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Wayman Tisdale
Forward ·Sacramento Kings ·NBA ·#23

Wayman Tisdale

Age62 BornJun 9, 1964 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight118 kg CollegeOklahoma Draft1985 · #2
Career averages
15.5PPG
6.2RPG
1.3APG
919 games · 12 seasons

At a glance

SAC hub
Career snapshot
12Seasons
919Games
14,267Career points
16.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 370 games · 1988-89 to 1993-94
Draft1985
1Round
2Overall pick
From Oklahoma
Career highsSingle season
22.3PPG · 1989-90 · SAC
9.6RPG · 1988-89 · SAC
2.0APG · 1990-91 · SAC
18.1PER · 1989-90 · SAC
7.0Win shares · 1989-90 · SAC
Position rank1996-97
#69PPG rank
#92PER rank
#92Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 104 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Sacramento Kings
1988-89 - 1993-94 · 6 seasons
18.4 PPG 7.2 RPG 1.6 APG
370 games
Indiana Pacers
1985-86 - 1988-89 · 4 seasons
15.2 PPG 6.4 RPG 1.3 APG
289 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1985-86 IND 81 60 28.1 14.7 7.2 1.0 0.4 0.5 51.5 0.0 68.4 14.0 3.2
1986-87 IND 81 15 26.7 14.5 5.9 1.4 0.6 0.3 51.3 0.0 70.9 16.3 5.6
1987-88 IND 79 57 30.1 16.1 6.2 1.3 0.7 0.4 51.2 0.0 78.3 16.1 5.7
1988-89 NBA 79 35 30.8 17.5 7.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 51.4 0.0 77.3 - -
1988-89 IND 48 5 27.6 16.0 6.5 1.6 0.7 0.7 50.5 0.0 79.2 17.3 3.1
1988-89 SAC 31 30 35.7 19.8 9.6 1.7 0.6 0.6 52.3 0.0 74.4 17.8 2.8
1989-90 SAC 79 79 37.2 22.3 7.5 1.4 0.7 0.7 52.5 0.0 78.3 18.1 7.0
1990-91 SAC 33 31 33.8 20.0 7.7 2.0 0.7 0.8 48.3 0.0 80.0 17.6 1.8
1991-92 SAC 72 71 35.0 16.6 6.5 1.5 0.8 1.1 50.0 0.0 76.3 13.9 3.4
1992-93 SAC 76 75 30.0 16.6 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.6 50.9 0.0 75.8 15.7 4.5
1993-94 SAC 79 77 32.4 16.7 7.1 1.8 0.5 0.7 50.1 0.0 80.8 15.8 5.4
1994-95 NBA 65 13 19.6 10.0 3.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 48.4 0.0 77.0 - -
1995-96 NBA 63 6 18.3 10.7 3.4 0.9 0.2 0.6 49.5 0.0 76.5 - -
1996-97 NBA 53 15 14.7 6.5 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 42.6 0.0 62.5 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1988 Indiana Pacers Sacramento Kings

All entries are season change.

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About Wayman Tisdale

Wayman Lawrence Tisdale 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, he was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.