Jimmie Taylor (basketball)


Jimmie Taylor is an American professional basketball player for Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket of the French LNB Pro A. He played college basketball at Alabama.

College career

Taylor played four seasons for the Alabama Crimson Tide and played in 133 career games with 99 starts. Over the course of his collegiate career, he averaged 4.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game. Taylor finished sixth all-time in Crimson Tide history with 205 blocks.

Professional career

Sioux Falls Skyforce

Taylor was drafted with the eighth pick in the second round of the 2017 NBA G League draft by the Sioux Falls Skyforce. In his first season of professional basketball, Taylor averaged 7.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks over 28 games.

Panionios

Taylor signed with Panionios of the Greek Basket League on September 20, 2018. Following disciplinary issues, he parted ways with the team on February 4, 2019, after averaging 7 points and 5.3 rebounds in 16 games.

Spójnia Stargard

Taylor signed with Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League on March 15, 2019 through the end of the season. Taylor averaged 10.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game in 8 PLK games as Spójnia finished 13th in the PLK standings.

Meralco Bolts

In June 2019, Taylor signed with the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association as a replacement for Gani Lawal as the team's import for the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup. Taylor was released after appearing in one game for the Bolts, scoring 13 points and grabbing 18 rebounds in a loss to TNT KaTropa, after the team reinstated Lawal.

Start Lublin

Taylor returned to the PLK after signing with Start Lublin on September 25, 2019. Taylor averaged 9.4 points and was second in the PLK with 8.7 rebounds per game and sixth with 1.1 blocks in 22 games before the season was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Chalons-Reims

On June 29, 2020, he has signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket of the French LNB Pro A.