Terry Taylor (basketball)

Terry Taylor (born September 23, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Austin Peay Governors.

Terry Taylor

Taylor with Austin Peay in 2019
No. 32 – Stockton Kings
Position	Power forward / small forward
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	(1999-09-23) September 23, 1999 (age 25) Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Bowling Green (Bowling Green, Kentucky)
College	Austin Peay (2017–2021)
NBA draft	2021: undrafted
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2021–2023	Indiana Pacers
2021–2023	→Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2023–2024	Chicago Bulls
2023	→Windy City Bulls
2024–present	Stockton Kings
2025	Sacramento Kings
Career highlights
NBA G League Champion (2025) 2× OVC Player of the Year (2020, 2021) 4× First-team All-OVC (2018–2021) OVC Freshman of the Year (2018)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life

Taylor grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky and attended Bowling Green High School. During his junior year, he averaged 15.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game and was named second-team All-State. Taylor committed to play college basketball at Austin Peay State University going into his senior year over offers from Texas Southern and Southeast Missouri State.^[1] As a senior, Taylor averaged 17.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game and was named first team All-State and the MVP of the Kentucky Sweet 16 after averaging 20.5 points and 10 rebounds where he led Bowling Green to its first state title, alongside Zion Harmon, former consensus four-star recruit in the class of 2021. Taylor scored 1,704 points and grabbed 1,300 rebounds over four seasons with Bowling Green.^[2]

College career

As a true freshman, Taylor averaged 15.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and was named the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Freshman of the Year and first team All-OVC.^[3] As a sophomore he averaged 20.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game and was again named first team All-OVC.^[4][5] He scored the 1,000th point of his college career during the season as part of a 25-point, 12-rebound performance in a win over Eastern Illinois on February 9, 2019.^[6] Taylor's career-high 39 points came on December 17, in an 80–61 win over McKendree.^[7] On January 23, 2020, Taylor hit a career-high six three-pointers and had 37 points and 14 rebounds in a 99–74 win over Tennessee State.^[8] Taylor was named the Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and first team All-OVC for a third straight season as a junior after averaging 21.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.^[9][10] Following the season, Taylor declared for the 2020 NBA draft, but maintained his college eligibility, ultimately returning for his senior year.^[11]

On December 5, 2020, Taylor surpassed the 2,000-career-point mark, scoring 10 points in a 102–38 win against Carver College.^[12]

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants / Indiana Pacers (2021–2023)

After not being selected in the 2021 NBA draft, Taylor signed with the Indiana Pacers on August 5, 2021.^[13] However, he was waived on October 15^[14] and nine days later, he signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants as an affiliate player.^[15] He averaged 19.5 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 blocks in 11 games.^[16]

On December 15, 2021, Taylor signed a two-way contract with Indiana. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Pacers and the Mad Ants.^[17]

On February 2, 2022, in his seventh NBA game against the Orlando Magic, Taylor subbed in 22 seconds into the game and stepped up as the Pacers’ center. He recorded career highs of 24 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists in 37 minutes for his first career double-double.^[18] On April 7, the Pacers converted his two-way contract into a standard one.^[19]

On February 9, 2023, Taylor was waived by the Pacers.^[20]

Chicago / Windy City Bulls (2023–2024)

On February 22, 2023, Taylor signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls^[21] and on August 14, he signed a standard contract with them.^[22] However, on April 4, 2024, he was waived by Chicago.^[23]

Sacramento Kings / Stockton Kings (2024–present)

On September 23, 2024, Taylor signed with the Sacramento Kings,^[24] but was waived on October 18.^[25] On October 27, he joined the Stockton Kings.^[26] On March 18, 2025, the Sacramento Kings signed Taylor to a 10-day contract.^[27] He appeared in three NBA games, and following the expiration of his 10-day contract, he returned to Stockton.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22	Indiana	33	7	21.6	.614	.316	.706	5.2	1.2	.4	.2	9.6
2022–23	Indiana	26	2	8.8	.462	.222	.714	1.5	.4	.1	.2	2.7
2022–23	Chicago	5	0	7.1	.900	1.000	.250	1.6	.0	.0	.2	4.0
2023–24	Chicago	31	0	6.1	.513	.222	.800	1.2	.3	.2	.1	1.5
2024–25	Sacramento	3	0	2.1	.000	—	—	.3	.7	.0	.0	.0
Career		98	9	11.9	.579	.288	.687	2.6	.6	.2	.2	4.6

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Austin Peay	34	34	31.5	.541	.432	.730	8.6	.7	.6	1.0	15.6
2018–19	Austin Peay	33	33	33.1	.531	.340	.741	8.9	1.7	1.1	.9	20.5
2019–20	Austin Peay	33	33	36.6	.550	.320	.652	11.0	1.4	1.3	1.3	21.8
2020–21	Austin Peay	27	27	37.0	.521	.279	.794	11.1	1.6	1.2	.9	21.6
Career		127	127	34.4	.536	.341	.725	9.8	1.4	1.0	1.0	19.7

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds