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Tony Taylor
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Taylor with Turów in 2014
No. 12 – BC UNICS
Point guard
Personal information
Born (1990-08-09) August 9, 1990 (age 34)
Sleepy Hollow, New York, U.S.
High school Archbishop Stepinac
(White Plains, New York)
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
College George Washington (2008–2012)
NBA Draft 2012 / Undrafted
Pro career 2012–present
League VTB United League
Career history
2012–2013 Tulsa 66ers
2013–2015 Turów Zgorzelec
2015–2017 Enisey
2016 SIG Strasbourg
2017–2018 Banvit
2018–2019 Virtus Bologna
2019–2022 Pınar Karşıyaka
2022–2023 Türk Telekom
2023–2024 Bahçeşehir Koleji
2024–present UNICS Kazan
Career highlights and awards
  • FIBA Champions League champion (2019)
  • Polish League champion (2014)
  • Polish Supercup champion (2014)

Tony Taylor (born August 9, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.

College career

Taylor played 4 seasons of college basketball at the George Washington University, with the George Washington Colonials.

Professional Career

He went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. On November 2, 2012, he was selected by the Tulsa 66ers in the 2012 NBA D-League draft.

In the summer of 2013, Taylor signed with Turów Zgorzelec of Poland. With Turow, he won the Polish Championship in the 2013–14 season.

In August 2015, Taylor signed with the Russian club Enisey of the VTB United League. With Enisey, he played in the 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four, where the team finished fourth. After the VTB United League season ended, Taylor signed with Strasbourg IG of France for the rest of the season. On September 11, 2016, he returned to Enisey for the 2016–17 season.

On July 4, 2017, Taylor signed with Turkish club Banvit for the 2017–18 season.

On July 18, 2018, Taylor signed a deal with Italian club Virtus Bologna for the 2018–19 LBA season and Champions League.

On July 26, 2019 he has signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.

On July 5, 2022, he has signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

On July 6, 2023, he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

On August 12, 2024, he signed with UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. On October 17, 2024, Taylor was awarded the Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for Round 7 as he had 19 points and 13 assists.

Honours

Club

Turów Zgorzelec
  • Polish Basketball League: 2014–15
  • Polish Supercup: 2015
Virtus Bologna
  • Basketball Champions League: 2018–19

See also

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