Tayler Persons Explained

Tayler Persons
Birth Date:31 August 1995
Birth Place:Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Kg:94
Position:Point guard
League:PLK
Team:MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
Number:11
High School:Kokomo (Kokomo, Indiana)
College:
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019–2020
Team1:ZZ Leiden
Years2:2020–2021
Team2:s.Oliver Würzburg
Years3:2021
Team3:GTK Gliwice
Years4:2021–2022
Team4:Szedeák
Years5:2022–2023
Team5:Élan Chalon
Years6:2023
Team6:Twarde Pierniki Toruń
Years7:2023–present
Team37:MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
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Tayler Anthony Persons (born August 31, 1995) is an American basketball player for MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the PLK. Standing at, he plays as point guard. Persons for Northern Kentucky and Ball State before heading overseas to play professionally.[1]

College career

Persons played his freshman season at Northern Kentucky. He averaged 13.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game and was named Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year. Following the season, he transferred to Ball State.[2] Persons was the first player ever for the Ball State Cardinals to finish his career with 1,000 points and 400 assists. He left the Cardinals as ninth leading scorer all-time and third highest assists total.[1] As a senior, he led Ball State in scoring at 16.7 points per game and in assists at 4.3 per game, and was named to the Third Team All-MAC.[3]

Professional career

On July 17, 2019, Persons signed a one-year contract with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[4] The 2019–20 season was prematurely abandoned in March after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Persons finished the season as the assists leader in the league. He averaged 18.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game and was named to the All-FIBA Europe Cup team.[5]

On July 8, 2020, he has signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6]

On January 9, 2021, he has signed with GTK Gliwice of the PLK.[7] Persons averaged 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. On August 20, 2021, he signed with Szedeák of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[8]

On August 24, 2022, he has signed with Élan Chalon of the French Pro B.[9]

On February 19, 2023, he signed with Twarde Pierniki Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[10]

The Basketball Tournament

Persons joined War Tampa, a team composed primarily of Auburn alumni in The Basketball Tournament 2020. He scored four points in a 76–53 loss to House of 'Paign in the first round.[11]

Honours

Individual

2019–20

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tayler Persons - Men's Basketball. Ball State University Athletics. 8 August 2019.
  2. News: Neddenriep . Kyle . Tayler Persons transfer a major addition for Ball State . October 12, 2020 . . May 16, 2015.
  3. News: Velazko . Pedro . Kokomo's Persons headed to Holland this month . July 6, 2020 . . August 3, 2019.
  4. Web site: ZZ Leiden trekt Tayler Persons aan. basketballleague.nl. 17 July 2019.
  5. News: Persons earns All-FIBA Europe Cup recognition . July 6, 2020 . . June 24, 2020.
  6. News: Würzburg signs Tayler Persons, parts ways with Cam Wells, Jordan Hulls, Skylar Bowlin. July 8, 2020. Sportando. En. July 8, 2020.
  7. News: Tayler Persons joins GTK Gliwice. January 9, 2021. Sportando. En. January 10, 2021.
  8. Web site: Szedeak tabs Tayler Persons, ex GTK Gliwice . Eurobasket . August 20, 2021 . August 20, 2021.
  9. Web site: Tayler Persons, le nouveau meneur de l’Élan Chalon. August 24, 2022. Sportando. En. October 31, 2022.
  10. Web site: Tayler Persons wzmocni Twarde Pierniki!. February 19, 2023. twardepierniki.pl. pl. February 20, 2023.
  11. News: Stevens . Matthew . Be Like Mike: Daum Leads House Of Paign To 76-53 Win In TBT First Round . July 5, 2020 . . July 4, 2020.