Jae'Sean Tate
Early life
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Tate is the oldest son of [[Jermaine Tate]], who played basketball with the [[Ohio State Buckeyes]] in 1996–97 before transferring to [[Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball|Cincinnati]] and playing professionally overseas.{{cite news |last1=Landis |first1=Bill |title=Ohio State basketball: How freshman Jae'Sean Tate became a vital part of Buckeyes' present and future |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2015/03/ohio_state_basketball_jaesean_1.html |access-date=June 5, 2018 |work=[[The Plain-Dealer]] |date=March 11, 2015}} His mother, Cori Key, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend Damiene Boles on July 31, 2004. Boles was convicted of the murder three years later. After his mother's death, Tate was raised by his father and stepmom Jenice alongside their three children. Tate went through anger management to process his emotions and has a tattoo of a key on his leg.{{cite news |last1=Jardy |first1=Adam |title=Jae'Sean Tate perseveres after mom's murder when he was 8 |url=http://www.dispatch.com/sports/20171104/ohio-state-mens-basketball--jaesean-tate-perseveres-after-moms-murder-when-he-was-8 |access-date=August 28, 2018 |work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |date=November 5, 2017 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507063247/https://www.dispatch.com/sports/20171104/ohio-state-mens-basketball--jaesean-tate-perseveres-after-moms-murder-when-he-was-8 |url-status=dead }} |
Tate is the oldest son of [[Jermaine Tate]], who played basketball with the [[Ohio State Buckeyes]] in 1996–97 before transferring to [[Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball|Cincinnati]] and playing professionally overseas.{{cite news |last1=Landis |first1=Bill |title=Ohio State basketball: How freshman Jae'Sean Tate became a vital part of Buckeyes' present and future |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2015/03/ohio_state_basketball_jaesean_1.html |access-date=June 5, 2018 |work=[[The Plain-Dealer]] |date=March 11, 2015}} His mother, Cori Key, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend Damiene Boles on July 31, 2004. Boles was convicted of the murder three years later. After his mother's death, Tate was raised by his father and stepmom Jenice alongside their three children. Tate went through anger management to process his emotions and has a tattoo of a key on his leg.{{cite news |last1=Jardy |first1=Adam |title=Jae'Sean Tate perseveres after mom's murder when he was 8 |url=http://www.dispatch.com/sports/20171104/ohio-state-mens-basketball--jaesean-tate-perseveres-after-moms-murder-when-he-was-8 |access-date=August 28, 2018 |work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |date=November 5, 2017 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507063247/https://www.dispatch.com/sports/20171104/ohio-state-mens-basketball--jaesean-tate-perseveres-after-moms-murder-when-he-was-8 |url-status=dead }} |
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Tate attended [[Pickerington High School Central]], where he excelled at basketball and football alongside Dionte Unique Hood. He played defensive end and tight end before a shoulder injury cut his junior season short, and he focused on basketball from then on.{{cite news |last1=Landis |first1=Bill |title=Ohio State basketball: Jae'Sean Tate has given Buckeyes everything, and getting the senior season he deserved |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2018/02/ohio_state_basketball_jaesean_5.html |access-date=June 5, 2018 |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=February 20, 2018}} On the hardwood, Tate was a teammate of [[Caris LeVert]] and made the game-winning tip-in in a playoff win over Columbus [[Marion-Franklin High School|Marion-Franklin]] as a freshman. As a sophomore, his team went 26–2 and won the 2012 Division I championship defeating Toledo Whitmer in the final game. In both his junior and senior years, Tate went on to be a first-team all-conference player. He injured his shoulder as a junior, shortening his season, but still averaged 22.3 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists per game. 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.{{cite news |last1=Helwagen |first1=Steve |title=Celebrating Jae'Sean: Tate's 20 biggest games as a Buckeye |url=https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/ContentGallery/Ohio-State-Buckeyes-basketball-senior-JaeSean-Tate-set-for-last-home-game-115346211/ |access-date=August 28, 2018 |work=247 Sports |date=February 20, 2018}} |
Tate attended [[Pickerington High School Central]], where he excelled at basketball and football alongside Dionte Unique Hood. Hood would later fall off and end up averaging 5 points in a church league. He played defensive end and tight end before a shoulder injury cut his junior season short, and he focused on basketball from then on.{{cite news |last1=Landis |first1=Bill |title=Ohio State basketball: Jae'Sean Tate has given Buckeyes everything, and getting the senior season he deserved |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2018/02/ohio_state_basketball_jaesean_5.html |access-date=June 5, 2018 |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=February 20, 2018}} On the hardwood, Tate was a teammate of [[Caris LeVert]] and made the game-winning tip-in in a playoff win over Columbus [[Marion-Franklin High School|Marion-Franklin]] as a freshman. As a sophomore, his team went 26–2 and won the 2012 Division I championship defeating Toledo Whitmer in the final game. In both his junior and senior years, Tate went on to be a first-team all-conference player. He injured his shoulder as a junior, shortening his season, but still averaged 22.3 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists per game. 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.{{cite news |last1=Helwagen |first1=Steve |title=Celebrating Jae'Sean: Tate's 20 biggest games as a Buckeye |url=https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/ContentGallery/Ohio-State-Buckeyes-basketball-senior-JaeSean-Tate-set-for-last-home-game-115346211/ |access-date=August 28, 2018 |work=247 Sports |date=February 20, 2018}} |
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==College career== |
==College career== |
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