Jae’Sean Tate named to First-Team NBA All-Rookie squad

Former Ohio State basketball forward Jae’Sean Tate sure has turned himself into one whale of an NBA player. Undrafted out of college in 2018, Tate decided to take his talents overseas where he worked hard and developed to the point that he was able to impress enough to be given a shot with the NBA’s Houston Rockets this past season.

Tate has done so well that he was named to the NBA’s First-Team All-Rookie team for the 2020-2021 season. He played in 70 games, with 58 of them coming as a starter — both stats leading the team. The former Buckeye averaged 11.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game while shooting over 50 percent from the field. Over the last 10 seasons, Tate is just the second undrafted player to earn All-Rookie Team honors.

With the honor, Tate becomes just the sixth Ohio State player in history to make an NBA All-Rookie team joining John Havlicek, Jerry Lucas, Kelvin Ransey, Clark Kellogg, and D’Angelo Russell. Not bad company at all.

If there’s ever a guy to look at and advertise the outcomes of continuing to work hard to reach a lifetime dream, you’re looking at him in Jae’Sean Tate.

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