Larry Taylor (basketball)
| No. 4 – Mogi das Cruzes | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||
| League |
NBB FIBA Americas League |
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| Born |
October 3, 1980 Chicago, Illinois |
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| Nationality | American / Brazilian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school |
Rich Central (Olympia Fields, Illinois) |
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| NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–present | ||||||||||||
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| Dream Builders | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Chicago Soldiers | ||||||||||||
| San Antonio All Stars | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | La Huacana | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Frayles de Guasave | ||||||||||||
| Lobos Grises de la UAD | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | Marineros de Cozumel | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | Lobos UAD de Mazatlán | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2015 | Bauru | ||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Mogi das Cruzes | ||||||||||||
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Larry James Taylor Junior (born October 3, 1980) is a Brazilian American professional basketball player. Married to Erika Nicole Taylor, he became a naturalized Brazilian citizen in 2012.
Larry first came to Brazil in 2008 to play for Bauru Basket. At the São Paulo State's team, he became one of the most important players in Brazil, helping the team to win major trophies like the FIBA Americas League (the south american version of the Euroleague) and to reach the NBB finals, becoming a local idol. He also played the 2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup with Bauru when they lost the finals to the european champions Real Madrid.
At Bauru, he received the nickname "Alien" because of his skills with the ball.
In 2012 he received the brazilian nationality, been able to represent the Brazil national basketball team at international level. With the brazilian squad, he played the 2012 Olympics.
After 7 years with Bauru, Taylor joined Mogi of the Brazilian League. At his first game back in Bauru, his former team retired his number 4 jersey.
Taylor played with the senior men's Brazilian National Basketball Team at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games, the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
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