Jalen Tate

Jalen Tate
Leuven Bears
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1998-06-18) June 18, 1998 (age 26)
Toledo, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolPickerington Central
(Pickerington, Ohio)
College
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021Niagara River Lions
2021Gießen 46ers
2022Ostioneros de Guaymas
2022–2023Peja
2023–presentLeuven Bears
Career highlights and awards

Jalen Tate (born June 18, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Leuven Bears of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Northern Kentucky Norse and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

High school career

Tate attended Pickerington High School Central in Pickerington, Ohio. He helped his team win three district titles and was a two-time All-Ohio Capital Conference selection.[1][2] In his senior season, Tate averaged 17.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game.[3]

College career

Eight games into his career at Northern Kentucky, Tate suffered a season-ending injury, breaking the metacarpal bone in his left hand against Norfolk State. He was granted a medical redshirt. As a freshman, Tate averaged 5.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and two assists per game, earning Horizon League All-Freshman Team and All-Defensive Team honors.[3] He averaged 13.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game as a sophomore and repeated on the Horizon League All-Defensive Team.[4] On February 14, 2020, Tate posted a career-high 31 points, seven assists, six rebounds and six steals in an 84–70 win over IUPUI.[5] In his junior season, he averaged 13.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game. Tate earned Third Team All-Horizon League honors and was named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year. He led Northern Kentucky to its second straight Horizon League tournament title and was named tournament MVP.[6] For his senior season, Tate moved to Arkansas as a graduate transfer.[7]

Professional career

On October 9, 2021, Tate signed with Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga.[8]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Northern Kentucky 8 8 18.8 .412 .100 .333 2.0 1.6 .9 .3 4.6
2017–18 Northern Kentucky 32 32 22.9 .470 .214 .636 2.3 2.0 1.4 .6 5.7
2018–19 Northern Kentucky 31 23 27.0 .539 .407 .610 4.4 4.1 1.2 .7 13.7
2019–20 Northern Kentucky 22 20 30.2 .485 .182 .676 5.4 3.6 1.9 .5 13.9
2020–21 Arkansas 32 32 29.5 .485 .342 .713 3.8 3.8 1.1 .4 11.0
Career 125 115 26.6 .496 .300 .637 3.7 3.3 1.3 .5 10.4

Personal life

Tate's father, Jermaine, played college basketball for Ohio State and Cincinnati before embarking on a 13-year professional career.[9] His older brother, Jae'Sean, also competed for Ohio State and plays in the NBA for the Houston Rockets, while his sister, Jada, plays college basketball for Tiffin.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Jalen Tate". Arkansas Razorbacks. 6 July 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Morrow, Jason (June 24, 2016). "Senior Sendoff: NKU-bound Jalen Tate is Mr. Versatile! Five-Tool Wing Does It All". 270 Hoops. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Purpura, Dave (July 31, 2018). "Men's Basketball: Tate helping to lead rise of Norse". ThisWeek Community News. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Ulrey, Jarrod (April 13, 2020). "Men's Basketball: Former Pickerington Central duo shine for Northern Kentucky". ThisWeek Community News. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Johnson, Robby (February 14, 2020). "Tate's 31 points paces @NKUNorseMBB in win over IUPUI, 84-70". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Schutte, Chris (March 11, 2020). "Jalen Tate and Northern Kentucky add another Horizon League title to the Norse's growing trophy case". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Vance Jackson, Jalen Tate heading to Arkansas as grad transfers". ESPN. Associated Press. April 15, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Gießen holt Alkins-Ersatz". sport1.de (in German). October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  9. ^ Hardin, Marc (January 24, 2018). "Jalen Tate brings the defense, energy Northern Kentucky University needs". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  10. ^ DeCourcy, Mike (March 25, 2021). "Arkansas guard Jalen Tate tops his father and brother with Sweet 16 trip, but he wants more". Sporting News. Retrieved March 26, 2021.