Steve Taylor

Nationality: USA
Date of Birth: 15/02/93
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Position: FRD
Height (CM): 206
Weight (KG): 108
Junior Assoc:
College: Marquette (2012–2015) / Toledo (2015–2017)

NBL CAREER OVERVIEW

NBL DEBUT 15/01/22 Age 28

LAST NBL GAME 15/01/22 Age 28

TEAM HISTORY

1 seasons | 1 team

2022SPSouth East Melbourne Phoenix1 season

CHAMPIONSHIPS

None

BIO: Steve Taylor was born in Chicago, Illinois (USA).

NBL EXPERIENCE

Steve Taylor made his NBL debut with the South East Melbourne Phoenix at 28 years of age. He scored three points in his first game.

After making their maiden Finals appearance the year prior, South East Melbourne re-signed coach Simon Mitchell to a one-year deal and retained Kyle Adnam, Ryan Broekhoff, Izayah Le’Afa and Mitch Creek. Keifer Sykes (to NBA) and Yanni Wetzell (to New Zealand) exited, with Tohi Smith-Milner (via Melbourne), Zhou Qi (via Xinjiang), Xavier Munford (via Bursaspor) and Zach Hankins added, although a knee injury suffered by Hankins during NBA Summer League ruled him out before the season.

Following a 28-day break caused by COVID-related postponements, Taylor Jr (via Al-Ahli Jeddah) was added as a one-game replacement player for newly signed import Brandon Ashley, who had not yet arrived in Australia. Taylor Jr had already been training with the Phoenix after his contract in Saudi Arabia ended.

“I absolutely love it here. Everything is professional and I love the group of guys,” Taylor Jr said.

Taylor Jr’s only appearance and best game came against Brisbane on January 15, where Taylor Jr (3 points and 3 rebounds in 4:31) came off the bench as the Bullets defeated South East Melbourne 100-84. Creek (19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists) and Munford (17 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists) led the Phoenix, while Nathan Sobey (18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals) and Robert Franks (17 points and 10 rebounds) led Brisbane.

Taylor Jr (3 points and 3 rebounds across 1 game) did not play again after Ashley arrived and entered the Phoenix rotation, with his one-game total a result of his replacement-player agreement rather than an injury or illness.

Steve Taylor played in one NBL game during the 2021-22 season, scoring 3 points, 3 rebounds, and 0 assists.

NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2021-22	29	South East Melbourne	15-13 (6)	1	5	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	50%	0	0	0%	1	2	50%	52%	50%	3
Totals				1	5	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	0.0%	1	2	50.0%	52%	50%	3

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2021-22	29	South East Melbourne	15-13 (6)	1	4.5	3.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.0	2.0	50%	52%	50%	3
Total				1	4.5	3.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	50.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	1.0	2.0	50.0%	52%	50%	3

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
3	3	0	0	0	1	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

Eltham (2019)

Taylor joined Eltham for the inaugural NBL1 season. The Wildcats finished 17th with a 6–14 record across the regular season. Eltham (2019)

COLLEGE

Steve Taylor Jr. began his college career at Marquette in 2012–13 after joining the Golden Eagles from Simeon Career Academy in Chicago as a nationally ranked forward.

As a freshman, Taylor appeared in all 35 games and averaged 3.0 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.6 minutes per game while shooting 53.1 percent from the field, contributing off the bench for a Marquette team that reached the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.

Taylor played 23 games with three starts as a sophomore in 2013–14 and averaged 2.5 points and 2.7 rebounds before moving into a much larger role during his junior season.

In 2014–15, Taylor played 32 games with 14 starts and averaged 5.9 points and 5.0 rebounds in 22.1 minutes per game while shooting 48.2 percent from the field, ranking second on Marquette in rebounding.

His junior season included a then career-high 20 points and seven rebounds at No. 20 Ohio State, 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting against Alabama A&M, and a career-high 17 rebounds against St. John’s.

Taylor transferred to Toledo following the 2014–15 season and sat out the entire 2015–16 campaign under NCAA transfer rules before becoming eligible for his final college season.

He produced the best season of his college career at Toledo in 2016–17, starting 32 of 33 games and averaging 15.3 points, 12.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 32.1 minutes per game while shooting 52.5 percent from the field.

Taylor led the Mid-American Conference in rebounding, finished among the national leaders in rebounds and double-doubles, and earned All-MAC Second Team honours at the end of the regular season.

His standout Toledo performances included 22 points and a Savage Arena-record 23 rebounds against Youngstown State, a career-high 27 points with 10 rebounds at Marshall, 25 points and 15 rebounds at Ohio, and 17 points with 23 rebounds against Western Michigan.

Taylor finished the 2016–17 season with 404 rebounds and 504 points, while across his four active college seasons with Marquette and Toledo he appeared in 123 games with 49 starts and averaged 6.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

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