Prospect Profile: Donte Tatum (2017)
Cary High School finished one of the best season is school history last season at 31-2 overall (16-0 in conference) and were the NCHSAA 4-A state runner-up to Charlotte Catholic. Donte Tatum, a 6-foot-2 2017 guard was a big reason in the…
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Continue ReadingCary High School finished one of the best season is school history last season at 31-2 overall (16-0 in conference) and were the NCHSAA 4-A state runner-up to Charlotte Catholic. Donte Tatum, a 6-foot-2 2017 guard was a big reason in the Imp’s impressive run last season all the way to the state finals.
Tatum averaged 18.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game as a junior. Part of the “Fire and Ice” duo with his counterpart Cory Genslar, a 2016 graduate who has signed with Campbell University. The tandem averaged 32 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists together for Cary High School last season. Now a rising senior and Genslar heading off to play college basketball, Tatum has some work of his own to take care of. “I want to take my team back to state championships and win it, we came up short last year and I am not taking it light on anyone next season.”
Blessed with a natural athletic ability and strength, Tatum attacks the rim and will either dunk on you, find his shooters on the wing or dump it down to one of his big men. He will beat you down as a defender and will guard anyone on the floor. He has that “dog mentality” that so many coaches are looking for and not so many players have. He can shoot it from three or go right by you with his quickness and first-step. He shot 47% from three-point land last season and is continuing to shoot it better.
Western Carolina University, Campbell University, and University of Maryland-Eastern Shore have already offered the athletic shooting guard a scholarship. Western Kentucky, UNC-Wilmington, North Carolina-Central, Winston-Salem State, Belmont-Abbey, Wofford and UNC-Greensboro have all called in the last few weeks.
With offers already on the table for Tatum, A strong senior season should allow for more schools to get a look at him and a few more colleges will pull the trigger. He would do well and be a really good four year player at a Big South or Southern Conference school.