Wayman Tisdale

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Wayman Lawrence Tisdale (born June 9, 1964, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and now a 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, Tisdale 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, 2007 and broke his leg. In May 2007, Tisdale announced on his Web site that he is recovering from a procedure to remove the cyst, and is expected to recover 100%.

Music

Wayman 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.

Discography

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

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