Marcus Taylor
Marcus Taylor (born November 25, 1981) is a retired American professional basketball player.
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| Born | November 25, 1981 Lansing, Michigan | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| High school | Waverly (Lansing, Michigan) | |||||||||||||
| College | Michigan State (2000–2002) | |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2011 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||
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| 2003–2004 | ASVEL Basket | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Southern Crescent Lightning | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | MENT Vassilakis | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Southern Crescent Lightning | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Tulsa 66ers | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | TBB Trier | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Anaheim Arsenal | |||||||||||||
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He was a Naismith All-American, McDonald's All-American, two-time Parade All-American and USA Today 1st-team All-American. He also went on to win Mr. Basketball of Michigan Award in 2000.
Taylor attended Michigan State University for two seasons before entering the NBA Draft. In his sophomore season, he became only the second player in Big Ten history to lead the conference in scoring and assists, and the first in MSU history.[1] He won a gold medal on the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in Saitama, Japan.
Marcus was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the 52nd pick in the 2002 NBA draft.[2] In 2002, Taylor played for the Timberwolves in the Shaw's Pro Summer League and in NBA preseason games. Taylor also played for Washington Wizards in 2003 Reebok Pro Summer League.
Since then he has played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA), ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France), MENT Vassilakis (Greece), the Southern Crescent Lightning (WBA), the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NBDL), the Tulsa 66ers (NBDL), TBB Trier (Germany), and the Anaheim Arsenal (NBDL). He officially retired from professional basketball in 2011 due to a career ending injury, and currently owns one of the top training businesses in the Michigan area.
References
- "Marcus Taylor To Declare For NBA Draft". Michigan State Spartans. March 26, 2002. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- 2002 NBA Draft Archived 2011-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. NBA.com