Tony Taylor (basketball)

Tony Taylor (born August 9, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League.

Tony Taylor
Taylor with Turów in 2014
No. 21 – Pınar Karşıyaka
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1990-08-09) August 9, 1990
Sleepy Hollow, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Stepinac
(White Plains, New York)
CollegeGeorge Washington (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Tulsa 66ers
2013–2015Turów Zgorzelec
2015–2016Enisey
2016SIG Strasbourg
2016–2017Enisey
2017–2018Banvit
2018–2019Virtus Bologna
2019–presentPınar Karşıyaka
Career highlights and awards

Career

Taylor played 4 seasons of college basketball at the George Washington University, with the George Washington Colonials.[1]

He went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. On November 2, 2012, he was selected by the Tulsa 66ers in the 2012 NBA D-League draft.[2]

In the summer of 2013, Taylor signed with Turów Zgorzelec of Poland.[3] With Turow, he won the Polish Championship in the 2013–14 season.

In August 2015, Taylor signed with the Russian club Enisey of the VTB United League.[4] With Enisey, he played in the 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four, where the team finished fourth. After the VTB United League season ended, Taylor signed with Strasbourg IG of France for the rest of the season.[5] On September 11, 2016, he returned to Enisey for the 2016–17 season.[6]

On July 4, 2017, Taylor signed with Turkish club Banvit for the 2017–18 season.[7]

On July 18, 2018, Taylor signed a deal with Italian club Virtus Bologna for the 2018–19 LBA season and Champions League.[8]

On July 26, 2019 he has signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. [9]

References
  1. "George Washington Colonials Bio". gwsports.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. "Tony Taylor taken by Thunder affiliate in NBA D-League draft". blogs.gwhatchet.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. "PGE Turow Zgorzelec signs Tony Taylor". Sportando.com. August 4, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. "Tony Taylor (ex PGE Turow) is a newcomer at Enisey". Eurobasket.com. August 10, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  5. "SIG Strasbourg inks Tony Taylor". Sportando. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  6. "BC Enisey parted ways with Dominic Waters, Tony Taylor will replace him". Sportando.com. September 11, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  7. "Tony Taylor inks with Banvit". Sportando.com. July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  8. "Tony Taylor joins Virtus Bologna". Sportando.basketball. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  9. "Tony Taylor signs with Pinar Karsiyaka". Sportando. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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