Eric Taylor (basketball player, 1969)

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Basketball player
Eric Taylor
Player information
Nickname ET
birthday June 19, 1969
place of birth Grand Rapids (MI), United States
size 183 cm
position Point guard
college Oakland
Clubs as active
1988–1992 Oakland Golden Grizzlies ( NCAA ) 1992–1993 BG Stuttgart-Ludwigsburg 1993–1998 Telekom Baskets Bonn 1998 New Jersey Shorecats ( USBL ) 1998 Grand Rapids Hoops ( CBA ) 1998–1999 Oberwart Gunners 1999–2000 Torpan Pojat Helsinki 2000–2001 London Towers 2001-2003 Solna Vikings 2002/2003 Gipsar Stal Ostrow 2003-2004 Eisbaren Bremerhaven 2004-2005 Plannja Basket LuleaUnited StatesUnited States
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Eric Taylor (born June 19, 1969 in Grand Rapids , Michigan ) is a former American basketball player who played for several years in the German basketball league, especially for Telekom Baskets Bonn and later also in Austria .

Taylor studied at Oakland University and was active with the college team of the Golden Grizzlies in the NCAA Division I. In his team, he is one of the top 5 all-time leaders in terms of points scored, ball wins and three-point throw rates. In 2004 he was inducted into the Golden Grizzlies Hall of Fame for his achievements as an athlete.

After completing his studies, he went to Germany and initially played in Ludwigsburg . After one season he moved to the 2nd basketball league and played in Bonn . With the Telekom Baskets he was able to move up to the top division in 1996 and in the first year he reached the final of the German championship, which was lost to Alba Berlin . In the following season Taylor struggled with a knee injury and was then unable to agree on a contract extension with the club management. After the end of the contract, he played the following season in the USBL , CBA and also in Oberwart in Austria, which were cup winners that season. After a year in Finland, where he was also runner- up with his team from Helsinki , he played for the London Towers in the newly established ULEB Euroleague , before moving to Sweden in 2001. Interrupted by a station in Poland, he was again active in the 2nd Bundesliga in the 2003/04 season, this time for the Eisbären from Bremerhaven . He then moved back to Sweden, where he had to end his career in Sweden in 2005 after an eye injury that he sustained as a bystander in a bar fight when he was hit by a flying object.

After retiring, Taylor returned to his hometown and became a coffee house operator.

Web links

  • OU Grizzlies.com: Eric Taylor Entry in the Grizzlies Hall of Fame (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Golden Grizzlies Men's Basketball Record Book - Career Records. (PDF (6.4 MB)) Oakland University , pp. 106/107 , accessed on March 4, 2010 (English).
  2. ↑ Thomas Hamann: "The best fans I know!" Telekom Baskets Bonn , August 1998, archived from the original on September 30, 1999 ; accessed on February 12, 2015 (commented interview).
  3. ^ Press office Eisbären Bremerhaven: Eric Taylor leaves the Eisbären. schoenen-dunk.de, May 2, 2004, accessed on October 20, 2011 (press release).
  4. ↑ Eric Taylor blind in one eye. General-Anzeiger (Bonn) , June 17, 2005, accessed on February 14, 2015 (repro in the online archive).
  5. ↑ Coffee Break. Oakland University Magazine, 2007, archived from the original on June 25, 2010 ; accessed on March 4, 2010 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Taylor, Eric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Grand Rapids, Michigan