Taylor Braun was born on July 6,1991 and is an American professional basketball player for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League.
21 Facts About Taylor Braun
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Taylor Braun played college basketball for North Dakota State University before playing professionally in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Israel, and Taiwan.
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Taylor Braun was named Pacific 6 Conference Player of the Year, all-state first team, and finished third in the state Player of the Year voting.
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Taylor Braun played college basketball for North Dakota State University's Bison, where he averaged 17.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 47.1 percent from the field and 41.4 percent from 3-point range in his senior year.
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Taylor Braun ranked fourth in free throws made, seventh in points, eighth in steals, ninth in three-pointers, and ninth in rebounds, becoming the first player in school history to rank among the career top 15 in points, rebounds and assists.
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On July 20,2014, Taylor Braun started his professional career with the Belgian team Okapi Aalstar, signing a one-year deal.
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Taylor Braun helped Okapi Aalstar to reach the 2015 Belgian League Semifinals, where they eventually lost to Belfius Mons-Hainaut.
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On June 30,2015, Taylor Braun joined the Orlando Magic white team for the 2015 NBA Summer League.
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Taylor Braun helped Ulm to reach the 2016 BBL Finals, where they eventually lost to Brose Bamberg.
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On June 16,2016, Taylor Braun signed a one-year contract extension with Ulm.
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Taylor Braun helped Ulm to reach the 2017 BBL Semifinals, as well as the 2017 EuroCup Top 16.
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On September 26,2017, Taylor Braun was signed by the Utah Jazz of the NBA as a part of their training camp roster.
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Taylor Braun participated in two pre-season games for the Jazz before getting waived on October 7,2017.
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On October 23,2017, Taylor Braun joined the Salt Lake City Stars, The Utah Jazz G-League affiliate.
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In 45 games played for the Stars, Taylor Braun averaged 10.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
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On March 26,2018, Taylor Braun signed with the Italian team VL Pesaro for the rest of the season.
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Taylor Braun was named Israeli League Round 2 MVP.
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Taylor Braun helped Be'er Sheva reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Jerusalem in the quarterfinals.
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Taylor Braun appeared in all 28 games for the Bullets, averaging 6.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
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On February 20,2018, Taylor Braun was named a member of the United States national team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.
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Taylor Braun helped the US to victories over Cuba and Puerto Rico.