Justin Tatum
American basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Justin Tatum (born March 10, 1979[lower-alpha 1]) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens between 1998 and 2001 before having a two-year playing career in the Netherlands with Aris Leeuwarden between 2003 and 2005. Between 2007 and 2023, he had a 16-year high school coaching career in Missouri, winning three state championships. He moved to Australia in 2023 where he became head coach of the Illawarra Hawks.
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Position | Head coach |
League | NBL |
Personal information | |
Born | (1979-03-10) March 10, 1979 (age 45)[lower-alpha 1] St. Louis, Missouri |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
Playing career | 2003–2005 |
Position | Forward / center |
Coaching career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
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2003–2005 | Aris Leeuwarden |
2004 | St. Louis SkyHawks |
As coach: | |
2006–2007 | Christian Brothers College HS (assistant) |
2007–2013 | Soldan HS |
2013–2023 | Christian Brothers College HS |
2022–2023 | St. Louis Surge (assistant) |
2023 | Illawarra Hawks (assistant) |
2023–2024 | Illawarra Hawks (interim) |
2024–present | Illawarra Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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