Jalen Tate (born June 18, 1998) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

Northern Kentucky Norse The Northern Kentucky Norse are the athletic teams of Northern Kentucky University, located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States. NKU is an NCAA Division I school competing in the Horizon League, which it joined on July 1, 2015 after lea ...

and the

Arkansas Razorbacks The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Arkansas, located in Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas student body voted to change the name of the school mascot (ori ...

High school career

Tate attended

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. He helped his team win three district titles and was a two-time All-

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selection. In his senior season, Tate averaged 17.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game.

College career

Eight games into his career at

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, Tate suffered a season-ending injury, breaking the

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bone in his left hand against

Norfolk State Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnership. History The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 ...

. He was granted a medical

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. As a freshman, Tate averaged 5.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and two assists per game, earning

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All-Freshman Team and All-Defensive Team honors. 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. 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. 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. For his senior season, Tate moved to

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as a graduate transfer.

Professional career

On October 9, 2021, Tate signed with

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of the

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Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Tate's father, Jermaine, played college basketball for

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and

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before embarking on a 13-year professional career. His older brother, Jae'Sean, also competed for Ohio State and plays in the NBA for the

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, while his sister, Jada, plays college basketball for

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References

External links

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Arkansas Razorbacks bio

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tate, Jalen 1998 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American men's basketball players Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players Basketball players from Ohio Gießen 46ers players KB Peja players Niagara River Lions players Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball players Ostioneros de Guaymas (basketball) players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Toledo, Ohio