Shawn Taggart
Shawn Larell Taggart (born March 26, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 26, 1985 Richmond, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, North Carolina) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2010 | Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto |
| 2010 | Henan Jiyuan |
| 2010 | CB Murcia |
| 2011 | Shanxi Zhongyu |
| 2011–2012 | Tenis E.Dagcilik Istanbul |
| 2012 | Springfield Armor |
| 2013 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2013–2016 | Al Jaysh |
| 2016 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2017 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
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]
References
- 2009 NBA Summer League Rosters
- Springfield Armor Training Camp Roster
- Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Forward Shawn Taggart From Springfield
- Springfield Acquires Paul Carter
- Santa Cruz Warriors Waive Shawn Taggart
- Sacamos, Karlo (March 11, 2016). "GlobalPort makes yet another import change, signs tall Shawn Taggart to replace Warner". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- Ramos, Gerry (March 2, 2017). "SMB takes chance on untested Charles Rhodes as Ginebra sticks with Justin Brownlee". spin.ph. Retrieved March 2, 2017.