Hoops Hour with Henderson - Brian Taylor '84

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. 1:05: On growing up in Perth Amboy, N.J. 12:07: On choosing Princeton 18:35: On acclimating to Princeton 26:10: On choosing to return to Princeton after his ABA/NBA career 31:17: On going to the ABA and post-college life 47:33: On today's NBA 49:07: On the 3-point shot 53:50: On his nickname "BT Express" 55:51: On Julius Erving 57:00: On the definition of Princeton basketball 59:35: On life after basketball 73:55: On Pete Carril's impact 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.