Shawn Taggart Explained

Shawn Taggart
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:229
Birth Date:26 March 1985
Birth Place:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
High School:Mount Zion Christian Academy
(Durham, North Carolina)
College:
Draft Year:2009
Career Start:2009
Career End:2017
Career Position:Power forward / center
Years1:2009–2010
Team1:Ironi Nahariya
Years2:2010
Years3:2010
Team3:Henan Jiyuan
Years4:2010
Team4:CB Murcia
Years5:2011
Team5:Shanxi Zhongyu
Years6:2011–2012
Team6:Tenis E.Dagcilik Istanbul
Years7:2012
Team7:Springfield Armor
Years8:2013
Team8:Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Years9:2013–2016
Team9:Al Jaysh
Years10:2016
Team10:GlobalPort Batang Pier
Years11:2017
Team11:Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Shawn Larell Taggart (born March 26, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

As a junior power forward/center for the Memphis Tigers, he averaged 10.4 PPG and 7.6 RPG in the 2008–09 season. He was a member of the team as a sophomore when the Tigers went to the NCAA National Championship in 2008, which they lost in overtime to the Kansas Jayhawks.

Taggart signed an agent for the NBA draft, but went undrafted. Taggart competed in the 2009 NBA Summer League with the Toronto Raptors.[1]

On November 6, 2012, Taggart joined the Springfield Armor.[2] On January 7, 2013, he was traded to the Santa Cruz Warriors in exchange for Paul Carter.[3] [4] He was then waived by the Warriors on January 8.[5]

In March 2016, Taggart was signed as the new import for GlobalPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association in the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup, replacing Calvin Walner.[6]

In March 2017, he was signed by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters as their import for the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 NBA Summer League Rosters . 2013-01-09 . 2012-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309055840/http://www.nbadraft.net/node/8843 . dead .
  2. http://www.nba.com/dleague/springfield/springfield_armor_training_cam_2012_11_06.html Springfield Armor Training Camp Roster
  3. http://www.nba.com/dleague/santacruz/warriors_acquire_shawn_taggart_010713.html Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Forward Shawn Taggart From Springfield
  4. http://www.nba.com/dleague/springfield/springfield_acquires_paul_cart_2013_01_07.html Springfield Acquires Paul Carter
  5. http://www.nba.com/dleague/santacruz/warriors_waive_taggart_010813.html Santa Cruz Warriors Waive Shawn Taggart
  6. News: Sacamos . Karlo . GlobalPort makes yet another import change, signs tall Shawn Taggart to replace Warner . Spin.ph . March 11, 2016 . March 11, 2016 .
  7. Web site: SMB takes chance on untested Charles Rhodes as Ginebra sticks with Justin Brownlee . Ramos . Gerry . . March 2, 2017 . March 2, 2017.