John Taylor (basketball)


John Taylor is an American professional basketball player for Laguneros de La Comarca of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He played college basketball at Fresno Pacific where he led the NCAA Division II in scoring his junior year before declaring for the 2013 NBA draft.

High school career

Taylor attended North Lawndale High School in Chicago, Illinois for 4 years and led them to a 2A state title as a junior and a City League championship as a senior in 2009. He was the 6th best player in Chicago according to Rivals.

College career

Taylor attended Mott Community College his first 2 years of college. He was the JUCO Player of the Year in 2012 after scoring 24.9 points per game and scoring over 40 in three different contests. He also led Mott to a state championship in JUCO his sophomore season. After Mott, Taylor committed to Fresno Pacific in June 2012. He spent one season at the school and he led NCAA Division II in scoring with 27.5 points per game and had a career high 50 points against Roberts Wesleyan. He was named the PacWest Newcomer of the Year.

Professional career

Taylor declared for the 2013 NBA draft but went undrafted. He went to the 2013 Eurobasket summer league tryouts, but did not make a team. He was then later signed to Team Amsterdam of the Eurobasket S-League and later signed to Team Lugano of the Eurobasket S-League. After that he was signed to the Sacramento Heatwave of the American Basketball Association.