23 Facts About Jae'Sean Tate

Jae'Sean Antoine Tate was born on October 28,1995 and is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.

Jae'Sean Tate played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Conference.

Jae'Sean Tate went through anger management to process his emotions and has a tattoo of a key on his leg.

Jae'Sean Tate attended Pickerington High School Central, where he excelled at basketball and football.

Jae'Sean Tate played defensive end and tight end before a shoulder injury cut his junior season short, and he focused on basketball from then on.

In both his junior and senior years, Jae'Sean Tate went on to be a first-team all-conference player.

Jae'Sean Tate injured his shoulder as a junior, shortening his season, but still averaged 22.3 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists per game.

Jae'Sean Tate ended his high school career as the number 1 ranked player in Ohio and the 15th ranked forward in the nation in the ESPN top 100.

Jae'Sean Tate's averages climbed to 12.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game since becoming a full-time starter against Northwestern on January 22,2015.

Jae'Sean Tate averaged 11.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game as a sophomore.

Jae'Sean Tate missed the final seven games with a shoulder injury.

Jae'Sean Tate was an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection as a junior.

Toward the end of his junior season, Jae'Sean Tate contemplated giving up basketball and walking on to Ohio State's football team.

Jae'Sean Tate described a locker room situation in which players had completely given up on the team and did not even want to play in the NIT.

Jae'Sean Tate had second thoughts after Matta was fired in favor of Chris Holtmann, but Holtmann and Tate developed a strong relationship.

Jae'Sean Tate was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and honorable mention all-conference by the media.

Jae'Sean Tate finished as Ohio State's 19th-leading scorer with 1,512 points.

Jae'Sean Tate averaged 13.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 24 BCL games.

Jae'Sean Tate averaged 16.4 points, 2 assists, and 5.8 rebounds per game and was named to the All-NBL First Team.

On November 26,2020, Jae'Sean Tate signed with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.

Jae'Sean Tate started a team-high 58 games during the season and averaged 11.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists.

Jae'Sean Tate was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team at the end of the season, becoming only the second undrafted player to claim such honors.

On December 1,2021, Jae'Sean Tate scored an NBA career-high 32 points while adding 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks, and 2 steals in a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, becoming only the second Houston Rockets player after Hakeem Olajuwon to achieve these totals in a single game.