Brandon Taylor (basketball)
| No. 10 – PAOK Thessaloniki | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | Greek Basket League Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 1, 1994 Willingboro Township, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trenton Catholic Academy |
| College | Penn State (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | PAOK |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Brandon Alexander Taylor (born August 1, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for PAOK of the Greek Basket League. He is a 6'7" (2.01 m) tall small forward-power forward.[1]
High school
Taylor played high school basketball at Trenton Catholic Academy.[2]
College career
Taylor played 4 years of NCAA Division I college basketball at Penn State, where he played with the Penn State Lions. In his 4-year college career, he averaged 10.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game, in 26.1 minutes per game, over 129 games played. In his senior season, 2015–16, he averaged 16.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game, in 32.3 minutes per game.[3]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Penn State | 31 | 18 | 20.2 | .349 | .286 | .688 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| 2013–14 | Penn State | 34 | 30 | 24.9 | .395 | .322 | .877 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 2014–15 | Penn State | 32 | 25 | 26.9 | .371 | .335 | .633 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.1 |
| 2015–16 | Penn State | 32 | 32 | 32.3 | .433 | .359 | .727 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 16.3 |
| Career | 129 | 105 | 26.1 | .396 | .328 | .753 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 10.0 | |
Professional career
Taylor began his pro career in 2016, with the Greek Basket League club PAOK.[4][5]
Personal
Taylor's cousin, Tiffany Stansbury, was also a professional basketball player, and she played in the WNBA. Taylor's uncle, Terence Stansbury, was also a professional basketball player, and he played in the NBA.[6]