Taylor Rochestie signs with Angelico Biella

Taylor Rochestie drive the hoop against Estonia in a Eurobasket 2013 qualifier.

Taylor Rochestie (185 cm, Washington State ’09) has had a quick uniform change and is looking to get back on the hardcourt quickly as the US/Montenegrin dual citizen has signed a deal with Angelico Biella (Italy-SerieA) shortly after being released by Caja Laboral Vitoria (Spain-ACB). He averaged 1.5 points per game over four Euroleague games and 6.1 points per game in seven ACB contests for the Spanish club. Rochestie played for Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France-ProA) in 2011-12, where he played in eight EuroCup games and contributed 12.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. He also played in 37 ProA games and averaged 16.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists (2nd in the ProA) per game. Rochestie started his collegiate career at Tulane, but transferred to Washington State for his final three years of eligibility. His last season with the Huskies he tallied 13.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game in 33 games. Rochestie played on the 2012 Montenegrin National Team and helped his squad to a 10-0 record in the Eurobasket 2013 Qualifiers during the summer of 2012, contributing 8.4 points and 4.3 assists per game.