Isaiah Tate
13 Isaiah Tate
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Upper Marlboro, Md.

High School:
DeMatha

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 214

Position:
Guard

Isaiah Tate finished his second season with the Patriots and will challenge for quality minutes in the back court as a junior... Has unlimited range as a 3-point shooter and has improved defensively since arriving in Fairfax.

2008-09: Took the court 28 times for the Patriots appearing in all but five contests... Averaged more than nine minutes per game... Was fourth on the team in 3-pointers... Played 12 minutes in season opener at Vermont and finished the game going 2 of 4 from the field and 1 of 2 from 3-point range... Made a big shot at the end of the first half to give Mason a halftime lead, it's only lead of the first half... Also had a rebound in the game... Against Brown (11/17) in the home opener, had six points on a pair of 3-pointers while also handing out two assists... Had a steal in 16 minutes at Liberty (12/1)... Had career high five rebounds to go with five points in 14 minutes of action against UNC Wilmington (1/3)... Had career-high three assists in just five minutes of action at Towson (1/7)... Tied career high with seven points and set new career highs in steals, with two, and minutes, with 23, at VCU (1/24)... Need one game to shatter those marks playing 27 minutes with 10 points and five rebounds against Delaware (1/27)... Had nine points, two rebounds and a steal in 18 minutes against Hofstra (2/3)... Had four rebounds in just seven minutes at UNCW (2/25)... Had career-high six rebounds against Towson (3/8) in the CAA Tournament semifinals.

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.

CAREER HIGHS

PTS: 10, vs. Delaware (1/27/09) REB: 6, vs. Towson (3/8/09) FG: 5, vs. Delaware (1/27/09) 3-PT FG: 2, four times, last vs. Hofstra (2/3/09) FT: 4, vs. James Madison (2/2/08) ASSISTS: 3, at Towson (1/7/09) STEALS: 2, at VCU (1/24/09) BLOCKS: 1, twice, last at Drexel (12/6/08) MINUTES: 27, vs. Delaware (1/27/09)

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