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Deshon Davion Taylor (born March 17, 1996) is an American professional basketball player currently playing with Uni Baskets Münster of the ProA. He played college basketball for the UMKC Kangaroos and Fresno State Bulldogs.
Taylor was born in Los Angeles, California, to Desha Taylor and Terri Bailey. He played at John W. North High School in Riverside, California, and helped lead his team to four consecutive league titles. As a senior, Taylor averaged 24.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.6 steals a game while earning conference MVP, first-team all-state and all-county honors. He was recruited by Hawaii, UC Riverside and Portland State, but committed to play for the UMKC Kangaroos.
As a freshman at the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 2014–15, Taylor started 10 of his 33 games. He averaged 7.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists a game. At the season's end, he elected to transfer from the program.
Taylor chose to transfer to Fresno State as a walk-on due to the university being close to home and wanting to reunite with past teammates who were on the roster. Per National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulations, Taylor redshirted during the Bulldogs' 2015–16 season.
In his sophomore season and debut season in 2016–17 at Fresno State, Taylor played a sixth man role, starting 15 of his 33 games. He averaged 12.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.2 steals (9th), while leading the Mountain West Conference with a free throw percentage of .879. Taylor was named to the All-Mountain West Third Team.
During his junior season in 2017–18, Taylor was elevated to a permanent starting position. He scored a career-high 32 points against Nevada on January 31, 2018. He averaged team-highs in points (17.8; in the Mountain West Conference (MWC)) and assists (2.6), as well as 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals (3rd) a game, with a free throw percentage of .833 (5th). His 200 made free throws were a single season program record. Taylor was named to the All-Mountain West First Team and All-Defense Team. He initially declared for the 2018 NBA draft, but elected to return to Fresno State for his senior season.
Before the start of his final 2018–19 season at Fresno State, Taylor was named to the 2018–19 Mountain West Preseason All-Conference Team. On March 10, 2019, Taylor set a new career high in points with 37 to help win Fresno State's regular season finale against San Jose State. This game, coupled with a 25-point performance in a win against San Diego State, earned Taylor his first MW Player of the Week award on March 11, 2019. In the quarterfinals of the 2019 Mountain West Conference tournament against Air Force, Taylor led his team to a win with 18 points and set a career-high in assists with 10. In his final game for Fresno State, Taylor scored six points in a loss to Utah State in the Mountain West Conference tournament semifinals. Taylor finished the season averaging 17.9 points (5th in the MWC), 3.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists (2nd), and 1.4 steals (3rd) a game, with a free throw percentage of .784 (6th). He ranked in the top 10 in nine of the 13 major individual statistical categories in the Mountain West, which was the most of any player in the conference. Taylor finished his career at Fresno State as the program's seventh all-time leading scorer with 1,482 points.
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Taylor played for the Philadelphia 76ers during the NBA Summer League. He signed with the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) but was released before the start of the regular season after the team decided to re-sign Jerome Randle. Taylor then had a probationary period with Latvian team VEF Rīga where he did not appear in a game but participated in team practices.
Deshon Taylor
Deshon Davion Taylor (born March 17, 1996) is an American professional basketball player currently playing with Uni Baskets Münster of the ProA. He played college basketball for the UMKC Kangaroos and Fresno State Bulldogs.
Taylor was born in Los Angeles, California, to Desha Taylor and Terri Bailey. He played at John W. North High School in Riverside, California, and helped lead his team to four consecutive league titles. As a senior, Taylor averaged 24.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.6 steals a game while earning conference MVP, first-team all-state and all-county honors. He was recruited by Hawaii, UC Riverside and Portland State, but committed to play for the UMKC Kangaroos.
As a freshman at the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 2014–15, Taylor started 10 of his 33 games. He averaged 7.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists a game. At the season's end, he elected to transfer from the program.
Taylor chose to transfer to Fresno State as a walk-on due to the university being close to home and wanting to reunite with past teammates who were on the roster. Per National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulations, Taylor redshirted during the Bulldogs' 2015–16 season.
In his sophomore season and debut season in 2016–17 at Fresno State, Taylor played a sixth man role, starting 15 of his 33 games. He averaged 12.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.2 steals (9th), while leading the Mountain West Conference with a free throw percentage of .879. Taylor was named to the All-Mountain West Third Team.
During his junior season in 2017–18, Taylor was elevated to a permanent starting position. He scored a career-high 32 points against Nevada on January 31, 2018. He averaged team-highs in points (17.8; in the Mountain West Conference (MWC)) and assists (2.6), as well as 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals (3rd) a game, with a free throw percentage of .833 (5th). His 200 made free throws were a single season program record. Taylor was named to the All-Mountain West First Team and All-Defense Team. He initially declared for the 2018 NBA draft, but elected to return to Fresno State for his senior season.
Before the start of his final 2018–19 season at Fresno State, Taylor was named to the 2018–19 Mountain West Preseason All-Conference Team. On March 10, 2019, Taylor set a new career high in points with 37 to help win Fresno State's regular season finale against San Jose State. This game, coupled with a 25-point performance in a win against San Diego State, earned Taylor his first MW Player of the Week award on March 11, 2019. In the quarterfinals of the 2019 Mountain West Conference tournament against Air Force, Taylor led his team to a win with 18 points and set a career-high in assists with 10. In his final game for Fresno State, Taylor scored six points in a loss to Utah State in the Mountain West Conference tournament semifinals. Taylor finished the season averaging 17.9 points (5th in the MWC), 3.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists (2nd), and 1.4 steals (3rd) a game, with a free throw percentage of .784 (6th). He ranked in the top 10 in nine of the 13 major individual statistical categories in the Mountain West, which was the most of any player in the conference. Taylor finished his career at Fresno State as the program's seventh all-time leading scorer with 1,482 points.
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Taylor played for the Philadelphia 76ers during the NBA Summer League. He signed with the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) but was released before the start of the regular season after the team decided to re-sign Jerome Randle. Taylor then had a probationary period with Latvian team VEF Rīga where he did not appear in a game but participated in team practices.