Taylor Browne - PBA
| File:Taylor Browne - PBA Draft.jpg | |
| No. 5 – Alaska Aces | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting Guard |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 30, 1997 Surrey, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Filipino / Antiguan |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | UBC (2015–2020) |
| PBA draft | 2021 Round: 2 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Alaska Aces | |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–Present | Alaska Aces |
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Taylor Browne (born Jan 30, 1997) is a Canadian-born Filipino-Antiguan professional basketball player for the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1]
High school career[edit]
Browne graduated from Holy Cross in Surrey, British Columbia in 2015. He played on the senior varsity basketball team starting from the 9th grade and led Holy Cross to 3rd place in the 2013 AA Provincial Championships[2] and 2nd place in the 2014 AAAA Provincial Championship. [3]
As a senior, he averaged 30.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.7 blocks per game and finished his career as the all-time leading scorer and set the one game scoring record with 58 points in one game for Holy Cross.[4]
He played AAU basketball for Drive Basketball in Richmond, British Columbia one of the top AAU programs in Canada.[5]
College career[edit]
Browne played college basketball for the UBC Thunderbirds representing the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia from 2015 to 2020, competing in the U Sports Canada-West Conference. As a freshman he was named to the Canada-West All-Rookie team.[6] As a senior he had his first game vs Filipino competition in Mighty Sports in the 2019 William Jones Cup scoring 25 points and going 7/11 from three.[7]
UBC is coached by Kevin Hanson, the winningest coach in Canada-West basketball history.[8]
In his five years at UBC, Browne averaged 7.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 41% 3pt fg.[9]
Professional career[edit]
Alaska Aces[edit]
On March 14, 2021, Browne was drafted by the Alaska Aces in the 2nd round with the 16th overall pick.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Taylor Browne set to begin pro career, selected 16th overall in PBA Draft". gothunderbirds.ca. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "Crusaders continue to march". kamloopsnews.ca. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "One-sided wins for Wildcats, Crusaders". bclocalnews.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "Taylor Browne: Holy Cross' all-time hoops scorer leaves legacy, carries career to next level at UBC". theprovince.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "CANADIAN AAU PROFILE: DRIVE BASKETBALL". northpolehoops.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "BASKETBALL: Holy Cross grad shoots for national hoops title with UBC this week". surreynowleader.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "Sniper Taylor Browne hopes Jones Cup outing vs Mighty enough to impress PBA coaches". tiebreakertimes.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "UBC coach Kevin Hanson breaks Canada West record for most wins". surreynowleader.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "Taylor Browne - Mens Basketball - University of British Columbia". gothunderbirds.ca. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ "Alaska signs Taylor Browne, assures Stockton, Ilagan will be next". spin.ph. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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