Nationality American Role Basketball player Position Point guard Name Mike Taylor Education Chipola College | Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg) Weight 77 kg Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Height 1.88 m Pro career 2007 | |
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League Lebanese Basketball League Born January 21, 1986 (age 38)
Chicago, Illinois ( 1986-01-21 ) High school John Marshall
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) NBA draft 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55th overall | ||
Mike taylor erupts for a career high 35 points
Michael Rene Taylor (born January 21, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League. He played college basketball for Chipola College and Iowa State.
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- Mike taylor erupts for a career high 35 points
- Mike taylor former nba d leaguer with the monster dunk he s only 6 foot 2 inches tall
- College basketball
- NBA
- Europe
- Return to America
- References
Mike taylor former nba d leaguer with the monster dunk he s only 6 foot 2 inches tall
College basketball
Collegiately, Taylor played three seasons for Chipola College (NJCAA-FCCAA, 2004-05 to 2005-06) and Iowa State University (2006–07), leading the latter team in scoring with 16.0 points per game. However, he was dismissed from the team in July 2007 after a series of brushes with the law.
NBA
During 2007–08, he played for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League, averaging 14.5 points per game in 39 games. Taylor was drafted 55th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, becoming the first player in NBA history to be drafted out of the D-League. Portland acquired the 55th pick, used to select Taylor, from the Phoenix Suns trade via the Indiana Pacers. However, he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers on draft night in exchange for a future second-round draft pick, and signed with the team on July 15. On March 25, 2009, he scored an NBA career high 35 points at Madison Square Garden versus the New York Knicks. The Los Angeles Clippers waived Taylor on July 31, 2009.
Europe
Taylor signed a contract until the end of the 2009-10 season with Serbian Crvena zvezda on November 20, 2009. He was brought to serve as a replacement for Maurice Bailey, who was released. Following the injury in the last team's Eurocup game of the season, on March 13, 2012, Taylor and Red Star Belgrade reached an agreement to part ways, mainly due to the financial problems the club was facing.
After playing with the Iowa Energy, he signed with the Italian team Tezenis Verona. He averaged 7,3 points and 4 rebounds over 4 games in the Italian League. In September 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Kavala. He averaged 13.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2 assists over 22 games in the Greek championship for them.
On July 9, 2012, Taylor signed with Nymburk for one season. Nymburk's head coach was very excited with the new arrival and he said: "Mike is a young, talented player.. an excellent point guard, but can also play shooting guard.. a great defender and a very good athlete." He left Nymburk in January 2013.
Return to America
On January 30, 2013, Taylor was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.