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My Take
What strikes me about Jeffery Taylor is the geography of his career rather than any single highlight. A Swedish-born wing who crossed the Atlantic to play at Vanderbilt, slipped into the NBA late in the 2012 draft, and then kept his career alive across European leagues, he embodies the modern globe-trotting professional. I have a soft spot for athletes who refuse to let an ocean or a national border define their ceiling. He may never have been a marquee name, but that 201cm frame and that willingness to keep finding a court, anywhere, reads to me as quiet, durable dedication. I respect that kind of persistence far more than fleeting stardom.
Overview
Jeffery Matthew Taylor (born May 23, 1989) is a Swedish-American professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for Vanderbilt University, before being drafted 31st overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2012 NBA draft.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jeffery Taylor
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフリー・テイラー
- Reading
- じぇふりー・ていらー
- Born
- May 23, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- Norrköping, Östergötland County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 201 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Hobbs High School
- University
- Vanderbilt University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Basketball player — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.