Jae'Sean Tate is a professional basketball small forward for the Houston Rockets in the 2024/25 NBA season. He went undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, after which he joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the Summer League, though he did not get any playing time due to an injury. Regardless, he joined the Antwerp Giants of Belgium in August. The next season, he joined the Australian NBL's Sydney Kings in 2019-20. He was selected for the Belgian League All-Star team, the Belgian League All-Offensive Team, and the Belgian Cup champion in 2019. He made the All-NBL first team in 2020 and the NBA All-Rookie first team in 2021. The 2024-25 season is Tate's fifth season with the Rockets, and he is averaging 8.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, as per Basketball Reference.
Tate attended Pickerington High School Central, where he began his basketball journey. Upon graduation, he was ranked 15th forward in the nation by ESPN and ranked 1st in Ohio. In 2014, he joined Ohio State University and was named to the 2015 Big Ten All-Freshman Team. As a senior, he averaged 12.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game for a 25-9 NCAA Tournament team. The coaches selected him to the Second Team All-Big Ten, and the media picked him honorable mention all-conference. Tate finished with 1,512 points, ranking 19th among Ohio State's top scorers. To prepare for a professional career, he worked with coach Joey Burton to hone his shooting technique after the season. (via Ohio State's official website)
Jae'Sean Tate's nationality
Jae'Sean Tate holds American nationality and citizenship. He was born in Toledo and raised in Pickerington, Ohio, in the United States. (via NBA's official website)
Jae'Sean Tate's hometown
Jae'Sean Tate’s hometown is Pickerington, Ohio, in the U.S. Tate was a standout football and basketball player at Pickerington High School Central. Before a shoulder injury ended his junior season, he played tight end and defensive end. After that, he concentrated on basketball. Tate, as a freshman, made the game-winning tip-in in a playoff victory over Columbus Marion-Franklin.
In his sophomore year, Tate and his team defeated Toledo Whitmer in the last game to go 26-2 and win the 2012 Division I championship. He went on to make the first team all-conference in both his junior and senior years. Although his season was cut short due to a shoulder injury he sustained as a junior, he still averaged 22.3 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists per game. (via Ohio State's official website)
Jae'Sean Tate's birthplace
Jae'Sean Tate was reportedly born in Toledo, Ohio, in the United States on October 28, 1995.
FAQs on Jae'Sean Tate
A. Yes, Jae'Sean Tate re-signed a three-year contract with the Houston Rockets in July 2022.
A. Jae'Sean Tate stands 6 feet 4 inches or 193 cm tall.
A. No, Jae'Sean Tate went undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft.
A. Jae'Sean Tate has averaged 8.3 points in five seasons with the Houston Rockets, as of April 2025.
A. Jae'Sean Tate has played with three teams: the Antwerp Giants (2019-20), the Sydney Kings (2019-20), and the Houston Rockets (2020-present).
