Michel Taylor "Tate" Armstrong (born October 5, 1955) is a retired American basketball player. A 6'3"

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, Armstrong won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the

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. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 13th pick of the

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and played two years with the Bulls, averaging 3.8 points, 1.1 assists, and 1.0 rebounds per game. He is currently a real estate developer in the DC area and has seven children.

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