Education
Mount Vernon High School.
Mount Vernon High School.
He was a 6"4½" (194 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) guard who played high school basketball at Mount Vernon, where he was selected large-school player of the year by the New York State Sportswriters Association in 1972, and collegiately at Marquette University. Tatum was selected with the 4th pick of the second round in the 1976 National Basketball Association Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He played for five teams in 4 years, his final season spent with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1979-1980.