CEZ Nymburk tabs playmaker Taylor
Mike Taylor - Crvena ZvezdaCEZ Nymburk signed dynamic guard Mike Taylor for the coming season, the club announced Monday. Taylor (26 years old, 1.88 meters) arrives from the Greek League, where he played for Kavala last season and averaged 13.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2 assists over 22 games. His previous international experience comes from the 2009-10 season, when he led Crvena Zvezda to the Last 16 round of the Eurocup. Taylor was the Eurocup MVP of the week for the final game of the regular season when he complied 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting plus 5 rebounds and 5 steals in a 21-point rout of Benetton Treviso. He averaged 11.3 points and 1.6 steals in 12 Eurocup games that season. Taylor played college basketball at Iowa University and started his professional career in his native United States with the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA and Idaho of the D League. He also played for Crvena Zvezda in Serbia and Tezenis Verona in Italy before joining Kavala last season.

"Mike is a young, talented player," Nymburk coach Neno Ginzburg said. "He is an excellent point guard, but can also play shooting guard. he's a great defender and a very good athlete. He had a successful season last year."
Monday, July 09, 2012
Euroleague.net
PrintPrint Send to a FriendSend to a Friend ShareShare

Special Features

Interviews
Sergio Llull - Real Madrid - EB12
By reaching its second Final Four in three years, Real Madrid has proved that it is ready to start a new era and to... MORE
Interviews
Sarunas Jasikevicius - FC Barcelona Regal - EB12
As arguably the most successful active player in the competition, Sarunas Jasikevicius of FC Barcelona Regal is... MORE
Interviews
Stratos Perperoglou - Olympiacos Piraeus
After becoming the last team to reach the Final Four, reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion Olympiacos... MORE
Interviews
Nenad Krstic - CSKA Moscow - EB12
A second straight dominant season for both CSKA Moscow and star center Nenad Krstic has both player and club poised... MORE