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Wayman Tisdale Net Worth: Professional Basketball Player and Jazz Bass Guitarist

Wayman Tisdale was an American professional basketball player and jazz bass guitarist with a net worth of $8 million. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas in June 1964 and passed away in May 2009. Tisdale was known for his dunking abilities, which he first learned in eighth grade. He played basketball for the University of Oklahoma, where he was a three-time Big Eight Player of the Year and consensus first-team All-American from 1983 to 1985. Tisdale won a gold medal as part of the 1984 United States Olympic basketball team coached by Bobby Knight. His #2 was later honored by the University of Oklahoma.

Tisdale was drafted #2 by the Indiana Pacers in the 1985 NBA Draft. He played for the Pacers, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns during his NBA career, finishing with over 12,000 points, 5,000 rebounds, and 1,000 assists. Tisdale recorded eight albums as a jazz bass guitarist, including 2001’s Face to Face, which reached #1 on the Billboard contemporary jazz chart. He released his debut studio album Power Forward in 1995.

Tisdale was diagnosed with cancer in his knee in 2007 and had to have part of his right leg amputated. He was married to his wife Regina and the couple had four children together. Wayman Tisdale passed away in May 2009 at the age of 44.

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