Taylor Braun

Taylor Braun
No. 24 – Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Position Small forward
League Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1991-07-06) July 6, 1991
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Newberg (Newberg, Oregon)
College North Dakota State (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Okapi Aalstar
2015–2017 ratiopharm Ulm
2017–2018 Salt Lake City Stars
2018 V.L. Pesaro
2018–present Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Career highlights and awards

Taylor Braun (born July 6, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for North Dakota State University.

College career

Braun attended Newberg High School in Newberg, Oregon. He played college basketball for North Dakota State University's Bison.

In his senior year in college at North Dakota State, Braun averaged 17.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 47.1% from the field and 41.4% from 3-point range.

Braun was named AP Honorable Mention All-American, Summit League Player of the Year and 2014 Summit League Tournament MVP.[1]

Professional career

2014–15 season

After going undrafted in 2014 NBA Draft, Braun joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[2]

On July 20, 2014, Braun started his professional career with the Belgian team Okapi Aalstar, signing a one-year deal.[3] On November 18, 2014, Braun recorded a career-high 27 points, shooting 11-of-14 from the field, along with six rebounds in a 92–83 win over the Bakken Bears.[4] Braun helped Okapi Aalstar to reach the 2015 Belgian League Semifinals, where they eventually lost to Belfius Mons-Hainaut.

2015–16 season

On June 30, 2015, Braun joined the Orlando Magic white team for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[5]

On July 6, 2015, Braun signed with the German team ratiopharm Ulm for the 2015–16 season.[6] On November 21, 2015, Braun recorded a season-high 24 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field, along with six rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 95-67 win over BG Göttingen.[7] Braun helped Ulm to reach the 2016 BBL Finals, where they eventually lost to Brose Bamberg.

2016–17 season

On June 16, 2016, Braun signed a one-year contract extension with Ulm.[8] Braun helped Ulm to reach the 2017 BBL Semifinals, as well as the 2017 EuroCup Top 16. In 53 games played during the 2016–17 season, Braun averaged 8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

2017–18 season

On September 26, 2017, Braun was signed by the Utah Jazz of the NBA as a part of their training camp roster.[9] Braun participated in two pre-season games for the Jazz before getting waived on October 7, 2017.[10] On October 23, 2017, Braun joined the Salt Lake City Stars, The Utah Jazz G-League affiliate.[11]

On March 26, 2018, Braun signed with the Italian team VL Pesaro for the rest of the season.[12] On April 8, 2018, Braun recorded a season-high 21 points, shooting 7-of-14 from the field, along with eight rebounds and five steals in a 80-72 win over Flexx Pistoia. He was subsequently named LBA Round 25 MVP.[13]

2018–19 season

On July 16, 2018, Braun signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Be'er Sheva for the 2018–19 season.[14]

National team career

On February 20, 2018, Braun was named a member of the United States national team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification. Braun helped the USA to victories over Cuba and Puerto Rico.[15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Germany ratiopharm Ulm 11926.5.480.440.9003.92.6.8.18.310.8
2016–17 121026.8.465.405.6673.31.81.0.110.410.6

References

  1. ↑ "Taylor Braun Bio". gobison.com.
  2. ↑ "Former NDSU standout Taylor Braun playing in NBA Summer League". si.com. July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Okapi Aalstar signs rookie Taylor Braun". Sportando.com. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Okapi Aalstar 92 at Bakken Bears 83 - Box Score". RealGM.com. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Braun Joins Orlando Magic for NBA Summer League". gobison.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ratiopharm Ulm signs Taylor Braun, parts ways with Clyburn". Sportando.com. July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "BG Goettingen 67 at Ratiopharm Ulm 95 - Box Score". RealGM.com. November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Taylor Braun extends with Ratiopharm Ulm". Sportando.com. June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jazz Sign Free Agent Taylor Braun". NBA.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Jazz Waive Taylor Braun". NBA.com. October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Salt Lake City Stars Finalize Roster". slcdunk.com. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ "VL Pesaro adds Taylor Braun". Sportando.com. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Vuelle Pesaro's Taylor Braun named Serie A Round 25 MVP". Sportando.com. April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Taylor Braun moves to Hapoel Be'er Sheva". Sportando.com. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Taylor Braun Profile". usab.com. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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