Patrick Tatham (born January 20, 1984) is a Canadian basketball coach and former professional basketball player, currently working as the head coach of the McMaster Marauders.[1]
| McMaster Marauders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | U Sports |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 20, 1984 Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chinguacousy (Brampton, Ontario) |
| College | Cleveland State (2003–2007) |
| Coaching career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2007–2008 | Sion Herens Basket |
| 2009 | Itzehoe Eagles |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2010 | Stoneridge Prep |
| 2010–2015 | Ryerson (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Ryerson |
| 2016–2017 | Maine Red Claws (assistant) |
| 2017–present | McMaster |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
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Playing career edit
After playing at Chinguacousy Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario, Tatham enrolled at Cleveland State University.[2] During his four-year stint with the Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball (2003 - 2007), he appeared in 101 games, averaging 6.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest.[3] Upon graduation, Tatham played professional basketball overseas. In the 2007–08 season, he had a brief stint at Swiss club Sion Herens Basket.[4] In January 2009, he signed with the Itzehoe Eagles of Germany,[5] followed by stints in Qatar and Syria.[6]
He was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team from 2002 to 2004.
Coaching career edit
Tatham served as head coach at Stoneridge Preparatory School in Simi Valley, California[7] before joining the staff of the Ryerson University men's basketball team. After serving as director of basketball operations,[8] he moved to assistant coach and stayed on that job until 2015. Tatham was manager of Team Canada at the 2013 Universiade Games in Russia and the Canadian Junior Men's National Team at the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Brazil.[9]
In 2015–16, Tatham was the interim head coach at Ryerson, replacing Roy Rana who had taken a sabbatical.[10] Tatham coached the Rams to a 17–2 regular season record and a first-place finish in the OUA, earning OUA Coach of the Year honours.[11]
He served as an assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League in 2016–17, while being on a professional development leave from his position with the Ryerson Rams.[12] In May 2017, he was named head coach of McMaster University's men's basketball team.[13]
Private life edit
He is the brother of Tamara Tatham and Alisha Tatham.
References edit
- ^ "Patrick Tatham Named Men's Basketball Head Coach".
- ^ "Men's Basketball Signs Victor Morris And Patrick Tatham". Cleveland State University. 2003-05-16. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "Deux étrangers supplémentaires". www.lenouvelliste.ch (in French). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "Vielversprechendes Debüt von Patrick Tatham". shz.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "D-League giving Canadian coaches a deserving shot at the big time". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "Patrick Tatham Bio". RyersonRams.CA. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "Basketball (M) - Roster - The Official Site for Ryerson University Athletics". RyersonRams.CA. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "Tatham to coach Ryerson". Brampton Guardian. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "Ryerson's Rana to take sabbatical; Tatham to serve as coach - Ontario University Athletics (OUA)". www.oua.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "Rams' Patrick Tatham named CIS Coach of the Year". ryersonian.ca. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ Frank Juzenas, "Brampton’s Tatham to work with NBA D-League team", Brampton Guardian, 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Patrick Tatham named McMaster Men's Basketball Head Coach". Ontario University Athletics. Retrieved 2017-09-09.