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Dave Lattin
Personal information
Born (1943-12-23) December 23, 1943 (age 80)
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolWorthing (Houston, Texas)
CollegeUTEP (1965–1967)
NBA draft1967: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career1967–1973
PositionPower forward / Center
Number47, 43, 33, 22
Career history
1967–1968San Francisco Warriors
1968–1969Phoenix Suns
19701972Pittsburgh Condors
1972–1973Memphis Tams
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points1,904 (7.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,332 (5.1 rpg)
Assists184 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

David "Big Daddy D" Lattin (born December 23, 1943) was the starting center for the Texas Western Miners in their NCAA championship year in 1966. During his playing career, he was listed at 6 feet 6 inches tall, and 225 pounds.

Lattin was born in Houston, Texas. He played under coach Don Haskins. Lattin later competed in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association. He was a first round draft pick of the San Francisco Warriors, playing for that team for one season before being traded to the Phoenix Suns. Lattin finished his career with three seasons in the ABA.

David Lattin was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame and Enshrined (Texas Western) in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

His Grandson, Khadeem is currently a Senior at the University of Oklahoma. He has started every game of the 2016–2017 basketball season for the Sooners.

He was portrayed by Schin A.S. Kerr in the 2006 Disney film Glory Road produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.