Taylor attended Michigan State University for two seasons before entering the NBA Draft. In his sophomore season, he became only the second player in Big Ten history to lead the conference in scoring and assists, and the first in MSU history.[1] He won a gold medal on the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in Saitama, Japan.
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