Wayman Tisdale

Wayman Tisdale
	Tisdale at a CD release party in 2006
Personal information
Born	June 9, 1964; Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 15, 2009 (aged 44); Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school	Booker T. Washington; (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
College	Oklahoma (1982–1985)
NBA draft	1985: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career	1985–1997
Position	Power forward
Number	23
Career history
1985–1989	Indiana Pacers
1989–1994	Sacramento Kings
1994–1997	Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
	3× Consensus first-team All-American (1983–1985); 3× Big Eight Player of the Year (1983–1985); 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1983–1985); No. 23 honored by Oklahoma Sooners; Mr. Basketball USA (1982); First-team Parade All-American (1982); McDonald's All-American (1982);
Career NBA statistics
Points	12,878 (15.3 ppg)
Rebounds	5,117 (6.1 rpg)
Assists	1,077 (1.3 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Pan American Games

Wayman Lawrence Tisdale (June 9, 1964 – May 15, 2009)^[1] was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma,^[2] he was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.^[3]