Jeffery Taylor
Jeffery Matthew Taylor (born May 23, 1989) is a Swedish-American professional basketball player who plays for U-BT Cluj-Napoca in Romania’s Liga Națională and the EuroCup. He is 6 feet 7 inches tall and plays as a small forward. Taylor grew up in Sweden and Hobbs, New Mexico, and played college basketball at Vanderbilt from 2008 to 2012. He was drafted 31st overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats and played in the NBA from 2012 to 2015 for Charlotte/Hornets, with a stint in the NBA Development League.
In 2015 he moved to Real Madrid in Spain, where he spent seven seasons and won the EuroLeague title in 2018, along with multiple Spanish League and Cup titles. In 2022 he joined BC Wolves in Lithuania, renewing his contract through 2025, and in 2025 he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca in Romania. Internationally, he played for Sweden at EuroBasket 2013, leading the team in scoring with 21.2 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game.
Taylor is the son of former NBA player Jeff Taylor, who also played in Sweden; he holds both Swedish and American citizenship and grew up with strong basketball roots in Hobbs, New Mexico. In 2014 he was suspended by the NBA for 24 games after pleading guilty to domestic assault.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 17:05 (CET).