May 15, 2009(2009-05-15) (aged 44) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school
Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
College
Oklahoma (1982–1985)
NBA draft
1985: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career
1985–1997
Position
Power forward
Number
23
Career history
1985–1989
Indiana Pacers
1989–1994
Sacramento Kings
1994–1997
Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
3× Consensus first-team All-American (1983–1985)
3× Big Eight Player of the Year (1983–1985)
3× First-team All-Big Eight (1983–1985)
No. 23 honored by Oklahoma Sooners
Mr. Basketball USA (1982)
First-team Parade All-American (1982)
McDonald's All-American (1982)
Career NBA statistics
Points
12,878 (15.3 ppg)
Rebounds
5,117 (6.1 rpg)
Assists
1,077 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2009
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
Team competition
Pan American Games
1983 Caracas
Team competition
Wayman Lawrence Tisdale (June 9, 1964 – May 15, 2009)[1] was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma,[2] he was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.[3]
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