Bryce Taylor (basketball)
No. 44 – Hamburg Towers | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born | Encino, California | September 27, 1986
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
Listed weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Harvard-Westlake (Los Angeles, California) |
College | Oregon (2005–2008) |
NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2008–present |
Career history | |
2008–2009 | Sutor Montegranaro |
2009–2010 | Bonn |
2010–2012 | Alba Berlin |
2012–2013 | Artland Dragons |
2013–2017 | Bayern Munich |
2017–2020 | Brose Bamberg |
2020–present | Hamburg Towers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Bryce Taylor (born September 27, 1986) is an American-German professional basketball player for Hamburg Towers of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball at University of Oregon. In April 2018, he was granted German citizenship.[1]
Taylor's father Brian Taylor spent 10 years in the ABA and NBA, averaging 18.6 points per game. He was a nine-time ABA All-Star and the 1973 ABA| American Basketball association Rookie of the Year.
High school career[]
Prior to arriving at the University of Oregon, Taylor starred at Harvard-Westlake School, where he set a school record by scoring 54 points in a game, as his team won three straight CIF championships.
College career[]
Taylor arrived at Oregon with high expectations, and as a freshman he did not disappoint. Taylor averaged 11.6 points per game and shot 37% from three-point range. Highlights included a then career-high 26 point effort in December against Fresno State, a contest in which he scored the game winner. However, Taylor's sophomore season was a disappointing one as his scoring average dipped to 9.3 points per game.
Known primarily as a three-point shooter in high school and his first two years at Oregon, Taylor reinvented his game over the 2006 off-season, establishing himself not only as a slasher but also as a defensive specialist. As a result, Oregon head coach Ernie Kent regularly assigned Taylor to guard the opposing team's best player. Taylor also rediscovered his three-point prowess during the 2006–07 campaign, and is currently connecting on 42.4% from beyond the arc. For his efforts, Taylor was named the team's Most Improved Player.
During the 2007 Pac-10 Tournament Championship game against the USC Trojans, Taylor poured in 32 points, making all 11 of his shots from the field in an 81–57 drubbing. He was a perfect 7 for 7 from the three-point line and 3 for 3 from the foul line in helping Oregon win their second Pac-10 Tournament Championship in the last five years.
Professional career[]
Taylor played his rookie season in Italian Lega Basket Serie A for Sutor Montegranaro in 2008–2009. He then moved to German Basketball Bundesliga the following season and played for Telekom Baskets Bonn. In 2010 Bryce Taylor signed a short-term deal with German team Alba Berlin which was extended for the rest of the season. He emerged more and more into a crowd favorite due to his spectacular game. He re-signed for another one-year deal for the 2011–12 season, where he was even voted into the All-BBL Second Team. In the 2012–13 season he played for the Artland Dragons.
In June 2013 he signed a two-year deal with Bayern Munich, and helped the club win the 2014 championship.[2] In July 2014, Taylor agreed on a contract extension with Bayern until 2016, including a team option for the 2016–17 season.[3]
On June 25, 2017, Taylor signed a three-year contract with Brose Bamberg.[4] Taylor averaged 4.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per game during the 2019-20 season. He parted ways with the team on August 11, 2020.[5] The following day, Taylor signed with the Hamburg Towers.[6]
Career statistics[]
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league |
Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | Bayern Munich | EuroLeague | 22 | 23.4 | .463 | .510 | .900 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .0 | 8.5 |
2014–15 | Bayern Munich | EuroLeague | 2 | 19.3 | .286 | .500 | .833 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .5 | 5.5 |
2015–16 | Bayern Munich | Basketball Bundesliga | 35 | 26.2 | .541 | .482 | .939 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .1 | 13.6 |
2015–16 | Bayern Munich | EuroLeague | 9 | 23.4 | .400 | .304 | .882 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 6.7 |
2017–18 | Brose Bamberg | EuroLeague | 10 | 23.9 | .455 | .433 | .833 | 2.1 | .7 | .7 | .2 | 6.8 |
2018–19 | Brose Bamberg | Basketball Bundesliga | 30 | 20.0 | .457 | .438 | .913 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | 7.3 |
2020–21 | Hamburg Towers | Basketball Bundesliga | 26 | 15.7 | .473 | .452 | .867 | 1.1 | .4 | .5 | .1 | 6.0 |
Career | All Leagues | 134 | 21.9 | .482 | .456 | .913 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .8 | .1 | 8.8 |
References[]
- ^ Germany, kicker online, Nürnberg. "Deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft für Taylor - Seiferth bleibt". kicker online (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Bryce Taylor fliegt über München" (in German). fcb-basketball.de. July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "Bryce Taylor officially re-signs with Bayern Munich". sportando.com. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Bamberg gets experience with guard Taylor". Euroleague.net. June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "Bamberg, Bryce Taylor part ways". Sportando. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Hamburg Towers announce Bryce Taylor". Sportando. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
External links[]
- Bryce Taylor at beko-bbl.de
- Bryce Taylor at espn.com
- Bryce Taylor at euroleague.net
- Bryce Taylor at goducks.com
- Bryce Taylor on Twitter
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Alba Berlin players
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball players
- Artland Dragons players
- Basketball players from San Diego
- Brose Bamberg players
- FC Bayern Munich basketball players
- German men's basketball players
- German people of African-American descent
- Hamburg Towers players
- Harvard-Westlake School alumni
- Oregon Ducks men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- Sutor Basket Montegranaro players
- Telekom Baskets Bonn players