Kameron Taylor

Kameron Milton Allante Taylor (born October 5, 1994) is an American basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Early life

He was born in Hyattsville, Maryland, and his hometown is Landover, Maryland. He is , and weighs .

High school

In high school, Taylor played for DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville. In his senior season in 2010–11, he averaged 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. He was All Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honorable mention.

College career

Taylor joined Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania in 2012, where he majored in sociology. He played for the Seton Hill Griffins in NCAA Division II and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). In his freshman year in 2012–13 he averaged 7.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He shot 41% from the floor and 70% from the free throw line.

In his sophomore year in 2013–14 he averaged 12.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. He shot 44% from the floor and 78% from the free throw line.

In his junior year in 2014–15 he was a preseason All-PSAC West selection. He averaged 13.2 points and 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. He shot 43% from the floor and 71% from the free throw line.

In his senior year in 2015–16, he averaged 20.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 2.2 steals per game. He shot 49.6% from the floor, and 76.8% from the line. He was named National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District Second Team and First Team All-PSAC West. He graduated in the spring of 2016.

Professional career

In 2016, after not being drafted by the any NBA team, Taylor signed with Ehingen Urspring in the ProA, the second German division. In 2016–17 for them he averaged 10.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, while shooting 50.0% from the floor, 43.9% from three point range, and 80.2% from the line. In 2017 Taylor signed with Dragons Rhöndorf in the ProB, the third German division. In 2017–18 for them he averaged 23.4 points (leading the league), 7.9 rebounds, 5.6 assists (5th), and 2.6 steals (2nd) per game.

In March 2018 Taylor signed with s.Oliver Würzburg in the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the country's highest level, with whom he played eight games. Then in 2018, Taylor joined Hungarian basketball team PVSK Panthers in the NB I/A, the highest level league in Hungary, averaging 19.2 points (5th in the league), 8.1 rebounds, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.2 steals (tops in the division) per game. In 2019 he then played for Brose Bamberg of the BBL and the Basketball Champions League, averaging 9.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in 12 games. Later in 2019 Taylor joined Hamburg Towers. In 2020–21 with Hamburg, as an off-guard and point forward he averaged 14.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.5 steals (5th in the league) per game.

In July 2021, Kameron signed a one-year contract with an option for a second season with Israeli Euroleague and Israeli Basketball Premier League team Maccabi Tel Aviv. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions for the team, and is known for his defense. On January 26, 2022, he was loaned to SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A until end of the season.

On July 21, 2022, he has signed with Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB.

On July 14, 2023, he signed with Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB.

References

External links

Kam Taylor
on Instagram

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1994 births
Living people
21st-century American sportsmen
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Baloncesto Málaga players
Basketball players from Prince George's County, Maryland
Bàsquet Girona players
Bamberg Baskets players
DeMatha Catholic High School alumni
Dragons Rhöndorf players
Ehingen Urspring players
Hamburg Towers players
Liga ACB players
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
People from Landover, Maryland
Point guards
PVSK Panthers players
Seton Hill Griffins men's basketball players
Shooting guards
SIG Strasbourg players
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Hyattsville, Maryland
Würzburg Baskets players