Shawn Larell Taggart (born March 26, 1985) is an American former professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(PBA). As a junior power forward/center for the

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he averaged 10.4 PPG and 7.6 RPG in the 2008–09 season. He was a member of the team as a sophomore when the Tigers went to the NCAA National Championship in 2008, which they lost in overtime to the

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. Taggart signed an agent for the NBA draft, but went undrafted. Taggart competed in the 2009 NBA Summer League with the

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. On November 6, 2012, Taggart joined the

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. On January 7, 2013, he was traded to the

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in exchange for Paul Carter. He was then waived by the Warriors on January 8. In March 2016, Taggart was signed as the new import for

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of the

in the

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, replacing Calvin Walner. In March 2017, he was signed by the

as their import for the

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at Eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Taggart, Shawn 1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Qatar American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from Richmond, Virginia CB Murcia players Centers (basketball) Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball players Ironi Nahariya players Memphis Tigers men's basketball players NorthPort Batang Pier players Power forwards (basketball) Philippine Basketball Association imports Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players Shanxi Loongs players Springfield Armor players