Tate Armstrong
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| Born | October 5, 1955 Moultrie, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Spring Woods (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Duke (1973–1977) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1977: 1st round, 13th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1977–1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Michel Taylor "Tate" Armstrong (born October 5, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'3" guard from Duke University, Armstrong won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 13th pick of the 1977 NBA draft and played two years with the Bulls, averaging 3.8 points, 1.1 assists, and 1.0 rebounds per game.
He has been a real estate developer in the DC area since 1998,[1] and has seven children.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won an NBA championship |
NBA
[edit]Source[3]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1977–78 | Chicago | 66 | 10.8 | .468 | .815 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 4.3 |
| 1978–79 | Portland | 26 | 10.0 | .400 | .769 | .8 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 92 | 10.6 | .454 | .800 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .4 | .0 | 3.8 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Our Team, Konterra Realty". Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ↑ "15 Things You Need to Know This Morning: Tate Armstrong". Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Tate Armstrong NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Duke Stats
- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Chicago Bulls draft picks
- Chicago Bulls players
- Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Moultrie, Georgia
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- United States men's national basketball team players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs