Earl Tatum

Earl Tatum

Personal information
Born	(1953-07-26) July 26, 1953 (age 68) Mount Vernon, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, New York)
College	Marquette (1972–1976)
NBA draft	1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1976–1980
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Number	43, 35
Career history
1976–1977	Los Angeles Lakers
1977–1978	Indiana Pacers
1978	Boston Celtics
1978–1979	Detroit Pistons
1979–1980	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1976) No. 43 retired by Marquette Golden Eagles
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,508 (9.6 ppg)
Rebounds	682 (2.6 rpg)
Assists	507 (1.9 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

William Earl Tatum (born July 26, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player from Mount Vernon, New York. He was a 6'4½" (194 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) guard who played high school basketball at Mount Vernon, where he was selected large-school player of the year by the New York State Sportswriters Association in 1972, and collegiately at Marquette University.

Tatum was selected with the 4th pick of the second round in the 1976 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He played for five teams in 4 years, his final season spent with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1979–80.

See also[]

• List of National Basketball Association players with most steals in a game

External links[]

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• ^[permanent dead link] Recent photo of Earl Tatum @ legendsofbasketball.com

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