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====== Earl Tatum #43 ====== | ====== Earl Tatum #43 ====== | ||
- | {{ :mubobblehead_tatum_w.jpg|Earl Tatum Bobblehead}} | + | {{ |
+ | **Nickname: | ||
**Position: | **Position: | ||
**Height:** 6' | **Height:** 6' | ||
**Weight:** 185 lbs. \\ | **Weight:** 185 lbs. \\ | ||
- | **Birthdate: | + | **Birthdate: |
- | **High School:** Mount Vernon | + | **Hometown: |
+ | **High School:** Mount Vernon | ||
===== High School Career ===== | ===== High School Career ===== | ||
+ | Tatum was a High School All-American out of Mt. Vernon - which he led to a #1 national ranking, and was selected as the most valuable player in the New York state by sports writers. Some considered Tatum to be the #1 player in the East during his senior year. | ||
+ | He averaged 22.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game in his senior campaign. Also, he once tallied 18 steals in one game. | ||
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+ | Coach [[Al McGuire]] called him "a Black Jerry West." | ||
===== Marquette Career ===== | ===== Marquette Career ===== | ||
+ | Earl Tatum, one of Marquette’s most successful basketball players all-time, was a key component of 101 victories from 1972 to 1976. Tatum averaged 10.1 points per game as a sophomore and 13.6 points per game as a junior. | ||
- | Earl Tatum, one of Marquette’s most successful basketball players all-time, was a key component of 101 victories from 1972 to 1976. Tatum led Marquette | + | Following his senior season |
- | A prolific scorer and tenacious rebounder, Tatum is one of select few in school history to record over 1,000 points and 500 rebounds during his career. Following his senior season in [[1975|1975-76]], | + | === All-Time Marquette Rankings === |
+ | *28th (tie), Points (1,234) | ||
+ | *32nd (tie), Rebounds (563) | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
- | ==== Marquette | + | === All-Time |
+ | *2nd, Steals, 9 vs. St. Mary's (Calif.) (December 7,1974) | ||
- | === All-Time | + | === All-Time |
- | *10th, Points | + | *3rd, Field Goals Made (241) |
- | *10th, Scoring Average | + | *6th, Field Goals Attempted |
+ | |||
+ | == All-Time Senior Season Rankings == | ||
*1st, Field Goals Made (241) | *1st, Field Goals Made (241) | ||
- | *2nd, Field Goals Attempted (493) | + | *4th, Field Goals Attempted (493) |
- | === All-Time Single Game Rankings | + | === Accolades |
- | *2nd, Steals, 9 vs. St. Mary's (Calif.) (December 7,1974) | + | *1975-76 AP All-American |
+ | *1975-76 UPI All-American | ||
+ | *1975-76 Basketball Weekly All-American | ||
+ | *1975-76 Chuck Taylor Converse Second Team All-American | ||
+ | *1975-76 Helms All-American | ||
+ | *1975-76 Independent All-American | ||
+ | *1975-76 USBWA All-American | ||
===== Professional Career ===== | ===== Professional Career ===== |