Brian Taylor Basketball player

Brian Dwight Taylor (born June 9, 1951) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from Princeton University, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 1972 NBA Draft. However, he began his professional career with the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association, for whom he played four seasons, appearing in two ABA All-Star Games. He joined the NBA as a member of the Kansas City Kings in 1976, and he averaged a career-high 17 points per game in 1976-77. He also played for the Denver Nuggets and San Diego Clippers, before retiring in 1982 with 7,868 career points. His son, Bryce, played guard for the Oregon Ducks. Taylor graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 1969.In 2012, Great Hearts Academies hired Taylor to be the Executive Director of Teleos Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Brian Taylor
Birth dateJune 09, 1951
Birth place
Perth Amboy New Jersey
Height (meters)1.8796
Weight (Kilograms)83.916

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Career start1972
career end1982
college
Princeton Tigers men's basketball
draft team
Seattle SuperSonics
draft year1972
league
National Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
position
Basketball positions

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