Larry James Taylor Junior ( Eng. Larry James Taylor Junior ; born October 3, 1980 , Chicago , Illinois , USA ) - Brazilian American basketball player , participant of the 2012 Summer Olympics , winner of the 2015 Pan American Games .
| Larry Taylor | |
|---|---|
 Mogi - № 4 | |
| Position | shooting guard |
| Growth | 185 cm |
| Weight | 88 kg |
| Citizenship | Brazil /  USA |
| Date of Birth | October 3, 1980 (38 years) |
| Place of Birth | Chicago , United States |
Sports Biography
Larry Taylor was born in 1980 in Chicago. Here he began to play basketball. At the college level, Larry played for Western Sabarban and Missouri Western Griffons. In 2003, Taylor took part in the NBA draft , but none of the teams was chosen. Since 2005, Taylor began to speak outside the United States. Larry spent 3 seasons in Mexico. In 2008, Taylor moved to Brazil at Bauru Club. Larry spent 7 years as part of them and during that time he was selected to the team of all the stars of the Brazilian championship 5 times and was selected for the first five of the championship twice at the end of the season.
In 2012, Taylor changed his citizenship, which allowed him to play for the Brazilian national team at the Summer Olympics . In London, Larry went to the site in all 6 games in which he scored an average of 4.5 points per game. At the 2014 World Championships, Taylor reached the quarterfinal with the national team. At the tournament, Larry scored an average of 3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. The first major success at the level of teams for Taylor was the gold of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto .
Links
- Larry Taylor - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (English)
- Profile on fiba.com
- Larry Taylor (eng.) On Twitter
- Larry Taylor (English) on Instagram