| D’Shon Taylor | |
| Number: | 9 |
| Height M: | 1.96 |
| League: | NPBA |
| Team: | Commonwealth Bank Giants |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nationality: | Bahamian |
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| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Team1: | Al-Mina'a |
| Years2: | 2017–present |
| Team2: | Commonwealth Bank Giants |
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D'Shon Devard Taylor (born 18 January 1993) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for Commonwealth Bank Giants of the NPBA.
In 2012, Taylor led the R.M. Bailey Pacers to a Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) title and a Hugh Campbell Invitational title in the same year. As a senior he averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.[1]
Taylor started is college career with John Brown University where he averaged 9.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a freshman and was named to the All-Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament team. Prior to his sophomore season, he transferred to Garden City Community College where he went on to average 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. The following season he transferred again, this time to Norfolk State University. He played two seasons for the Spartans[2] where he averaged 13.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 67 games.[3]
In January 2015, D'Shon Taylor scored 19 of his then career-high 25 points in the second half to lead his Norfolk State Spartans past Bethune-Cookman 79-55. Taylor tied a then career-best with five 3-pointers.[4]
In 2016, Taylor signed with Al-Mina'a of the Iraqi Basketball League.[5] [6] He was released by the team in January 2017.[7]
Later in 2017, Taylor joined the Commonwealth Bank Giants of the NPBA. He helped the team win the NPBA championship in 2018[8] and 2019.[9]
Taylor was part of his home country's national team at the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification in Baha Mar. He averaged 10.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in the previous window and scored 14 in the win over Mexico.[10]