Tari Eason's Mother

Last Modified Apr 23, 2025 08:43 GMT
Tari Eason's Mother
Tari Eason at the Houston Rockets Media Day (Source: Getty Images)

Tari Eason is a basketball power forward for the Houston Rockets in the NBA as of April 2025. Eason was drafted by the Houston Rockets as the 17th pick in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2023. The 2024-25 season is Eason's third season with the Rockets, averaging 10.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. Eason is a key player for the Rockets to lead the team to their first playoff in five seasons.

Graduating as a four-star recruit, Eason joined the University of Cincinnati in 2020. After playing for one season, he transferred to Louisiana State University in 2021 and later declared for the NBA Draft in 2022. He was named for the 2021 AAC All-Freshman Team and first-team All-SEC in 2022. He also won the SEC Sixth Man of the Year in 2022. In total, during two seasons of college, he played in 56 games, starting 12, and averaged 13.0 points, 1.1 assists and 6.3 rebounds.

Who is Tari Eason's mother?

Tari Eason's mother
Tari Eason with his mother and brother (Source: Instagram)

Tari Eason’s mother is Teroya Eason. He also has three brothers, Avante, Angel, and Tega, as per his LSU Tigers biography. Teroya, as per her LinkedIn handle, attended the University of Phoenix from 2011 to 2015, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism. She also actively participates in volunteer work, having served as Director of Volunteers at the AIDS Project Los Angeles from 2015 to 2016. She also served on the Alzheimer's Association board from 2014 to 2016.

Teroya tweets as “Momster,” an engaging individual who is ardent about the Rockets. She praises not just her son but also other rookies like TyTy Washington and Jabari Smith. According to the Chron, she declared during Monday night's victory, "The Houston Rockets WON the draft. Tyty TARI Bariii sorry not sorry."

Teroya describes herself in her LinkedIn bio as a creative and adaptable worker with excellent management and communication abilities. Teroya's most recent employment before becoming his son's manager was as a freelance creative director, providing marketing and creative services between 2017 and 2022. She has also worked for ESPN as an event assistant between 2018 and 2021, as per her LinkedIn.

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FAQs on Tari Eason

A. Tari Eason average annual salary is $4 million, as per his four-year rookie contract with the Houston Rockets, worth $16.25 million.

A. Tari Eason stands 6 feet 8 inches or 208 cm tall. 

A. Tari Eason was the 17th pick by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft.

A. Tari Eason attended the University of Cincinnati in 2020-21 and then transferred to the Lousiana State University in 2021-22.

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