Brian Taylor (basketball)
San Diego Clippers | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
|---|---|
| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 7,868 (13.1 ppg) |
| Assists | 2,478 (4.1 apg) |
| Steals | 1,106 (2.1 spg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brian Dwight Taylor (born June 9, 1951) is an American former professional
San Diego Clippers of the National Basketball Association
(NBA).
Basketball career
A 6'2" guard from
San Diego Clippers, before a torn achilles tendon forced his retirement in 1982.[1]
Taylor graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 1969.[2]
During the 1979–80 NBA season, Taylor led the league in 3-point field goals made with a total of 90.[3]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Taylor's team won an ABA championship |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–73 | New York (ABA) | 63 | — | 32.3 | .515 | .160 | .743 | 3.2 | 2.8 | — | — | 15.3 |
| 1973–74† | New York (ABA) | 75 | — | 33.4 | .476 | .276 | .699 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 2.1 | .3 | 11.1 |
| 1974–75 | New York (ABA) | 79 | — | 33.1 | .513 | .217 | .765 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.8* | .3 | 14.0 |
| 1975–76† | New York (ABA) | 54 | — | 32.1 | .489 | .421* | .792 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.3 | .4 | 16.7 |
| 1976–77 | Kansas City | 72 | — | 34.6 | .504 | — | .818 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | .2 | 17.0 |
| 1977–78 | Denver | 39 | — | 31.3 | .452 | — | .765 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | .2 | 11.6 |
| 1978–79 | San Diego | 20 | — | 10.6 | .361 | — | .889 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .0 | 3.8 |
| 1979–80 | San Diego | 78 | — | 35.3 | .467 | .377 | .802 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | .3 | 13.5 |
| 1980–81 | San Diego | 80 | — | 28.9 | .525 | .383* | .789 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | .3 | 10.1 |
| 1981–82 | San Diego | 41 | 40 | 31.1 | .503 | .365 | .818 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 10.8 |
| Career | 601 | 40 | 31.9 | .493 | .356 | .780 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 2.1 | .3 | 13.1 | |
| All-Star | 2 | — | 25.0 | .545 | .000 | .600 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | .0 | 13.5 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973
|
New York (ABA) | 5 | — | 33.2 | .483 | .000 | .800 | 3.2 | 2.2 | — | — | 13.6 |
1974 †
|
New York (ABA) | 14 | — | 36.2 | .518 | .667 | .767 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2.4 | .3 | 14.1 |
1975
|
New York (ABA) | 5 | — | 37.2 | .361 | .333 | 1.000 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .2 | 6.2 |
1976 †
|
New York (ABA) | 13* | — | 36.5 | .380 | .300 | .739 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | .2 | 15.8 |
| Career | 37 | — | 36.1 | .440 | .324 | .768 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | .3 | 13.5 | |
Business career
In 2012, Great Hearts Academies hired Taylor to be the Executive Director of Teleos Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Arizona.[4]
Family
His son, Bryce, played guard for the Oregon Ducks.
References
- ^ "Brian Taylor, at 31, Back at Princeton". The New York Times. 4 May 1983.
- ^ "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO...", The Star-Ledger, June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.
- ^ "NBA Regular Season 3PM - Season Leaders". NBA.com. NBA. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ Angela Gonzales. "Brian Taylor to head Teleos Preparatory Academy in Phoenix". Phoenix Business Journal. May 1, 2012. Accessed August 19, 2012.