Jayson Tatum

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Basketball player
Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum (2018) .jpg
Player information
Full name Jayson Christopher Tatum
birthday March 3, 1998 (22 years and 182 days)
place of birth St. Louis , Missouri , United States
size 203 cm
position Small forward
college Duke
NBA draft 2017 , 3rd pick , Boston Celtics
Club information
society Boston Celtics
league NBA
Jersey number 0
Clubs as active
Since 02017 Boston CelticsUnited StatesUnited States

Jayson Tatum (born March 3, 1998 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American basketball player who plays for the Boston Celtics in the NBA .

career

In his senior high school season at Chaminade College Preparatory School (2015/16), Tatum was named "Player of the Year" in the state of Missouri .

Tatum joined Duke University for the 2016/17 season and immediately became a top performer of the "Blue Devils". He was in 29 games for Duke on the field and scored an average of 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 basket assists per game. In late March 2017, Tatum announced that he would be leaving Duke after just a year and starting his professional career. He signed up for the 2017 NBA draft . He was selected third by the Boston Celtics in the 2017 NBA Draft . With the injury of Gordon Hayward , Tatum took over his role on the starting line-up in his first year and subsequently contributed to the fact that the Celtics qualified for the playoffs. In the first year he scored 13.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in 80 encounters. This achievement was rewarded with an election to the NBA All-Rookie First Team .

National team

Tatum was U17 world champion with the US national team in 2014, and a year later he won the world title with the U19 team.

Achievements and Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Missouri Boys Basketball POY: Jayson Tatum . In: USA Today High School Sports . March 20, 2015 ( usatodayhss.com [accessed May 27, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Duke lands 2nd-ranked hoops recruit Tatum . In: ESPN.com . ( espn.com [accessed May 27, 2017]).
  3. ^ NCAA Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Duke freshman Jayson Tatum is heading to the NBA draft . In: newsobserver . ( newsobserver.com [accessed May 27, 2017]).
  5. ↑ Tatum goes to Celts after assist from Coach K . In: ESPN.com . ( espn.com [accessed June 23, 2017]).
  6. ↑ Jayson Tatum . ( usab.com [accessed May 27, 2017]).
  7. ↑ Kristian Winfield: Jayson Tatum won the Skills Challenge on A DANG HALFCOURT SHOT. February 16, 2019, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Tatum, Jayson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tatum, Jayson Christopher (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis, Missouri