Jaylon Tate (born January 16, 1995) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBLC). Tate played

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for the

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High school career

Tate attended

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for his first two years of high school and later transferred to

Simeon Career Academy Neal F. Simeon Career Academy (formerly known as Westcott Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Career Technical Academy), locally known simply as Simeon, is a public four-year vocational high school locate ...

. Along with teammates

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and

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, Simeon won consecutive

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state championships in 2012 and 2013. After his

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, Tate verbally committed to the program and former head coach

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in October 2012. Tate played on the AAU circuit with the Meanstreets, coached by

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College career

At Illinois, Tate led his team in assists his sophomore year and assist to turnover ratio his senior year. As a junior, Tate underwent surgery to repair a dislocated finger. Tate was named All-Academic Big Ten during his junior and senior seasons.

College statistics

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, 32 , , 13 , , 20.4 , , 36.8 , , 8.3 , , 84.3 , , 1.2 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, 30 , , 15 , , 17.5 , , 36.7 , , 18.2, , 63.0 , , 1.3 , , 2.5 , , .4 , , 0.1 , , 1.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 26 , , 7 , , 15.7 , , 38.3 , , 18.2 , , 68.6 , , 1.3 , , 2.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 2.3

Professional career

In October 2017, Tate signed with the

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of the

(NBLC). Following the

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, Tate was named Rookie of the Year, leading the league with 7.53 assists per game and also averaging 13.1 points per game. He was also named to the Third Team All-NBLC. In July 2018, Tate signed with Pyrintö of the Finnish

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for the 2018-19 season. He spent part of the 2019–20 season with the

, playing 5 games with the team. In October 2021, Tate joined the

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of the

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after a successful tryout. However, he was waived on December 17. Three days later, he was claimed off waivers by the

South Bay Lakers The South Bay Lakers are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Los Angeles. Founded in 2006 as the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the team is owned by the Los Angeles Lakers, who were the first National Basketball Associa ...

. On December 22, 2021, Tate was waived by the

London Lightning (2022–present)

On January 3, 2022, Tate was acquired by the

Memphis Hustle The Memphis Hustle are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in the Greater Memphis suburb of Southaven, Mississippi, and are affiliated with the Memphis Grizzlies. The team plays their home games at the Landers Cent ...

of the

. However, before joining Memphis, he returned to

References

External links

Real GM ProfileProballers ProfileIllinois Fighting Illini Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tate, Jaylon 1995 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportspeople American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Finland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Guards (basketball) Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players London Lightning players Niagara River Lions players Santa Cruz Warriors players South Bay Lakers players Tampereen Pyrintö players