Taylor Campbell Rochestie (born July 1, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional
basketball
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player for the
Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin
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The Hi-Speed Gr ...
of the
Chinese Basketball Association
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The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...
(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
Trenton, NJ
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Jewish
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descent, and Christina (née Campbell) in
Houston, Texas.
High school career
Rochestie attended
Santa Barbara High School
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in
California
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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
Tulane University
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pub ...
, where he played one year of
college basketball
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, with the
Tulane Green Wave
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. He then transferred to
Washington State University
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, where he sat out the 2006 academic year, due to
NCAA
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rules. He then played with the
Washington State Cougars
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from 2007 to 2009.
Professional career
Rochestie went undrafted in the
2009 NBA draft
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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 EuroChallenge
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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
Turkish Basketball Super League
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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
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
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History
The Modern ...
of the French
LNB Pro A.
On July 20, 2012, Rochestie signed a two-year deal with
Caja Laboral
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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
Serie A
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for the rest of the season.
On August 26, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Italian club
Montepaschi Siena
Mens Sana 1871 Basket is an Italian professional basketball club based in Siena. It is a section of the sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana, founded in 1871.
Under the name Montepaschi Siena, derived from sponsor Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, ...
. On January 5, 2014, he left Siena and signed with
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
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 (
VTB United League
VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it ...
) ended, after they were eliminated by
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
, 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
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
. On September 3, 2016, he parted ways with Maccabi. Two days later, he signed a one-year contract with Russian club
Lokomotiv Kuban
PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. The club participates in the VTB United League.
The team is one of the top tier basketball teams in Russia. T ...
.
On September 8, 2017, Rochestie signed with Serbian club
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
for the
2017–18 season.
On August 19, 2018, Rochestie inked with
Tianjin Gold Lions of the
Chinese Basketball Association
The Chinese Basketball Association (), often abbreviated as the CBA, is the first-tier professional men's basketball league in China.
The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...
. 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
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of the
Israel Basketball Premier League
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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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, style="text-align:left;", 2012–13
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, style="text-align:left;", Baskonia
, 4 , , 0 , , 7.6 , , .182 , , .250 , , .333 , , .3 , , .3 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 1.5 , , -.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2013–14
, style="text-align:left;", Montepaschi
, 10 , , 0 , , 16.7 , , .403 , , .391 , , .857 , , 1.5 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , .0 , , 6.5 , , 3.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2014–15
, style="text-align:left;", Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
, 21 , , 17 , , 30.0 , , .511 , , .500 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", .925 , , 1.6 , , 5.7 , , .6 , , .0 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 18.9 , , 21.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2015–16
, style="text-align:left;", Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
, 10 , , 5 , , 29.3 , , .429 , , .404 , , .920 , , 2.1 , , 5.5 , , .2 , , .0 , , 14.0 , , 13.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2017–18
, style="text-align:left;", Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
, 30 , , 29 , , 26.0 , , .493 , , .407 , , .891 , , 2.3 , , 5.0 , , .8 , , .1 , , 13.4 , , 14.4
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career
, 75 , , 51 , , 25.4 , , .476 , , .436 , , .900 , , 1.8 , , 4.6 , , .6 , , .0 , , 13.5 , , 13.9
Domestic leagues
References
External links
Taylor Rochestie
at acb.com
Taylor Rochestie
at euroleague.net
at fiba.com
Taylor Rochestie
at legabasket.it
Taylor Rochestie
at tblstat.net
Taylor Rochestie
at RealGM.com
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1985 births
Living people
Montenegrin men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
American emigrants to Montenegro
ABA League players
Alba Berlin players
American expatriate basketball people in China
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Serbia
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American people of Jewish descent
Anhui Dragons players
Basketball League of Serbia players
BC Nizhny Novgorod players
BG Göttingen players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Hapoel Haifa B.C. players
Jewish men's basketball players
KK Crvena zvezda players
Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
Liga ACB players
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
Mens Sana Basket players
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Russia
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Spain
Montenegrin people of American-Jewish descent
Naturalized citizens of Montenegro
Olympiacos B.C. players
Pallacanestro Biella players
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players
Point guards
Saski Baskonia players
Shooting guards
Tianjin Pioneers players
Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players
Washington State Cougars men's basketball players