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Gatorade 2013 - 2014: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Missouri

Gatorade Player of the year

Jayson Tatum

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CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

26.0

Avg. Points

11.0

Avg. Rebounds

3.0

Avg. Blocks

5.0

Avg. Assists
“Jayson is a high character individual who is the definition of the student-athlete. Jayson is a high character individual who is the definition of the student-athlete. Academically, he strives to be the best he can be in the classroom. He puts in extra hours studying to maintain a high G.P.A. Athletically, Jayson is just a diligent. Jayson finds time to work out twice a day to develop the finest details of his game. As a result, he continues to see growth and development which will ultimately lead him to heights even he never could have imagined he would get to see.”
Frank Bennett
Head Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-8, 190-pound sophomore guard averaged 26 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three blocks per game this past season, leading the Flyers (24-3) to the Class 5 district final. A member of the 2013 USA Basketball Men's U16 National Team that won

Academic Achievement

Tatum has maintained a B average in the classroom.

Exemplary Character

He has volunteered locally on behalf of an area homeless shelter, as a youth basketball coach and as part of multiple leadership retreats at his school.