 Taylor became an assistant coach under former Grizzly coach Mike Montgomery at Stanford University from 1998 to 2001.The Cardinal were invited to the NCAA tournament during every year of Taylor's tenure, reaching the Elite Eight in the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.During his tenure at Old Dominion, Taylor has led the Monarchs to CAA Tournament championships in 2005, 2010, and 2011 and appearances in the NCAA tournament in 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2011.