Johnny Taylor (basketball)

For other people named John Taylor, see John Taylor (disambiguation).

Johnny Taylor

Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	June 4, 1974 (1974-06-04)
Place of birth	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nationality	American
High school	Howard School of Academics and Technology (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
College	Chattanooga (1995–1997)
NBA Draft	1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Pro career	1997–present
Career history
1997–1999	Orlando Magic
1999–2000	Denver Nuggets
2000	Orlando Magic
2000–2001	Adecco Milano (Italy)
2002	Santa Lucia Realty (Philippines)
2002	Roanoke Dazzle (NBA D-League)
2002–2003	Lokomotiv-Kuban (Russia)
2003–2005	Triumph Lyubertsy (Russia)
2005	Busan KT Sonicboom (South Korea)
2005–2006	Etosa Alicante (Spain)
2006	Blue Stars (Lebanon)
2006–2007	Dexia Mons-Hainaut (Belgium)
2007–2008	Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins (Japan)
2008–2010	Al-Ahli (Bahrain)
2010–2011	Al-Ahli (United Arab Emirates)
Career highlights and awards
SoCon Player of the Year (1997)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Johnny Antonio Taylor (born June 4, 1974, in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. A 6'9" small forward from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Taylor was selected 17th overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. In his brief NBA career he played with the Magic (1997–98 and 1999-00) and the Denver Nuggets (1998-00); his last appearance in an NBA game was in April 2000. He was under contract for a brief period with Chicago Bulls (2000 preseason) and Portland Trail Blazers (2001 preseason), but has not played in NBA games for these clubs.

He has played professionally in Italy for Adecco Milano (2000–2001) and in the Philippine Basketball Association.

As of 2009, Taylor was playing professionally in Bahrain.

External links

• Official NBA.com player profile
• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com