#2 - Tony Tatum

Position: Guard

Year: Sr.

Hometown: Gardendale, Ala.

High School: Huffman

Height: 6-3

Weight: 180

Major: Recreation and Sports Programming

Awards

• January Bison of Month
• NEAC Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week - 01/23/12
• 2010-11 All-NEAC third team
• 2010-11 Gallaudet Basketball Co-Most Outstanding Player
• 2009-10 Buff Bison Award
• 2008-09 CAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week (Dec. 22)

Senior (2011-12): Started all 24 games for the Bison...scored 272 points on the season...led the team in rebounds with 136...team leader in steals with 42...averaged 11.3 points-per-game...finished fifth in the NEAC with 78 defensive rebounds.

Junior (2010-11): Started all 28 games for the Bison...scored 12.8 points per game...averaged 5.8 rebounds per game...second on the team in assists (86), steals (50), and blocks (11).

Sophomore (2009-10): Started all 24 games for the Bison...scored 11.5 points per game...added 4.4 rebounds per game...second on the team in assists (54) and steals (39).

Before Gallaudet: Attended Huffman High School.

Personal: Son of Janet Tatum and Albert Sims...has three siblings: Lavonne, Antonio, and Brandon...plays cornerback on Gallaudet football team...favorite foods are hamburgers and honey buns...enjoys watching Martin on TV...favorite movie is Love & Basketball...role model is Lyndsey Fennelly...favorite athlete is Deron Williams...fan of the Dallas Mavericks.

Why Gallaudet? "Coming from a mainstream school, learning new ways to communicate was the best thing for me."