| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Long Beach (Lido Beach, New York) |
| College | Hofstra (1979–1983) |
| NBA draft | 1983: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1983–1984 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 1983–1984 | ASVEL |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
David Taylor is an American former basketball player known for his college career at Hofstra University. A native of Lido Beach, New York,[1] Taylor chose to play for the Hofstra Pride after his standout prep career at Long Beach High School in which he averaged 30.5 points and 19 rebounds per game as a senior.[1][2] At Hofstra, he was named the 1983 East Coast Conference Player of the Year.
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College career
Taylor had originally committed to play for Pensacola Junior College in Florida.[2] In the summer of 1978, after his high school graduation, he spent 10 days in Pensacola and took four classes, but then decided he did not want to stay.[2] The NCAA classified that move as a transfer, so Taylor was forced to redshirt (sit out) his true freshman season of 1978–79.[2] When he became eligible the following year, Taylor led the team in scoring at 17.6 points per game and was named the East Coast Conference co-Rookie of the Year.[3][4] During Taylor's four-year college career, he scored 1,818 points and grabbed 926 rebounds, which were fourth and third all-time in school history, respectively, at the time of his graduation.[5] He was twice named First Team All-ECC as a junior and senior, and in 1982–83 was honored as the ECC Player of the Year.[6][7]
Professional career and later life
Taylor was not selected in the 1983 NBA draft. He instead played one year of professional basketball in France for ASVEL.[8] That year, ASVEL won the Federation Cup.[8] Taylor then returned to the United States, where he has been active as a middle school and high school basketball coach, an AAU coach, personal trainer, and mentor.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Long Beach Public Schools Wall of Fame". LBeach.org. Long Beach Public Schools. 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Markus, Don (November 27, 1979). "David Taylor Starts Fresh". Newsday. Melville, New York. p. 86. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Markus, Don (November 27, 1979). "David Taylor Starts Fresh". Newsday. Melville, New York. p. 86. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (December 2, 1980). "St. Joe's Hawks favored to win ECC". Republican and Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. p. 15. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "David Taylor college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. 2021. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Elmer (March 11, 1982). "Sports of All Sorts". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 65. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Taylor Is Honored". Newsday. Melville, New York. March 12, 1983. p. 29. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Head Coach David Taylor". TaylorBasketball.com. Homestead Websites. 2021. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
External links
- David Taylor @ sports-reference.com
This page was last edited on 11 January 2024, at 19:51