Jalen Tate

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Jalen Tate
Leuven Bears
Position Point guard
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born (1998-06-18) June 18, 1998 (age 25)
Toledo, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Pickerington Central
(Pickerington, Ohio)
College
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021 Niagara River Lions
2021 Gießen 46ers
2022 Ostioneros de Guaymas
2022–2023 Peja
2023–present Leuven 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.

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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
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Northern Kentucky 8818.8.412.100.3332.01.6.9.34.6
2017–18 Northern Kentucky 323222.9.470.214.6362.32.01.4.65.7
2018–19 Northern Kentucky 312327.0.539.407.6104.44.11.2.713.7
2019–20 Northern Kentucky 222030.2.485.182.6765.43.61.9.513.9
2020–21 Arkansas 323229.5.485.342.7133.83.81.1.411.0
Career12511526.6.496.300.6373.73.31.3.510.4

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]

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