Wayman Tisdale

infobox NBA Player
name = Wayman Tisdale
nickname =


caption = Wayman Tisdale & Jonathan Butler CD release party
position = Power forward/center
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 240
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1964|6|9
birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma
college = Oklahoma
draft =2nd overall
draft_year = 1985
draft_team = Indiana Pacers
career_start = 1985
career_end = 1997
former_teams = Indiana Pacers (1985-1989)
Sacramento Kings (1989-1994)
Phoenix Suns (1994-1997)
awards =
halloffame =

Wayman Lawrence Tisdale (born June 9, 1964, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association and now a smooth jazz bass guitarist and a member of the Oklahoma Tourism Board. Wayman and wife Regina have 4 children.

Basketball

Tisdale graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he grew up. As a college player at the University of Oklahoma from 1983 to 1985, he was a three-time All-American, and is still the only male in Division I basketball history to be voted All-America his freshman (also the first freshman to become an All-American), sophomore and junior seasons. He won a gold medal as a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team coached by Indiana University's Bobby Knight, and the Indiana Pacers made Tisdale the second overall pick in the 1985 NBA Draft.

As a center and power forward, Tisdale averaged over 15 points and six rebounds per game in a 12-season professional career with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns. His best season was in 1989-90 with the Kings, when he averaged 22.3 points and 7.5 rebounds a game. In 1997, Tisdale retired to focus on his musical career.

Cancer

In March 2007, Tisdale underwent treatment for cancer in his knee, which was discovered after he fell down a flight of stairs in his home on February 8, and broke his leg. In May, Tisdale announced on his website that he was recovering from a procedure to remove the cyst, and expected to recover 100%. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2818951 Fall down stairs leads to discovery of cancerous cyst] ] In August 2008, Tisdale had part of his right leg amputated because of the bone cancer. On his Web site, Tisdale said removing a portion of the leg would be the best way to ensure that the cancer would not return.

Music

Tisdale released his debut CD, "Power Forward", in 1995. In 2002, he was awarded the Legacy Tribute Award by the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.

Gallery

Discography

* "Power Forward" (1995)
* "In The Zone" (1996)
* "Decisions" (1998)
* "Face to Face" (2001)
* "Presents 21 Days" (2003)
* "Hang Time" (2004)
* "Way Up!" (2006)
* "Rebound" (2008)

ee also

*List of college men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

References

External links

* [http://www.waymantisdale.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TISDAWA01 NBA statistics] @ databasebasketball.com
* [http://www.tavistalks.com/ttcom/tsradio/WaymanTisdale020207.html Interview with Tavis Smiley]
* [http://www.xndtv.com/?v=channel-direct.php&d=jazz/waymantisdale.flv Interview on XNDTV.com]