Brian Taylor (basketball)

Brian Dwight Taylor (born June 9, 1951) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Brian Taylor
Personal information
Born (1951-06-09) June 9, 1951
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolPerth Amboy
(Perth Amboy, New Jersey)
CollegePrinceton (1970–1972)
NBA draft1972 / Round: 2 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career1972–1982
PositionGuard
Number14
Career history
1972–1976New York Nets
1976–1977Kansas City Kings
1977–1978Denver Nuggets
1978–1982San Diego Clippers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× ABA champion (1974, 1976)
  • 2× ABA All-Star (1975, 1976)
  • All-ABA Second Team (1975)
  • 2× ABA All-Defensive First Team (1975, 1976)
  • NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1977)
  • ABA Rookie of the Year (1973)
  • ABA All-Rookie First Team (1973)
  • Second-team All-American – NABC (1972)
  • Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1972)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points7,868 (13.1 ppg)
Assists2,478 (4.1 apg)
Steals1,106 (2.1 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball career

A 6'2" guard from Princeton University, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 1972 NBA draft. However, he began his professional career with the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association, for whom he played four seasons, appearing in two ABA All-Star Games. He joined the NBA as a member of the Kansas City Kings in 1976, and he averaged a career-high 17 points per game in 1976–77. He also played for the Denver Nuggets and San Diego Clippers, before a torn achilles tendon forced his retirement in 1982[1].

Taylor graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 1969.[2]

Business career

In 2012, Great Hearts Academies hired Taylor to be the Executive Director of Teleos Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Arizona.[3]

Family

His son, Bryce, played guard for the Oregon Ducks.

References
  1. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/04/sports/brian-taylor-at-31-back-at-princeton.html
  2. "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO...", The Star-Ledger, June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.
  3. Angela Gonzales. "Brian Taylor to head Teleos Preparatory Academy in Phoenix". Phoenix Business Journal. May 1, 2012. Accessed August 19, 2012.
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