Taylor Rochestie’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American basketball player
Is Athlete 
Basketball player 
From United States of America 
Montenegro 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 1 July 1985, Houston, Harris County, Texas, U.S.A.
Age: 35 years
Stats
Height: 188
Weight: 88

Taylor Campbell Rochestie (born July 1, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. He also represents the senior Montenegrin national basketball team in international competitions. Standing at a height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Early life

Rochestie was born to Howard Rochestie, an American Jew, and Christina (née Campbell) in Houston, Texas.

High school career

Rochestie attended Santa Barbara High School in California, where he started playing basketball, and graduated as the all-time leading scorer of his high school’s history.

College career

In 2004, Rochestie attended Tulane University, where he played one year of college basketball, with the Tulane Green Wave. He then transferred to Washington State University, where he sat out the 2006 academic year, due to NCAA rules. He then played with the Washington State Cougars from 2007 to 2009.

Professional career

Rochestie went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. On July 30, 2009, he signed his first professional contract with BG Göttingen of Germany for the 2009–10 season. He helped his team to win the 2010 EuroChallenge title, and was also named the Final Four MVP.

On June 23, 2010, he signed a one-year deal with Galatasaray Café Crown of the Turkish Basketball Super League. On February 8, 2011, he parted ways with Galatasaray. Nine days later, he returned to Germany, and signed with Alba Berlin for the rest of the season.

On August 2, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the French LNB Pro A.

On July 20, 2012, Rochestie signed a two-year deal with Caja Laboral of the Spanish Liga ACB. On January 8, 2013, he parted ways with Laboral. The next day, he signed with Angelico Biella of the Italian Serie A for the rest of the season.

On August 26, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Italian club Montepaschi Siena. On January 5, 2014, he left Siena and signed with Nizhny Novgorod of Russia for the rest of the season. On July 30, 2014, he re-signed with Nizhny for one more season. On May 5, 2015, he was awarded with the Alphonso Ford Trophy, an annual award given to the EuroLeague’s top scorer of the season. Nizhny Novgorod’s season in their national domestic league (VTB United League) ended, after they were eliminated by CSKA Moscow, with 3–0 sweep in the league’s semifinal playoff series.

On June 21, 2015, Rochestie signed a two-year deal, with an option for another one, with the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. On September 3, 2016, he parted ways with Maccabi. Two days later, he signed a one-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban.

Montenegrin national team

Rochestie is a member of the senior Montenegrin national basketball team. With Montenegro national team, he played at the qualifying tournament for EuroBasket 2013 and 2015.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Led the league

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Baskonia 4 0 7.6 .182 .250 .333 .3 .3 1.0 .0 1.5 -.8
2013–14 Montepaschi 10 0 16.7 .403 .391 .857 1.5 1.7 .5 .0 6.5 3.4
2014–15 Nizhny Novgorod 21 17 30.0 .511 .500 .925 1.6 5.7 .6 .0 18.9 21.0
2015–16 Maccabi Tel Aviv 10 5 29.3 .429 .404 .920 2.1 5.5 .2 .0 14 13.5
Career 45 22 24.8 .471 .456 .904 1.6 4.3 .5 .0 13.5 13.5

Domestic leagues

Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 BG Göttingen BBL 38 26.8 .502 .395 .841 2.8 3.2 1.2 .1 15.1
2010–11 Galatasaray Cafe Crown BSL 16 23.3 .423 .405 .842 3.5 3.1 .9 .0 7.9
Alba Berlin BBL 27 24.3 .460 .381 .766 2.7 3.9 .8 .0 8.7
2011–12 Le Mans Sarthe Basket Pro A 37 35.2 .564 .428 .893 3.4 6.4 .9 .1 16.3
2012–13 Caja Laboral ACB 7 16.6 .529 .545 1.000 .7 2.6 .1 .0 6.1
Angelico Biella LBA 16 31.8 .570 .279 .921 2.1 2.6 1.2 .0 13.4
2013–14 Montepaschi Siena 13 18.8 .569 .222 .941 1.6 3.0 .5 .0 7.1
2014–15 BC Nizhny Novgorod VTB 31 29.1 .543 .388 .899 3.2 5.3 .6 .0 14.7
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