Tisdale Tunes Former OU Basketball Star Focuses on Career as Jazz Musician
Wayman Tisdale was once a basketball player.
Three times an All-American at Oklahoma , a first-round selection in the NBA draft, a U.S. Olympic athlete. He left OU as the school's all-time leading scorer and returned to have his jersey retired.
Alvan Adams may have put Oklahoma basketball on the map, but Tisdale made it cool.
Once a basketball player, but always a musician.
"I'm able to...
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