Princeton Tigers
Princeton Tigers
The Varsity Podcast Network
Hoops Hour with Henderson - Brian Taylor '84
1 hour 16 minutes Posted Jul 26, 2016 at 7:37 pm.
: On growing up in Perth Amboy, N.J.
: On choosing Princeton
: On acclimating to Princeton
: On choosing to return to Princeton after his ABA/NBA career
: On going to the ABA and post-college life
: On today's NBA
: On the 3-point shot
: On his nickname "BT Express"
: On Julius Erving
: On the definition of Princeton basketball
: On life after basketball
: On Pete Carril's impact
0:00
1:16:39
Download MP3
Show notes
Brian Taylor '84 scored 1,239 points in just two seasons at Princeton in the era before freshman eligibility and before departing for professional basketball. A two-time first-team All-Ivy Leaguer and the 1971 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Taylor was selected by both the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA and the New York Nets of the ABA. He joined the Nets and earned ABA Rookie of the Year honors in 1973 before helping the Nets to ABA titles in 1974 and 1976. He went on to play in the NBA for the San Diego Clippers, Kansas City Kings and Denver Nuggets as part of a 10-season ABA/NBA career.
Opening sequence courtesy bensounds.com & ESPN.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.