later in 2019 Taylor joinedHamburg Towers.[18][19] In 2020–21 with Hamburg, as an off-guard and point forward he averaged 14.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.5 steals (5th in the league) per game.[20][12][21]
In July 2021, Kameron signed a one-year contract with an option for a second season with IsraeliEuroleague andIsraeli Basketball Premier League teamMaccabi Tel Aviv.[22][23] He plays theshooting guard andsmall forward positions for the team, and is known for his defense.[24][22] On January 26, 2022, he was loaned toSIG Strasbourg of theLNB Pro A until end of the season.[25]
On July 21, 2022, he has signed withBàsquet Girona of theLiga ACB.[26]
On July 14, 2023, he signed withUnicaja of the SpanishLiga ACB.[27]