Tyshawn Jamar Taylor (born April 12, 1990) is an American former professional

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player. He played college basketball for the

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before he was selected by the

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with the 41st overall pick in the

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High school career

Taylor attended St. Anthony High School in New Jersey where he played under renowned high school coach

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. During the 2007–08 season, Taylor's team went 32-0 and was awarded the high school basketball mythical national championship by

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. Taylor also appeared in the 2009 film ''The Street Stops Here'', a documentary about Hurley and St. Anthony. Considered a four-star recruit by

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, Taylor was listed as the No. 11 point guard and the No. 77 player in the nation in 2008.

College career

In 2008–09, Taylor averaged 9.7 points and 3.0 assists per game as he earned Big 12 All-Rookie team honors. Taylor changed his KU jersey number from 15 to 10 prior to his sophomore year and averaged 7.2 points and 3.4 assists per game on the

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who won both the Big 12 regular season and tournament championships. Taylor averaged 9.3 points and 4.6 assists his junior year. Taylor led the team in assists and was fourth in the Big 12. On February 21, 2011, Taylor was suspended indefinitely from the team for violating team rules. The specifics of the suspension were not announced. Starting for the fourth straight year, Taylor nearly doubled his career scoring average. Taylor, along with All-American

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, helped lead Kansas to the 2012 national championship game before losing to

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College statistics

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Professional career

Brooklyn Nets (2012–2014)

On June 28, 2012, Taylor was selected with the 41st overall pick in the

by the

. He was later traded to the

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in exchange for cash considerations. On July 6, 2012, he signed with the Nets. When

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was ruled out for final two games before the All-Star break with ankle problems, Taylor was put into the Nets' rotation. In his first game in the rotation, Taylor finished with a career-high 12 points in a career-high 34 minutes as the Nets defeated the

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89–84 in overtime. On November 25, in a loss against the LA Lakers, Coach Jason Kidd asked Taylor to "accidentally" bump into him because the Nets were out of timeouts. This incident was highlighted as evidence that Coach Kidd was out of his league as a rookie coach. During his rookie and sophomore seasons, he had multiple assignments with the

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of the

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Maine Red Claws (2014)

On January 21, 2014, Taylor was traded to the

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in exchange for cash considerations and the rights to

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. On January 23, 2014, he was waived by the Pelicans before playing in a game for them. On January 30, 2014, Taylor was acquired by the Maine Red Claws.

Atléticos de San Germán (2014)

On February 21, 2014, Taylor signed with

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of Puerto Rico for the 2014 BSN season. On May 23, 2014, he parted ways with Atléticos after 17 games.

Dynamo Moscow (2014–2015)

On September 17, 2014, Taylor signed with

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of Russia for the 2014–15 season. He managed to average 9.7 points in 7 games before getting waived on January 13, 2015.

Indios de Mayagüez (2015)

On February 6, 2015, Taylor signed with

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for the 2015 BSN season.

Guaros de Lara (2016)

On January 28, 2016, Taylor signed with

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of Venezuela for the 2016 LPB season.

Maccabi Kiryat Gat (2016–2017)

On August 8, 2016, Taylor signed a one-year deal with

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of the

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. On January 10, 2017, he was waived by Maccabi.

Ankara (2017)

On January 23, 2017, Taylor signed with Ankara DSİ of the

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Samsun (2018)

On February 1, 2018, Taylor signed with Samsun BSB Anakent of the Turkish Basketball First League.

Auxilium Torino (2018–2020)

On August 31, 2018, Taylor signed with Italian basketball club

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Saigon Heat (2020–2021)

On January 22, 2020, Taylor signed with

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of the ABL.

Retirement

On October 25, 2021, Taylor announced his retirement.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Taylor, for the third year, competed in

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for Team FOE, a

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based team coached by

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forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris. In four games, Taylor averaged 12.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as Team FOE advanced to the Super 16 Round in

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. FOE lost 72–67 in the Super 16 against Boeheim's Army, a team composed of

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basketball alum. Taylor also competed in TBT in 2015 and 2016 as well. In 2016, his first season with Team FOE, Taylor averaged 17.0 points and 3.7 rebounds over the course of three games. Previous to that, he played for the Jabroni Project in 2015.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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International career

Taylor represented

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as they won the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. Taylor averaged a team-high 10.8 points and a team-high 4.4 assists per game. His team-high 18 points and 6 assists in the final game against Greece helped secure the championship for the United States. After the tournament, Taylor was named to the five-person All-Star team for the tournament, along with teammate

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.The Best of the Best Selected

References

External links

NBA.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Tyshawn 1990 births Living people African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Atléticos de San Germán players Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino players Basketball players from New Jersey BC Dynamo Moscow players Brooklyn Nets players Guaros de Lara (basketball) players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Lega Basket Serie A players Maccabi Kiryat Gat B.C. players Maine Red Claws players Point guards Portland Trail Blazers draft picks Sportspeople from Hoboken, New Jersey Springfield Armor players St. Anthony High School (New Jersey) alumni Saigon Heat players 21st-century African-American sportspeople