2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Horizon League Championship MVP (2020)
Horizon League Championship All-Tournament Team (2020)
Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year (2020)
3x Horizon League All-Defensive Team (2018, 2019,2020)
All-Horizon League Third Team (2020)
Lou Henson Preseason Watch List (2019)
Preseason All-Horizon League First Team (2019)
Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team (2018)
Horizon League All-Tournament Team (2019)
Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2018)
Horizon League Player of the Week (March 4, 2019)
KEMI Northern Kentucky Basketball Classic All-Tournament Team
2019-20
- Named the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year, making the Horizon League All-Defensive Team for the third time in his career. Also named to the All-Horizon League Third Team
- Averaged 18.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the Horizon League Championship and was named the Tournament MVP
- Third on the team in scoring with 13.9 points per game. Ranked second in the Horizon League with 1.9 steals per game, and was also sixth with 3.6 assists per game
- Had a 10-game absence due to injury and reached double figures in 15 of the 19 games since he returned to the court
- Stuffed the stat sheet with a career-high 31 points, six rebounds, seven assists and six steals against IUPUI
- Posted second career double-double with 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at Green Bay
- Had four games in which he scored 20 points or more, and dished out at least five assists in seven contests
- Ranks 14th on NKU’s all-time career steals list with 129, 16th with 285 assists and 18th with 53 career blocks
2018-19
- Named to Horizon League All-Defensive Team thanks to registering 37 steals and 21 blocks
- Known for defensive presence, but demonstrated an expanded game in the 2018-19 season averaging 13.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game ... 53.9 percent (159-of-295) shooting ranked 54th in nation
- Led NKU with 17 points behind 7-for-10 shooting, while adding five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal, in the Horizon League Championship game against Wright State, earning all-tourney team status
- Dropped career-high 30 points in regular-season title clinching win at Green Bay, making 11-of-19 shots, garnering Horizon League Player of the Week honors when coupled with performance at Milwaukee
- Registered first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds at home versus Milwaukee
- Poured in a then-career-high 25 points, including 22 in the first half, and dished out six assists against UIC ... went 8-of-11 from the floor and 2-of-3 from three in the game as well
2017-18
- Horizon League All-Freshman Team member is averaging 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game
- Horizon League All-Defensive Team member leads NKU in steals (42) and blocks (19)
- Posted 15 points versus James Madison and 14 points against Iona to help NKU to a second-place finish in the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase
- Recorded a steal in 26 of NKU's 32 games, including 12 games with multiple steals
2016-17
- Started each of the first eight games for the Norse, averaging 4.6 points a contest in 18.8 minutes
- Played 36 minutes, shooting 5-of-9 from the floor en route to a career-high 13 points against Morehead State
- Received medical red-shirt following season-ending hand injury
PRIOR TO NKU
- A 2015 and 2016 all-conference (Ohio Capital Conference) honoree for Pickerington Central HS in Pickerington, Ohio
- Led the Tigers to more than 20-wins and district championship as a senior
- Averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists a game during his junior campaign
- Listed as a 2-star recruit by VerbalCommits.com
PERSONAL
- Son of Jermaine and Jenice Tate
- Siblings are Jae'Sean, Jada and Jocci
- Father Jermaine Tate played for Ohio State and Cincinnati prior to a 13-year professional career overseas
- Brother Jae'Sean Tate plays basketball at Ohio State
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
F
6'5"
170 lbs
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2017-18Redshirt Freshman
F
6'5"
170 lbs
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2018-19Redshirt Sophomore
Guard/Forward
6'6"
170 lbs
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2019-20Redshirt Junior
Guard
6'6"
170 lbs