Career
He played college basketball at both Louisiana Technical University and Indiana State University. Lathan, a 6"3" guard from West Monroe High School in Monroe, Louisiana, played one season at Louisiana Technical before transferring to Indiana State University. After sitting out 2008-2009 season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules, he played for the Indiana State Sycamores in Terre Haute, Indiana from 2009 to 2012.
While there, Lathan was a two-year starter and as a junior in the 2010-2011 season led the Sycamores to their first National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament appearance in 11 years.
That year, Lathan averaged 10.9 points to lead the Sycamores in scoring. He also led them in scoring his senior season (2011-2012) with 12.3 points per game and to an appearance in the 2012 CiT. Foreign his Indiana State career he scored 983 points and 58 three-pointers.
Starting 51 games and appearing in 83 games. Led them in scoring for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons.
He was part of a MVC Tournament Championship team and made three post-season appearances.
Lathan went undrafted in the 2012 National Basketball Association draft. In October 2012, he signed with Osaka Evessa of Japan for the 2012-2013 season. However, he didn"t make his debut until December 2012.
On November 1, 2013, Lathan was selected in the 7th round of the 2013 National Basketball Association Development League draft by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
On February 17, 2014, he was waived by the Vipers. On November 22, 2015, Lathan was signed by the Kentucky Mavericks of the Premier Basketball League, based in Owensboro, Kentucky.