Marcus Taylor (born November 25, 1981) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player.
He was a
Naismith All-American,
McDonald's All-American
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, two-time
Parade All-American
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and
USA Today
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1st-team All-American. He also went on to win
Mr. Basketball of Michigan Award in 2000.
Taylor attended
Michigan State University
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for two seasons before entering the NBA Draft. In his sophomore season, he became only the second player in
Big Ten
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history to lead the conference in scoring and assists, and the first in MSU history. He won a gold medal on the
FIBA Under-21 World Championship
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in
Saitama, Japan
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.
Marcus was selected by the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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as the 52nd pick in the
2002 NBA draft.
2002 NBA Draft
. NBA.com In 2002, Taylor played for the Timberwolves in the Shaw's Pro Summer League. Taylor also played for Washington Wizards in 2003 Reebok Pro Summer League.
Since then he has played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce
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(CBA), ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
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(France), MENT Vassilakis (Greece), the Southern Crescent Lightning (WBA), the Albuquerque Thunderbirds
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(G-League), the Tulsa 66ers
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(G-League), TBB Trier
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(Germany), and the Anaheim Arsenal
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(G-League). He officially retired from professional basketball in 2009 due to a career ending injury. Currently President and CEO of Marcus Taylor's Basketball Skills Development.
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1981 births
Living people
Albuquerque Thunderbirds players
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American men's basketball players
Anaheim Arsenal players
ASVEL Basket players
Basketball players from Lansing, Michigan
McDonald's High School All-Americans
MENT B.C. players
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
Minnesota Timberwolves draft picks
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
Tulsa 66ers players
Point guards