Brandy Cole, Justin Tatum: Meet Jayson Tatum’s Parents

Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.

Tatum played in the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, making the Eurobasket.com All-World Championship U19 Second Team.

Representing Team USA at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit, Tatum saw 16 minutes, 57 seconds of action, scoring 14 points, pulling down 4 rebounds, and also had 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.

Brandy Cole, Justin Tatum: Meet Jayson Tatum’s Parents

Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr was born on March 3, 1998 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States to Brandy Cole and Justin Tatum.

He grew up with his parents and younger brother Jaycob Tatum.

Justin Tatum

Jayson’s father Justin Tatum played basketball at Saint Louis University and is a gym teacher and basketball coach at Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis, from which he graduated in 1997, nearly a year before Jayson’s birth.

Tatum’s father was previously the coach and athletics director at Soldan International Studies High School for six years.

Jayson Tatum was born when his parents were both 19-year-old undergraduates.

Brandy Cole

Brandy Cole is the mother of professional American Basketball player Jayson Tatum.

She was born in 1979.

Jayson’s mother Brandy graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law and is now a practicing attorney in the St. Louis area.