Taylor attended Mount Vernon and had a prep school year at (now defunct) Forest Trail Academy in Kernersville, North Carolina.

At Mount Vernon, he averaged 14 points and 9 rebounds and help his team reach a 19–4 record and the New York Section I Class AA state championships.

[9] However, his final LSU game was his best, scoring 30 points while making 10-of-17 field goals, with three treys in a 94–64 win at home against Georgia.

[7][10] After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Taylor signed on November 18, 2020, an Exhibit 10 deal with the Washington Wizards,[7][9] but was waived on December 18 after one preseason game.

[11] On January 12, 2021, he signed as a flex-affiliate player with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League after the Capital City Go-Go withdrew for the COVID-19 pandemic.