Taylor Campbell Rochestie (born July 1, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional

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of the

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(CBA). He also represents the senior Montenegrin national basketball team internationally. Standing at a height of , he plays at the point guard position.

Early life

Rochestie was born to Howard Rochestie, a

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native of

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descent, and Christina (née Campbell) in Houston, Texas.

High school career

Rochestie attended

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, where he started playing basketball, and graduated as the all-time leading scorer of his high school's history.

College career

In 2004, Rochestie attended

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, where he played one year of

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, with the

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. He then transferred to

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, where he sat out the 2006 academic year, due to

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rules. He then played with the

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from 2007 to 2009.

Professional career

Rochestie went undrafted in the

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. On July 30, 2009, he signed his first professional contract with BG Göttingen of Germany for the 2009–10 season. He helped his team to win the 2010

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title, and was also named the Final Four MVP. On June 23, 2010, he signed a one-year deal with Galatasaray Café Crown of the

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. On February 8, 2011, he parted ways with Galatasaray. Nine days later, he returned to Germany, and signed with Alba Berlin for the rest of the season. On August 2, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with

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of the French LNB Pro A. On July 20, 2012, Rochestie signed a two-year deal with

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of the Spanish Liga ACB. On January 8, 2013, he parted ways with Laboral. The next day, he signed with Angelico Biella of the Italian

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for the rest of the season. On August 26, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Italian club

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. On January 5, 2014, he left Siena and signed with

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of Russia for the rest of the season. On July 30, 2014, he re-signed with Nizhny for one more season. On May 5, 2015, he was awarded with the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy, an annual award given to the EuroLeague's top scorer of the season. Nizhny Novgorod's season in their national domestic league (

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) ended, after they were eliminated by

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, with 3–0 sweep in the league's semifinal playoff series. On June 21, 2015, Rochestie signed a two-year deal, with an option for another one, with the Israeli club

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. On September 3, 2016, he parted ways with Maccabi. Two days later, he signed a one-year contract with Russian club

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. On September 8, 2017, Rochestie signed with Serbian club

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for the 2017–18 season. On August 19, 2018, Rochestie inked with Tianjin Gold Lions of the

. On March 26, 2019, he signed with NBL team Anhui Dragons to continue his career in China. On October 26, 2019, Rochestie officially signed with Greek club

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, making his return to the EuroLeague. He averaged 4.6 points, 1.0 rebound and 3.6 assists per game. On October 7, 2020, Rochestie returned to Crvena zvezda and signed a 2-month contract with an option to extend it until the end of the 2020–21 season. The extension was not exercised, leading Rochestie to leave the club in December 2020. On December 18, 2020, Rochestie signed with

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1 ...

of the

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. On October 4, 2021, Rochestie signed with Le Mans of the French LNB Pro A. On December 14, 2021, Rochestie returned to Tianjin Pioneers.

National team career

Rochestie is a member of the senior Montenegrin national basketball team. With Montenegro's national team, he played at the qualifying tournament for EuroBasket 2013, and the qualifying tournament for EuroBasket 2015.Taylor Campbell ROCHESTIE (MNE) participated in 9 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Domestic leagues

References

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