Isaiah Tate Class: Sophomore Hometown: Upper Marlboro, Md. High School: DeMatha Height / Weight: 6-4 / 200 Position: Guard

Isaiah Tate finished his first season with the Patriots and will challenge for quality minutes in the back court as a sophomore... Has unlimited range as a 3-point shooter and improved defensively over the course of his freshman season... Major is sports management.

2007-08: Made first collegiate appearance in the final minute of a win over Dayton... Played against Kansas State as well, closing out each half... Made it three straight games with three minutes against Villanova... Had breakout game against Drexel playing 14 minutes with six points, four rebounds and an assist... Drained two 3-pointers in that contest shooting 50 percent from the field... Also played against East Carolina and saw 10 minutes of action at Kent State... Played nine minutes with four points and first career steal against Northeastern... Played nine minutes with three points, two rebounds and a steal against Old Dominion... Set a career-high with seven points against James Madison, going 4 of 4 from the free throw line and 1 of 1 from 3-point range... Played most significant minutes of the season at Northeastern, playing 16 minutes with four points, two rebounds and an assist.

High School: Played four years of basketball at DeMatha Catholic High School under coach Mike Jones... Was selected to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference All-Conference Team and was a McDonald's All-American Honorable Mention... As a senior, averaged 15.6 points, four assists, five rebounds and 1.3 steals... Scored a career-high 24 points... DeMatha won the WCAC Championship, beating St. John's College H.S. and current teammate Vlad Moldoveanu... The Stags then won the city title beating Cardoza... As a junior, shot 91 percent from the free throw line and 44 percent from 3-point range.

Personal: Full name is Isaiah Lorenzo Tate III... Born April 17, 1989... Parents are Luvetta and Isaiah Tate... A 2007 graduate of DeMatha Catholic High School... Had a 3.0 grade-point average and was on the honor roll... Hobbies include hockey, golf and chess... Majoring in sports management.