Nationality American / Montenegrin Listed weight 193 lb (88 kg) Role Basketball player Weight 88 kg | Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Name Taylor Rochestie Height 1.85 m Career start 2009 | |
League Israeli LeagueEuroleague Born July 1, 1985 (age 39) Houston, Texas ( 1985-07-01 ) Similar People Kyle Weaver, Ibon Navarro, Sasa Obradovic, Ergin Ataman Profiles | ||
Taylor rochestie highlights euroleague 2014 2015 full hd
Taylor Rochestie (born July 1, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli League. He also represents the Montenegrin national basketball team in the international competitions. Standing at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
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- Taylor rochestie highlights euroleague 2014 2015 full hd
- Master Class Taylor Rochestie
- Early life
- Professional career
- Career statistics
- References
Master Class Taylor Rochestie
Early life
Rochestie was born to Howard Rochestie, an American Jew, and Christina (nee Campbell) in Houston, Texas. He attended Santa Barbara High School in California where he started playing basketball and graduated as the all-times leading scorer of his high school's history. In 2004 he attended Tulane where he played for one year before asking transfer for Washington State, where he sat outside the 2006 year due to NCAA rules, and played there between 2007-2009.
Professional career
Rochestie went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. On July 30, 2009, he signed his first professional contract with BG Gottingen of Germany for the 2009–10 season. He helped his team to win the 2010 EuroChallenge title, and was also named the Final Four MVP.
On June 23, 2010, he signed a one-year deal with Galatasaray Cafe Crown of the Turkish Basketball League. On February 8, 2011, he parted ways with Galatasaray. Nine days later, he returned to Germany and signed with ALBA Berlin for the rest of the season.
On August 2, 2011 he signed a one-year deal with Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the French LNB Pro A.
On July 20, 2012, Rochestie signed a two-year deal with Caja Laboral of the Spanish Liga ACB. On January 8, 2013, he parted ways with Laboral. The next day, he signed with Angelico Biella of the Italian Serie A for the rest of the season.
On August 26, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Italian club Montepaschi Siena. On January 5, 2014, he left Siena and signed with Nizhny Novgorod of Russia for the rest of the season. On July 30, 2014, he re-signed with Nizhny for one more season. On May 5, 2015, he was awarded with the Alphonso Ford Trophy, an annual award given to the Euroleague's top scorer of the season. Nizhny Novgorod ended the competition in the VTB United League after being eliminated by CSKA Moscow with 3–0 in the semifinal series.
On June 21, 2015, Rochestie signed a two-year deal, with an option for another one, with the Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Career statistics
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.