Alright, so yesterday I was just chilling, browsing through some sports news, and the name Jayson Tatum popped up, as usual. I’m a Celtics fan, so I see his name all the time. But then it hit me – I actually have no clue where the dude is from. Like, really from.

So, first thing I did, of course, was to fire up Google. I typed in “where is jayson tatum from,” plain and simple. The search results gave me the answer pretty quick: St. Louis, Missouri. Cool, good to know.
But I wasn’t satisfied with just knowing the city. I wanted to dig a little deeper. What was his upbringing like? Where did he go to high school? Did he grow up playing basketball there?
I went back to Google and searched for “jayson tatum high school.” Turns out he went to Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis. Okay, now we’re getting somewhere. I then searched about his basketball performance in high school.
I started reading about his high school career, and man, this guy was a star early on. He led Chaminade to a state championship and was a McDonald’s All-American. No surprise there, considering how good he is now. But it was interesting to see how dominant he was even back then.
Next, I wanted to see if there were any good stories about him growing up in St. Louis. I tried searching for “jayson tatum st louis childhood.” Found a few articles talking about his close relationship with his mom and how she helped him stay focused on basketball and academics. That was pretty cool to read.

I then thought, “Hmm, maybe there’s a documentary or a good interview out there.” So, I hopped over to YouTube. I searched for “jayson tatum documentary” and scrolled through the results. I didn’t find a full-length documentary, but I did find a few interviews where he talks about growing up in St. Louis and how it shaped him.
It was actually kinda neat to see him talk about his hometown with such pride. You can tell he’s got a lot of love for St. Louis and the people there.
So, yeah, that was my little deep dive into Jayson Tatum’s background. Started with a simple question – “where is jayson tatum from?” – and ended up learning a bunch of interesting stuff about his upbringing, high school career, and connection to his hometown. It’s always fun to learn a little bit more about these guys beyond what you see on the court.
In short, here’s what I did:
- Googled “where is jayson tatum from”
- Googled “jayson tatum high school”
- Searched about his basketball performance in high school.
- Googled “jayson tatum st louis childhood”
- Searched “jayson tatum documentary” on YouTube
Pretty straightforward, but I learned a lot!
