[1] He played at John W. North High School in Riverside, California, and helped lead his team to four consecutive league titles.
As a senior, Taylor averaged 24.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.6 steals a game while earning conference MVP, first-team all-state and all-county honors.
Taylor chose to transfer to Fresno State as a walk-on due to the university being close to home and wanting to reunite with past teammates who were on the roster.
[6] He averaged team-highs in points (17.8; in the Mountain West Conference (MWC)) and assists (2.6), as well as 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals (3rd) a game, with a free throw percentage of .833 (5th).
[8] Before the start of his final 2018–19 season at Fresno State, Taylor was named to the 2018–19 Mountain West Preseason All-Conference Team.
[9] This game, coupled with a 25-point performance in a win against San Diego State,[10] earned Taylor his first MW Player of the Week award on March 11, 2019.
[11][4] In the quarterfinals of the 2019 Mountain West Conference tournament against Air Force, Taylor led his team to a win with 18 points and set a career-high in assists with 10.
[13] Taylor finished the season averaging 17.9 points (5th in the MWC), 3.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists (2nd), and 1.4 steals (3rd) a game, with a free throw percentage of .784 (6th).
[14] He signed with the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL)[15] but was released before the start of the regular season after the team decided to re-sign Jerome Randle.
[19] Upon Lisch's return, Taylor's stint with the Kings was extended when he was nominated to serve as an injury replacement for Craig Moller.