Michael Richard Taylor (born August 29, 1972) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team. He most recently served as head coach of Science City Jena of the Basketball Bundesliga and general manager of the Winnipeg Sea Bears of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).
Previously, he was head coach of the Poland national team,Poland Aim to Be the Best, FIBA.com, 1 June 2015. Accessed 23 May 2016. which he led to the round of 16 at the 2015 EuroBasket, EuroBasket2015.org, accessed 23 May 2016. and the quarter-finals of the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
Before he coached Poland, he led several professional teams in the United States and Germany.Ratiopharm Ulm will hoch hinaus, Augsburger Allgemeine, 28 April 2011. Accessed 23 May 2016.Mike Taylor's Taufe, Basketball-Ulm.com, 22 July 2010. Accessed 23 May 2016.
Coaching career Hamburg Towers On 23 May 2018, Taylor signed a two-year contract with Hamburg Towers of the German second tier ProA. In his first season, he won the championship with the club and led Hamburg to its first promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Poland In 2014, he became the head coach of the Polish national basketball team. He finished 11th at EuroBasket 2015 and 18th at EuroBasket 2017. His greatest success was finishing 8th at the 2019 World Cup, where he advanced with Poland for the first time since 1967 and then reached the quarterfinals.
Personal life Mike Taylor’s Dad, Dick Taylor is a former Clarion University Basketball coach and Professor.
In 2013 Taylor married his wife Alice, whom he met while coaching in Ulm, Germany. They have two sons.
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External links
Eurobasket.com profile Official website