Wade Taylor IV
Wade Taylor IV is an American professional basketball player for the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Texas A&M Aggies.
Taylor grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended Lancaster [High School (Texas)|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 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 2022–23 [Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team|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.