Wade Taylor IV

Wade Taylor IV
Taylor with Texas A&M
Noblesville Boom
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (2003-06-05) June 5, 2003 (age 23)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight
175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolLancaster
(Lancaster, Texas)
CollegeTexas A&M (2021–2025)
2025: undrafted
Playing career
2025–present
Career history
2025–2026Mexico City Capitanes
2026–presentNoblesville Boom
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Wade Taylor IV (born June 5, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Noblesville Boom of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Texas A&M Aggies.

Early life and high school career

Taylor grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended Lancaster High School. He averaged 15.7 points, 4.3 assists, and 3.3 steals per game as a junior. Taylor was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Texas A&M over offers from Iowa State, SMU, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma State.

College career

Taylor played in all 40 of Texas A&M's games during his freshman season and averaged 8.2 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.8 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was an honorable mention All-American selection by the Associated Press. Taylor was named to the 2023 SEC men's basketball tournament All-Tournament team after averaging 18.7 points and 3.3 assists over three games as the Aggies went to the final before losing to Alabama. As a sophomore, he averaged 16.3 points, 3.9 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. On October 17, 2023, Taylor was named SEC Preseason Player of the Year for the 2023–24 season.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Taylor joined the Mexico City Capitanes.

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  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Texas A&M 401417.5.341.278.7771.82.21.2.18.2
2022–23 Texas A&M 353328.7.396.356.8782.73.91.7.116.3
2023–24 Texas A&M 363632.9.366.325.8473.54.01.8.019.1
2024–25 Texas A&M 303030.5.354.318.8663.04.31.3.115.7
Career 14111327.0.366.323.8512.73.51.5.114.6

References

  1. ↑ "Wade Taylor IV drives the Aggies' success, in the lane and off the court". San Antonio Express-News. February 27, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "USA TODAY HS Sports Awards: Dallas boys basketball nominees". USAToday.com. April 22, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ Sayles, Damon (August 24, 2020). "SMU makes top 5 for Rivals150 PG Wade Taylor". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lancaster four-star PG Wade Taylor IV commits to Texas A&M". Dallas Morning News. October 16, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ Trotter, Isaac (February 23, 2023). "SEC basketball: Texas A&M's Wade Taylor IV, Florida's Riley Kugel headline most-improved players". 247Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Buzz Williams named AP SEC coach of the year, Wade Taylor IV first team". Bryan College Station Eagle. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Associated Press 2022-23 Men's All-America Team". Associated Press. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ Warren, Peter (March 4, 2023). "Wade Taylor calls making All-SEC Tournament team 'a blessing'". On3.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  9. ↑ Marquardt, Brad (October 17, 2023). "Taylor IV Named SEC Preseason Player of the Year". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2023.