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Jaylon Tate
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Jaylon Tate in the 2013 Class 4A Illinois High School Association championship game
No. 0 – London Lightning
Point guard
Personal information
Born (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Simeon (Chicago, Illinois)
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College Illinois (2013–2017)
NBA Draft 2017 / Undrafted
Pro career 2017–present
League NBLC
Career history
2017–2018 Niagara River Lions
2018–2019 Pyrintö
2019 BK Ventspils
2019–2020 London Lightning
2021 Santa Cruz Warriors
2021 South Bay Lakers
2022–present London Lightning
Career highlights and awards
  • NBL Canada Rookie of the Year (2018)

Jaylon Tate (born January 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Tate played college basketball for the University of Illinois.

High school career

Tate attended De La Salle Institute for his first two years of high school and later transferred to Simeon Career Academy. Along with teammates Jabari Parker and Kendrick Nunn, Simeon won consecutive Illinois High School Association state championships in 2012 and 2013.

After his official visit to Illinois, Tate verbally committed to the program and former head coach John Groce in October 2012. Tate played on the AAU circuit with the Meanstreets, coached by Tai Streets.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaylon Tate
SG
Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 4, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

At Illinois, Tate led his team in assists his sophomore year and assist to turnover ratio his senior year. As a junior, Tate underwent surgery to repair a dislocated finger. Tate was named All-Academic Big Ten during his junior and senior seasons.

College statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Illinois 33 0 12.2 26.3 4.3 65.5 .9 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.8
2014–15 Illinois 32 13 20.4 36.8 8.3 84.3 1.2 2.9 0.8 0.1 3.6
2015–16 Illinois 30 15 17.5 36.7 18.2 63.0 1.3 2.5 .4 0.1 1.8
2016–17 Illinois 26 7 15.7 38.3 18.2 68.6 1.3 2.8 0.5 0.1 2.3


Professional career

In October 2017, Tate signed with the Niagara River Lions of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Following the 2017–18 NBL Canada season, Tate was named Rookie of the Year, leading the league with 7.53 assists per game and also averaging 13.1 points per game. He was also named to the Third Team All-NBLC. In July 2018, Tate signed with Pyrintö of the Finnish Korisliiga for the 2018-19 season.

He spent part of the 2019–20 season with the London Lightning, playing 5 games with the team. In October 2021, Tate joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League after a successful tryout. However, he was waived on December 17. Three days later, he was claimed off waivers by the South Bay Lakers. On December 22, 2021, Tate was waived by the South Bay Lakers.

London Lightning (2022–present)

On January 3, 2022, Tate was acquired by the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. However, before joining Memphis, he returned to London Lightning.

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