Taylor Rochestie
Taylor Rochestie was born in Houston, Texas, United States on July 1st, 1985 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 39, Taylor Rochestie biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Taylor Campbell Rochestie (born July 1, 1985) is an American-born Montenegrin professional basketball player for the EuroLeague's Olympiacos.
He has also represented the Montenegrin national basketball team in international competitions.
He is a 6 foot 1 inch (1.85 m) tall man who works in a point guard role.
Early life
In Houston, Texas, Rochestie was born to Howard Rochestie, a Trenton native of Jewish descent, and Christina (née Campbell).
High school career
Rochestie attended Santa Barbara High School in California, where he began playing basketball and graduated as the all-time top scorer of his high school's history.
College career
Rochestie graduated from Tulane University in 2004, where he spent one year of college basketball with the Tulane Green Wave. He then enrolled at Washington State University, where he stayed out the 2006 academic year due to NCAA rules. From 2007 to 2009, he was a member of the Washington State Cougars.
Professional career
In the 2009 NBA draft, Rochestie went undrafted. He started his first professional contract with BG Göttingen of Germany in the 2009–10 season on July 30, 2009. He helped his team win the 2010 EuroChallenge title and was also named the Final Four MVP.
He signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray Café Crown of the Turkish Basketball Super League on June 23, 2010. He left Galatasaray on February 8, 2011. He returned to Germany nine days later and signed with Alba Berlin for the remainder of the season.
He signed a one-year contract with Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the French LNB Pro A on August 2, 2011.
Rochestie signed a two-year deal with Caja Laboral of the Spanish Liga ACB on July 20, 2012. He resigned from Laboural on January 8, 2013. He signed with Angelico Biella of the Italian Serie A for the remainder of the season on the next day.
On August 26, 2013, he agreed to a one-year deal with Montepaschi Siena, Italy. On January 5, 2014, he left Siena and signed with Nizhny Novgorod of Russia for the remainder of the season. He re-signed with Nizhny for one season on July 30, 2014. He was given the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy on May 5, 2015, an annual award given to Europe's top scorer of the season. Nizhny Novgorod's season in their national domestic league (VTB United League) came to an end, after they were disqualified by CSKA Moscow with a 3–0 sweep in the league's semifinal playoff series.
Rochestie and the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv agreed a two-year contract, with the possibility of a new one. He left Maccabi on September 3, 2016. He signed a one-year deal with Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban two days later.
Rochestie was signed by Serbian club Crvena zvezda for the 2017-18 season on September 8, 2017.
Rochestie was matched with the Chinese Basketball Association's Tianjin Gold Lions on August 19, 2018. On March 26, 2019, he signed with the Anhui Dragons, a NBL team, to continue his career in China.
Rochestie officially signed with Greek club Olympiacos on October 26, 2019, marking his return to the EuroLeague. He averaged 4.6 points, 1.0 rebound, and 3.6 assists per game.
Rochestie returned to Crvena zvezda on October 7, 2020, with the option to extend it until the end of the 2020-21 season. The contract was not activated, causing Rochestie to leave the club in December 2020.
Rochestie signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League on December 18, 2020.
Rochestie signed with Le Mans of the French LNB Pro A on October 4, 2021.
Rochestie returned to Tianjin Pioneers on December 14, 2021.
National team career
Rochestie is a member of Montenegrin national basketball team. He appeared for Montenegro's national team and the qualifying tournament for EuroBasket 2013.