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THE HEART AND SOUL OF TEAM 119, JAE'SEAN TATE CONTINUES TO DO IT ALL FOR OHIO STATE BASKETBALL
If you don't feel like reading some major gloss of Ohio State senior (point-)forward Jae'Sean Tate, this article isn't for you.
As Chris Holtmann's first Buckeye squad continues to exceed expectations and amid all the national press deservedly tossed Keita Bates-Diop's direction as a result of his own sensational season, it's Tate who is the unquestioned leader and glue-guy of the 119th edition of Ohio State basketball.
Tate's style of play and team-player mentality epitomizes why this squad has seemingly come out of nowhere to post a season-to-date record of 23-7 overall including a 14-3 mark in Big Ten play featuring wins over both Michigan State and Purdue.
He's a relentless defender and rebounder despite facing constant size mismatches when he patrols the baseline, he's skilled and selfless enough to run the point for a team at times in desperate need of a floor general and he just has an uncanny knack for making shots and giving his teammates exactly what they need on a given night based on how the game is unfolding.
Ohio State's two games this week, a loss at Michigan on Sunday afternoon and Tuesday night's win over Rutgers, served as a microcosm of this reality.
Against the Wolverines, as Bates-Diop and the rest of the squad combined to shoot 34% from the floor (15 of 44), Tate almost single-handedly kept the Buckeyes in it connecting on 9 of 14 shots (64%) for a game-high 20 points.
His career-high 15 rebounds in Ann Arbor were of equal importance especially as five of those came off the offensive backboards allowing Ohio State to stay close midway through the second half thanks to a 13-2 edge in second chance points.
It was truly a virtuoso performance from Tate which was unfortunately lost in the shuffle as the Buckeyes lost back-to-back games for the first time since November.
Such is the life of a grinder like Tate who has never been the unquestioned "main guy" during his four years in Columbus despite leading last year's squad in points per game and averaging double figures four straight seasons.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...an-tate-continues-to-do-it-all-for-ohio-state
If you don't feel like reading some major gloss of Ohio State senior (point-)forward Jae'Sean Tate, this article isn't for you.
As Chris Holtmann's first Buckeye squad continues to exceed expectations and amid all the national press deservedly tossed Keita Bates-Diop's direction as a result of his own sensational season, it's Tate who is the unquestioned leader and glue-guy of the 119th edition of Ohio State basketball.
Tate's style of play and team-player mentality epitomizes why this squad has seemingly come out of nowhere to post a season-to-date record of 23-7 overall including a 14-3 mark in Big Ten play featuring wins over both Michigan State and Purdue.
He's a relentless defender and rebounder despite facing constant size mismatches when he patrols the baseline, he's skilled and selfless enough to run the point for a team at times in desperate need of a floor general and he just has an uncanny knack for making shots and giving his teammates exactly what they need on a given night based on how the game is unfolding.
Ohio State's two games this week, a loss at Michigan on Sunday afternoon and Tuesday night's win over Rutgers, served as a microcosm of this reality.
Against the Wolverines, as Bates-Diop and the rest of the squad combined to shoot 34% from the floor (15 of 44), Tate almost single-handedly kept the Buckeyes in it connecting on 9 of 14 shots (64%) for a game-high 20 points.
His career-high 15 rebounds in Ann Arbor were of equal importance especially as five of those came off the offensive backboards allowing Ohio State to stay close midway through the second half thanks to a 13-2 edge in second chance points.
It was truly a virtuoso performance from Tate which was unfortunately lost in the shuffle as the Buckeyes lost back-to-back games for the first time since November.
Such is the life of a grinder like Tate who has never been the unquestioned "main guy" during his four years in Columbus despite leading last year's squad in points per game and averaging double figures four straight seasons.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...an-tate-continues-to-do-it-all-for-ohio-state
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