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Born: March 3, 1998 (St. Louis, Missouri)
High school: Chaminade College Prep (Creve Coeur, Missouri)
Graduation year: 2016
College: Duke
Career highlights: Gatorade National Player of the Year (2016), McDonald's All-American (2016), three-time Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year (2014-16), Class 5A state champion (2016), All-ACC (2017), three-time All-NBA Team (2020, 2022, 2023), four-time NBA All-Star (2020-23), NBA All-Star Game MVP (2023), NBA All-Rookie Team (2018)
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One of the most difficult states to pick on this list was Missouri, where Chaminade Prep's Jayson Tatum gets the nod over fellow high school legends like Bradley Beal, Tyler Hansbrough and Bill Bradley. Tatum was named Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year three times and capped his career by leading Chaminade to the Class 5A state championship and earning Gatorade National Player of the Year honors. He was also an All-ACC pick in his one season at Duke and was selected No. 3 overall by the Boston Celtics in 2017.
Headed into his seventh season in 2023-24, Tatum is already a four-time NBA
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Missouri: Jayson Tatum, Forward
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Born: March 3, 1998 (St. Louis, Missouri)
High school: Chaminade College Prep (Creve Coeur, Missouri)
Graduation year: 2016
College: Duke
Career highlights: Gatorade National Player of the Year (2016), McDonald's All-American (2016), three-time Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year (2014-16), Class 5A state champion (2016), All-ACC (2017), three-time All-NBA Team (2020, 2022, 2023), four-time NBA All-Star (2020-23), NBA All-Star Game MVP (2023), NBA All-Rookie Team (2018)
Bottom Line: Jayson Tatum
Mary Schwalm/AP Photo
One of the most difficult states to pick on this list was Missouri, where Chaminade Prep's Jayson Tatum gets the nod over fellow high school legends like Bradley Beal, Tyler Hansbrough and Bill Bradley. Tatum was named Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year three times and capped his career by leading Chaminade to the Class 5A state championship and earning Gatorade National Player of the Year honors. He was also an All-ACC pick in his one season at Duke and was selected No. 3 overall by the Boston Celtics in 2017.
Headed into his seventh season in 2023-24, Tatum is already a four-time NBA
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