Tony Taylor (born August 9, 1990) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

Basketbol Süper Ligi The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replac ...

(BSL).

Career

Taylor played 4 seasons of college basketball at the

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, with the

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. He went undrafted in the

2012 NBA draft The 2012 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2012, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Asso ...

. On November 2, 2012, he was selected by the

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in the 2012 NBA D-League draft. In the summer of 2013, Taylor signed with

Turów Zgorzelec PGE Turów Zgorzelec is a Polish a basketball team based in Zgorzelec. The club played in the Polish League (PLK) and won the Polish championship once, in the 2013–14 season. The club was sponsored by the PGE Group, and they are also the clu ...

of Poland. With Turow, he won the Polish Championship in the 2013–14 season. In August 2015, Taylor signed with the Russian club

Enisey The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук ...

of the

VTB United League VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus an ...

. With Enisey, he played in the

2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four The 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four was the inaugural Final Four tournament in FIBA Europe Cup history, and was the concluding stage of the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Final Four was held from 29 April until 1 May 2016. On 6 April 2016, ...

, where the team finished fourth. After the VTB United League season ended, Taylor signed with

Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and ...

of France for the rest of the season. On September 11, 2016, he returned to Enisey for the 2016–17 season. On July 4, 2017, Taylor signed with Turkish club

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for the 2017–18 season. On July 18, 2018, Taylor signed a deal with Italian club

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

for the 2018–19 LBA season and Champions League. On July 26, 2019 he has signed a contract with

Pınar Karşıyaka Pınar is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Pınar" means "Spring" (of water), and/or "Fountain". Notable people called Pınar include: Given name * Pinar Heggernes (born 1969), Turkish-born Norwegian computer scientist * Pına ...

of the Turkish

. On July 5, 2022, he has signed with

of the Turkish

(BSL).

Honours

Club

;Turów Zgorzelec *

Polish Basketball League Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League) is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. It constitutes the first and highest-tier level of the Polish basketball leag ...

: 2014–15 *

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: 2015 ;Virtus Bologna *

Basketball Champions League The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercontin ...

: 2018–19

References

External links

Euroleague profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Tony 1990 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Basketball players from New York (state) BC Enisey players George Washington Colonials men's basketball players Karşıyaka basketball players Lega Basket Serie A players People from Sleepy Hollow, New York Point guards SIG Basket players Sportspeople from Westchester County, New York Tulsa 66ers players Turów Zgorzelec players Virtus Bologna players