Jeffery Taylor

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.

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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)

Origin

Norrköping, Östergötland County, Sweden

Height

201 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

High school

Hobbs High School

University

Vanderbilt University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery%20Taylor
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48845

Tags

• Östergötland County
• basketball player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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