2007-08 ... Played in 28 games and started eight during his first year with ISU ... finished the year averaging 4.8 points per game ... an illness early in the season derailed a hot start ... Tatum started the first five games of the season, and he scored in double figures in four of the team's first six games, including the first three ... opened his ISU career with 10 points on a career-high six free throws in the opener against Iowa ... also added a career-best two assists in the effort ... had his best game of the season with a 20-point effort against Brigham Young, hitting on 8-of-13 shots, and grabbing six boards ... nearly had a double-double against Long Beach State, with 14 points and nine rebounds ... hit two three-pointers in that game ... scored 14 at Portland coming off the bench for the first time ... scored nine at Washington ... playing time diminished in the middle of the season, as he went through a nine-game stretch where he saw more than seven minutes just once ... as his health picked up, so did his playing time, working back into the rotation, and playing 21 minutes against Portland State, scoring seven points ... added a big six points in a two-point tournament clinching win at Sacramento State, and then had eight more against Northern Arizona in the regular season finale.

JC ... Lettered in 2005-06 at Riverside Community College before redshirting last year ... was his team's most valuable player as a freshman, and his field goal percentage was third in school history.

High School ... Letter for three seasons at Orborne High School in Atlanta, where he earned all-conference honors helping his team to the state playoffs.

Personal ... his mother is Brenda K. Belton ... is majoring in physical education ... his full name is Chrondarius Andre Tatum.