Larry Taylor (basketball)


Larry James Taylor Junior, also commonly known simply as Larry in Brazil, is a Brazilian-American professional basketball player. At a height of 1.85 m tall, he can play either the point guard or shooting guard position, with point guard being his main position. He also represented the senior Brazilian national basketball team. While he was a player of Bauru, he received the nickname "Alienígena", because of his skills with the basketball.

Professional career

Taylor first came to Brazil in 2008, to play with Bauru Basket. On the São Paulo State's team, he became one of the most important players in Brazil, helping the team to win major trophies like the FIBA Americas League and to reach the top-tier level Brazilian League's finals, becoming a local idol. He also competed at the 2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup with Bauru, where they lost in the finals to the at the time defending EuroLeague champions Real Madrid.
After 7 years with Bauru, Taylor joined Mogi of the top-tier Brazilian League. In his first game back with Bauru, his former team retired his number 4 jersey.

National team career

In 2012, Taylor received Brazilian nationality, and thus became able to represent the senior Brazilian national basketball team at major tournaments. Taylor went on to play with Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup, and the 2014 FIBA World Cup. In 2015, he won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games, in Toronto.
He was ultimately left out of the final roster list of Brazil's national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro.

Personal

Taylor is married to Erika Nicole Taylor, a Kansas City, Missouri activist and philanthropist. He became a naturalized Brazilian citizen in 2012.

Brazilian League statistics

NBB regular season

NBB playoffs

SeasonTeam
2009Bauru334.8.367.417.8332.73.72.3.315.7
2010Bauru636.0.563.423.8335.24.71.5.522.2
2011Bauru736.5.568.320.7744.67.01.9.415.1
2012Bauru635.8.410.355.7956.05.51.3.219.0
2013Bauru838.1.427.387.8004.94.41.1.015.0
2014Bauru731.2.367.2801.0005.13.71.9.39.4
2015Bauru1230.6.421.231.8445.43.31.4.29.2
Career4934.6.457.333.8154.84.61.6.314.2

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