Marcus Taylor

Marcus Taylor (born November 25, 1981) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Marcus Taylor

Personal information
Born	(1981-11-25) November 25, 1981 Lansing, Michigan
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Waverly (Lansing, Michigan)
College	Michigan State (2000–2002)
NBA draft	2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	2002–2011
Position	Point guard
Career history
2003–2004	ASVEL Basket
2004	Southern Crescent Lightning
2004–2006	MENT Vassilakis
2005	Southern Crescent Lightning
2005	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2006	Tulsa 66ers
2006–2009	TBB Trier
2010	Anaheim Arsenal
Career highlights and awards
First-team Parade All-American (2000) Second-team Parade All-American (1999) Mr. Basketball of Michigan (2000)
Medals Men’s basketball Representing  United States FIBA U21 World Championship 2001 Saitama Team competition

He was a Naismith All-American, McDonald's All-American, two-time Parade All-American and USA Today 1st-team All-American. He also went on to win Mr. Basketball of Michigan Award in 2000.

Taylor attended Michigan State University for two seasons before entering the NBA Draft. In just his sophomore season he became only the second player in Big Ten history to lead the conference in scoring and assists, and the first in MSU history.[1] He won a gold medal on the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in Saitama, Japan.

Marcus was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 52nd pick in the 2002 NBA draft.[2] In 2002, Taylor played for the Timberwolves in the Shaw's Pro Summer League and in NBA preseason games. Taylor also played for Washington Wizards in 2003 Reebok Pro Summer League.

Since then he has played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA), ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France), MENT Vassilakis (Greece), the Southern Crescent Lightning (WBA), the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NBDL), the Tulsa 66ers (NBDL), TBB Trier (Germany), and the Anaheim Arsenal (NBDL). He officially retired from professional basketball in 2011 due to a career ending injury, and currently owns one of the top training businesses in the Michigan area.