Retired - Retired after 2017 season
- Birthdate: 03/26/1985
- Drafted (NBA): Undrafted, 2009
- Pre-draft team: Memphis
- Country: USA
- Hand: Right
- Agent: -
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 23rd October, 2009 | Israel | Signed for the remainder of the season with Ironi Nahariya. |
| 23rd January, 2010 | Spain | Left Ironi Nahariya. |
| 25th January, 2010 | Spain | Signed for the remainder of the season with Caceres 2016. |
| May 2010 | China | Signed a one season contract with Henan Jiyuan Iron and Steel. |
| 9th September, 2010 | Ukraine | Signed a one year contract with Dnipro. |
| 12th October, 2010 | Ukraine | Released by Dnipro. |
| 16th October, 2010 | Spain | Signed a rolling monthly contract with Murcia. |
| 16th December, 2010 | Spain | Left Murcia. |
| 6th January, 2011 | China | Signed for the remainder of the season with Shanxi Zhongyu. |
| 16th February, 2011 | China | Released by Shanxi. |
| 8th January, 2012 | Turkey | Signed for the remainder of the season with Tenis E.Dagcilik Istanbul. |
| 2nd November, 2012 | D-League | Drafted 78th overall in the 2012 D-League Draft by Springfield Armor. |
| 7th January, 2013 | D-League | Traded by Springfield Armor to Santa Cruz Warriors in exchange for Paul Carter and a 2014 fifth round pick. |
| 7th January, 2013 | D-League | Waived by Santa Cruz Warriors. |
| 26th February, 2013 | Israel | Signed for the remainder of the season with Galil Gilboa. |
| 8th December, 2013 | Qatar | Signed a one year contract with Al Jaysh. |
| 26th May, 2014 | Qatar | Signed another one year contract with Al Jaysh (to join after completion of Chinese NBL season). |
| 10th June, 2014 | China | Signed for the remainder of the season with Heilongjiang. |
| 1st December, 2015 | UAE | Signed for the remainder of the season with Al Sharjah. |
| 11th March, 2016 | Philippines | Signed for the remainder of the Commissioner's Cup with Globalport Batang Pier. |
| 2nd March, 2017 | Philippines | Signed for the duration of the Commissioner's Cup with Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters. |
| 2005 - 2006 | Iowa State (NCAA) |
| 2006 - 2009 | Memphis (NCAA) |
| July 2009 | Toronto Raptors (Summer League) |
| October 2009 - January 2010 | Ironi Nahariya (Israel) |
| January 2010 - May 2010 | Caceres (Spain, LEB Gold) |
| May 2010 - June 2010 | Henan (China, NBL) |
| September 2010 - October 2010 | Dnipro (Ukraine) |
| October 2010 - December 2010 | Murcia (Spain, LEB Gold) |
| January 2011 - February 2011 | Shanxi (China) |
| January 2012 - June 2012 | Tenis Istanbul (Turkey, TBL2) |
| November 2012 - January 2013 | Springfield Armor (D-League) |
| January 2013 | Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League) |
| February 2013 - June 2013 | Galil Gilboa (Israel) |
| December 2013 - May 2014 | Al Jaysh (Qatar) |
| June 2014 | Heilongjiang (China, NBL) |
| July 2014 - June 2015 | Al Jaysh (Qatar) |
| December 2015 - March 2016 | Al Sharjah (UAE) |
| March 2016 - June 2016 | Globalport Batang Pier (Philippines) |
| March 2017 - present | Rain or Shine (Philippines) |
March 13, 2011
Shawn Taggart - 8 games, 32.5 mpg, 27.5 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 0.9 apg, 1.1 spg, 1.4 bpg, 1.5 TOpg, 58% FG, 26% 3PT, 68% FT
More than anyone above, Shanxi have struggled to find import consistency. Last year, they famously had Stephon Marbury playing for them, yet they released him a couple of weeks before this season began. [More on him later.] In his place, Shanxi began the season with Sampson and Rodgers, both CBA veterans. Sampson played in the first two games only before leaving the team over a contract dispute; it was initially announced that his replacement would be ex-NBA forward Donnell Harvey, but the reason for said announcement was not clear. Harvey was playing for Igokea in Bosnia at the time, and still is. A week after the pseudo-news, Shanxi brought in ex-NBA big Ernest Brown, another veteran of the Chinese dance. However, the disappointing Brown lasted only five games before he too was gone, replaced by ex-Memphis big man Shawn Taggart.
Taggart played extremely well for Shanxi, and the roster turnover started to settle down. But after only 8 games for the team, Taggart hurt his knee and was out for the rest of the season. So again Shanxi had to hit up the market, bringing in ex-NBA big man Alexander Johnson, who had managed only one CBA appearance in the previous season before suffering an injury of his own. As ever, Johnson put up terrific per-minute numbers; as ever, Johnson couldn't play huge minutes due to his constant foul problems. All the while, Rodgers, a Chinese league veteran and prolific scorer, seems to have survived the whole season. It was reported that he had been replaced by A.D. Vassallo in mid-January, yet Vassallo appears not to have ever taken the court.