William Gary Talton II (born March 29, 1990) is an American

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player. He played college basketball at Navarro College, Mountain View College and UIC.

High school career

Talton played high school basketball at DeSoto, leading the Eagles to a 28–9 record and final national ranking of No. 137 during the 2007–08 campaign earning First-Team Division III All-American and First-Team All-Tournament honors during the Mountain View national title run.

College career

Talton began his college career at Navarro College, transferring the next year to Mountain View CC leading the Lions to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III National Championship. The next year, Talton transferred to UIC, averaging 12.3 points and 4.4 assists as a senior while being named to the All-Horizon League Second Team after guiding the Flames to an 18–16 record.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Talton entered the 2013 NBA Development League Draft, being chosen by the

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in the 4th round with the 16th pick. In 2014, Talton was traded to the

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, however he was waived later by the Mad Ants. Later, he returned to the Vipers, averaging 14.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 13.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game in 12 matches. On October 21, 2015, Talton was traded to the

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and after 23 games, he joined the

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adding 30 more appearances. Overall, in 53 games, he had 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 25.7 minutes. On July 4, 2016, Talton signed with Rethymno Cretan Kings of the

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. On September 5, 2017, he signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys. On February 25, 2018, he returned to the

and joined Aries Trikala.

Personal life

The son of William Talton and Sonya Smith, he has three siblings. He majored in History.

References

External links

UIC Flames bioRealGM profile

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