T. L. Latson

T. L. Latson
Personal information
Born	1970s
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
High school	P.K. Yonge Lab (Gainesville, Florida)
College	Charleston Southern (1992–1996)
NBA draft	1996: undrafted
Position	Small forward
Career history
1999–2004	Indios de Mayagüez
Career highlights and awards
	Big South Player of the Year (1996); First Team All-Big South (1996); Second Team All-Big South (1994); Co-Big South Rookie of the Year (1993);

T. L. Latson (born 1970s) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for Indios de Mayagüez in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) between 1999 and 2004.[1] He is 6'7" and played the small forward position.[2]

A native of Gainesville, Florida,[2] Latson attended P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School where he starred on the basketball team. He graduated in 1992 and went on to play college basketball at Charleston Southern University between 1992 and 1996.[3] In his freshman season in 1992–93 he was named the co-Big South Conference Rookie of the Year.[4] For the next three seasons he led the Buccaneers in rebounding, and during his senior season in 1995–96 he led the team in scoring.[5] Latson finished his collegiate career with 1,518 points and 704 rebounds.[3] His senior year also saw him get named the Big South Conference Player of the Year,[2] which was the second year in a row a player from Charleston Southern had earned that honor (teammate Eric Burks won in 1995).

Latson went unselected in the 1996 NBA draft and carved out a professional career overseas.

References

"Nuestra Historia (2009-Presente)". IndiosDeMayaguezBSN.com. 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
"USC Could Host in Third Round" (PDF). The Post and Courier. March 15, 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
"Big South Men's Basketball 1,000-Point/500-Rebound Club". Men's Basketball. Big South Conference. July 31, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
"Big South Conference". College Hoopedia. 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
"2012–13 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Charleston Southern University. 2012. Archived from the original (Javascript) on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

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