Jamaal Tatum
Jamaal Tatum aka Jamaal Tatoum (born September 13, 1984) is an American professional basketball guard. He is 6'2" and 175 pounds (1.88 m, 80 kg). High school career As a high schooler, Tatum was a finalist as the Missouri Mr. Basketball. He was the leading scorer at Helias High School in Jefferson City, where he set the school record for points in a game (46). Tatum ialso lettered in football as a sophomore and soccer as a freshman. He consistently posted an excellent GPA. Tatum's father is a professor of art at Lincoln University and his mother is the supervisor of Jefferson City Public Schools. In his first semester at SIU, Tatum posted a 4.0 GPA. College career A star basketball player at Southern Illinois, Tatum was known for his quickness and long-range shooting. In his freshman season, he was second in the Missouri Valley Conference in three-point shooting (45.6%). As a junior, he led the team in scoring (15 ppg) and received various Missouri Valley Conference awards. He led the Salukis back to prominence and took them to the 2006 NCAA Tournament. An #11 seed, they lost to West Virginia in the first round. Tatum was named his team's