Jayson Tatum

USA BASKETBALL NOTES:

Gold Medals: 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.

Named on June 10, 2019, a member of the 2019 USA Basketball Men's National Team training camp roster that will be used to select the official 12-member 2019 USA World Cup Team.
Named to the 2016 USA Junior National Select Team that claimed a 101-67 victory over the World Select Team in the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit. Recorded 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot in 16:57 of action.
Participated in the 2015 USA Basketball Junior National Team October minicamp.
Member of the 2015 USA Basketball U19 National Team that captured the gold medal with a perfect 7-0 record at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship in Heraklion, Greece. Played in all seven games, averaged a team third-high 13.9 points, 2.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game, while shooting 48.8 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point and 64.3 percent from the foul line.
Member of the 2014 USA U17 World Championship Team that posted a 7-0 record and captured the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men gold medal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Played in seven games, started three, averaged 11.3 ppg., 3.1 rpg. and 1.9 spg.
Member of the USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team that posted a perfect 5-0 record en route to winning gold at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Maldonado, Uruguay; started all five games and averaged 10.0 ppg. and 4.6 rpg.
Named to the 2013-14 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team on March 27, 2013.
Participated in the October 2012 USA Developmental National Team minicamp, held in Colorado Springs, Colo.

NBA HONORS:

Named to 2017-18 NBA All-Rookie first team.
Named Rookie of the Month in December 2017.
2019 NBA Skills Challenge Champion.
Two-time participant in the NBA Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star.
In the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge, played for Team USA and recorded 30 points (12-24 FGS, 6-14 3pt FGs), 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 26 minutes of action to help lead the Team USA to a 161-144 victory over Team World.
In the 2018 Rising Stars Challenge, played for Team USA and recorded 15 points (7-13 FGs), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot and 2 steals in 26.3 minutes.

NBA MILESTONES:

In his NBA debut, recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds versus the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In Game 1 of the second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers, he posted a career-high 28 points in a 117–101 win to become the first Celtics rookie to score 25 or more points in a playoff game since Larry Bird during the 1980 NBA Playoffs. After scoring 21 points in a Game 2 victory, he became the youngest player ever to score at least 20 points in four straight playoff games at the age of 20 years, 61 days, surpassing Kobe Bryant who accomplished that feat during the 1999 NBA Playoffs at the age of 20 years, 272 days. After leading the Celtics with 24 points in a Game 3, he became the first Celtics rookie to score 20 points in five straight playoff games. Bird held the previous record of four. At the end of Boston's playoff run, he joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only rookies in playoff history to record 10 games of 20 or more points scored during their first playoffs.

NBA NOTES:

Completed in 2018-19 his 2nd NBA season, all with the Boston Celtics.
Has played and started in 159 games in his NBA regular season career and has compiled 4892 minutes (30.8 mpg.), 2355 points (14.8 ppg.), 879 rebounds (5.5 rpg.), 296 assists (1.9 apg.), 115 blocked shots (0.7 bpg.), 167 steals (1.1 spg.), while shooting 46.1 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point and 84.0 percent from the foul line.
Has appeared and started in 28 career NBA postseason games, has averaged 34.9 minutes, 17.4 ppg., 5.1 rpg., 2.5 apg., 1.2 spg., while shooting 46.1 percent from the field, 32.4 percent from 3-point and 81.6 percent from the foul line.
Played and started in 79 games in 2018-19, averaged 31.1 minutes, a career-high 15.7 ppg., a career-high 6.0 rpg., 2.1 apg, 1.2 spg., shot 45.0 percent from the field, 37.3 percent from 3-point and 85.5 percent from the foul line.
Drafted in the first round, 3rd overall, of the 2017 NBA Draft by Boston. Became an early entry candidate after one collegiate season at the Duke University.

COLLEGIATE NOTES:

Attended the Duke University for one season (2016-17).
as a freshman in2016-17, played in 29 games, started in 27 games, averaged 33.3 minutes, 16.8 ppg., 7.3 rpg., 2.1 apg., 1.3 spg, shot 45.1 percent from the field, 34.2 percent from 3-point and 84.9 percent from the foul line.
Selected to the 2016-17 All-ACC third team and ACC All-Tournament first team.
Named All-ACC Freshman first team.
Three-time ACC Rookie of the Week.

PERSONAL NOTES:

Born in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.
Son of Brandy Cole and Justin Tatum; has one younger brother, Jaycob Tatum.
Father played basketball for St. Louis University and professionally in the Netherlands.
Attended Chaminade College Prep and was named the 2016 Gatorade National Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Twitter: @jaytatum0
Facebook: JaysonTatumBall
Instagram: Jaytatum0

USA Basketball Statistics

TEAM	G/S	FGM-FGA	PCT	3PM-3PA	PCT	FTM-FTA	PCT	REB/AVG	PTS/AVG	AST	BLK	STL
2015 U19	7/0	42- 86	.489	4- 10	.400	9- 14	.642	32/ 4.6	97/13.9	15	6	13
2014 U17	7/3	32- 69	.464	3- 12	.250	12- 17	.706	22/ 3.1	79/ 11.3	5	4	13
2013 U16	5/0	19- 51	.373	4- 13	.308	8- 11	.727	23/ 4.6	50/ 10.0	11	4	8
Totals	19/3	93- 206	.451	11- 35	.314	29- 42	.690	77/ 4.1	226/11.9	31	14	48