Tayler Persons
Tayler Persons (born August 31, 1995) is an American basketball player for GTK Gliwice of the PLK. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), he plays as point guard. Persons for Northern Kentucky and Ball State before heading overseas to play professionally.[1]
| No. 0 – GTK Gliwice | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | PLK |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 31, 1995 Kokomo, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kokomo (Kokomo, Indiana) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2019 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | ZZ Leiden |
| 2020–2021 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2021–present | GTK Gliwice |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
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.[8]
Honours
Individual
- DBL assists leader: 2019–20
References
- "Tayler Persons - Men's Basketball". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- Neddenriep, Kyle (May 16, 2015). "Tayler Persons transfer a major addition for Ball State". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- Velazko, Pedro (August 3, 2019). "Kokomo's Persons headed to Holland this month". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- "ZZ Leiden trekt Tayler Persons aan". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- "Persons earns All-FIBA Europe Cup recognition". Kokomo Tribune. June 24, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- "Würzburg signs Tayler Persons, parts ways with Cam Wells, Jordan Hulls, Skylar Bowlin". Sportando. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- "Tayler Persons joins GTK Gliwice". Sportando. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- Stevens, Matthew (July 4, 2020). "Be Like Mike: Daum Leads House Of Paign To 76-53 Win In TBT First Round". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 5, 2020.