Taylor Smith (basketball)

Taylor Smith (born July 23, 1991) is an American basketball player for Scaligera Verona of the LBA. He played college basketball for Stephen F. Austin State University.

Taylor Smith

No. 0 – Tezenis Verona
Position	Center
League	LBA
Personal information
Born	(1991-07-23) July 23, 1991 (age 34)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Clemens (Schertz, Texas)
College	McLennan CC (2009–2011) Stephen F. Austin (2011–2013)
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2015	Kolossos Rodou
2015–2017	Ravenna Piero Manetti
2017–2019	BCM Gravelines
2019–2020	Nanterre 92
2020–2022	Mornar
2022–present	Scaligera Verona
Career highlights
2× Italian Second Division blocks leader (2016, 2017) Pro A blocks leader (2018) Adriatic League blocks leader (2020) AP Honorable mention All-American (2013) Southland Player of the Year (2013) First-team All-Southland (2013)

College career

Smith, a 6'6" forward from Schertz, Texas, played two seasons at McLennan Community College before enrolling at Stephen F. Austin (SFA). As a senior in the 2012–13 season, Smith led NCAA Division I in field goal percentage after converting 69.4% of his attempts.^[1] He averaged 15.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots per game and at the end of the season was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year.^[2] A few weeks later, Smith was also named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.^[3]

Professional career

On June 24, 2019, he has signed a contract with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.^[4] Smith averaged 7.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1 block per game in 2019-20.

On May 6, 2020, he signed with Mornar of the ABA League.^[5] After contributing 22 points and 6 rebounds in a victory over KK Krka, Smith was named league player of the week on November 10.^[6]

On August 4, 2022, he has signed with Scaligera Verona of the LBA.^[7]