(1998-03-03) March 3, 1998 (age 26) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight
210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
Chaminade (Creve Coeur, Missouri)
College
Duke (2016–2017)
NBA draft
2017: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career
2017–present
Career history
2017–present
Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
5× NBA All-Star (2020–2024)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (2023)
2× All-NBA First Team (2022, 2023)
All-NBA Third Team (2020)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2018)
Third-team All-ACC (2017)
ACC All-Freshman team (2017)
McDonald's All-American (2016)
Gatorade National Player of the Year (2016)
Mr. Show-Me Basketball (2016)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo
Team
FIBA U19 World Championship
2015 Greece
Team
FIBA U17 World Championship
2014 Dubai
Team
Jayson Christopher Tatum (/ˈteɪtəm/TAY-təm; born March 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Tatum was a McDonald's All-American in high school in Missouri and played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
Tatum was selected with the third overall pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2017 NBA draft and voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2018. A five-time NBA All-Star and three-time All-NBA selection, Tatum was named the NBA Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player in 2022 and helped the Celtics reach the NBA Finals. He also won a gold medal on the 2020 U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo. He holds the record for most points scored in an NBA All-Star game, with 55, and the most points scored in a Game 7 of any NBA playoffs series, with 51.
Jayson Christopher Tatum (/ˈteɪtəm/ TAY-təm; born March 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball...
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venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given. JaysonTatum recorded his first playoff triple-double, leading the Celtics to a 114–94...
run in the fourth, scoring 10 of his 24 points in the final quarter. JaysonTatum had a poor shooting performance, going 3-for-17 from the field and scoring...
Duke Blue Devils live on ESPN joining fellow five-star 2016 recruits JaysonTatum, Frank Jackson, and Marques Bolden. He was selected to play in the 2016...
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but were eliminated in the Conference Finals. Led by Jaylen Brown and JaysonTatum, the team reached the Conference Finals four times over the following...
May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021. Mulford, Michael (May 18, 2021). "Tatum drops 50 points as the Celtics beat Wizards, clinch 7-seed". Celtics Wire...
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