Brandon Alexander Taylor (born August 1, 1994) is an American professional

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player for the Ningbo Rockets of the

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(CBA). He is a 5'10" (1.78 m) tall

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High school

Taylor grew up in

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and played high school basketball at

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, 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.

College statistics

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Professional career

Taylor began his pro career in Greece in 2016, with the

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club PAOK. On January 13, 2017, he parted ways with PAOK, after averaging 2.9 points per game in Greek League, and 4.2 points per contest in Champions League. On February 18, 2017, Taylor signed with the Swiss team 5 Stelle Massagno, of the

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. On August 7, 2017, Taylor signed with

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of the

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. On July 2, 2019, Taylor returned to Greece and joined the Rethymno Cretan Kings. He was unexpectedly released on July 7 of the same year, due to a shoulder injury.

Personal

Taylor's cousin, Tiffany Stansbury, was also a professional basketball player, and she played in the WNBA. Taylor's uncle,

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, was also a professional basketball player, and he played in the

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References

External links

Champions League ProfileEurobasket.com profileGreek Basket League profile

Greek Basket League profile

Draftexpress.com profileESPN.com college stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Brandon 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland American men's basketball players Basketball players from New Jersey Jämtland Basket players P.A.O.K. BC players Penn State Nittany Lions basketball players People from Tabernacle Township, New Jersey People from Willingboro Township, New Jersey Power forwards (basketball) SAM Basket players Small forwards Sportspeople from Burlington County, New Jersey Trenton Catholic Academy alumni