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Jersey Number 11
Jocelyn Tate
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Pickerington Central
- Hometown:
- Pickerington, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Bowling Green
Bio
MSU CAREER STATS
SENIOR (2024-25): Only Spartan to start all 32 games ... End the season third in the Big Ten in steals per game (2.25 spg) .. Fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 7.8 ppg ... Was one of six Spartans in double figures with 13 points against Oakland (11/5) ... Brought down four rebounds, adding three steals and three helpers against Yale (11/8) ... Despite foul trouble, scored six points with five rebounds vs. EKU (11/14) ... Scored 11 points in the first half, adding four rebounds and three steals at WMU (11/17) ... Scored six points with five rebounds in the Championship game of the Acrisure Classic vs. Vanderbilt (11/27) ... Scored 10 points with three rebounds against DePaul (12/8) ... Led the team in rebounds with eight, adding nine points and three steals against No. 24 Alabama in the West Palm Beach Classic (12/20) ... One of two Spartans in double figures in rebounds with a season-high 10 rebounds along with seven points and four assists at No. 8/8 Maryland (Dec. 29) ... Tied her career high and set a new MSU career high with 19 points, adding 11 rebounds for her first double-double as a Spartan against Purdue (1/1) ... Tied her career high with three 3-pointers and three blocks, scoring 15 points against Penn State (1/22) ... Had a season-high six steals against Oregon (1/30) ... Tied a season high with six field goals, scoring 13 points and adding three steals against Wisconsin (2/12) ... Scored her 1,000th point in the third quarter, adding four steals at No. 4/4 USC (2/19) ... Set a season high with seven free throws, en route to scoring 16 points against Indiana (2/23) ... Was a spark plug for the Spartans against No. 10-seed Harvard (March 22) in the NCAA Tournament with 13 points and four steals.
JUNIOR (2023-24): Started all 31 games this season ... averaged 6.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game ... In her Spartan debut, earned her first start, leading the team with four steals against Oakland (11/8) ... Scored a season-high six points in a win against Detroit Mercy (11/16) ... Reached double figures for the first time as a Spartan with 11 points, going 4-for-4 from the field against Evansville (11/19) ... Matched her season high with 11 points against Creighton (11/24) ... Led the team with six boards against DePaul (11/30) ... Scored eight points with four rebounds, three steals and two against Miami (OH) (12/3) ... Scored six points with six rebounds and three steals against Nebraska (12/9) ... Scored a Michigan State-high 17 points, shooting 8-for-15 from the field vs. CMU (12/17) ... Scored seven points with six rebounds at Penn State (12/30) ... Brought down a season-high eight rebounds at No. 4/3 Iowa (1/2) ... Had a solid first half against No. 17/16 Ohio State (1/14) with eight points and four boards ... Reached double figures for the first time since Dec. 20 with 14 points against Michigan (1/27) ... Tied her season high with eight rebounds, adding three steals and three assists at Rutgers (1/30) ... Scored eight points with two steals against No. 5/5 Ohio State (2/11) ... Against Rutgers (2/24), had a strong game with nine points, tying a career high with six assists and seven rebounds ... One of five Spartans in double figures with 11 points against Illinois (2/29), adding two steals ... Had a solid all-around solid game with eight points, a career-high three blocks and four rebounds against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament (3/8).
SOPHOMORE AT BOWLING GREEN (2022-23): Played in 37 of Bowling Green’s 38 games for Robyn Fralick, starting all 37 ... Averaged 10.2 ppg and a team-leading 6.1 rpg ... Ended the season second on the team in steals with 80 (2.16 spg) and third in assists with 99 (2.68 apg) ... Was second in the entire MAC in steals, and fourth in the league in steals per game (2.16) ... Also placed sixth in the conference in free-throw attempts ... Had six points, three rebounds and three steals in the win at St. Bonaventure in the season opener ... Scored 13 points and added five rebounds in under nine minutes of action vs. Wright State ... Scored five points with six rebounds, three assists and a steal at No. 9/12 Indiana ... Scored 15 points and added three assists, a game-high five steals and a block in the win at Southern Indiana ... Registered 13 points with three rebounds, a steal and a block in the MAC Championship game against Toledo ... Had 15 points and added four assists and five steals in BGSU’s WNIT win over Liberty.
FRESHMAN AT BOWLING GREEN (2021-22): Played in all 33 games off the bench ... Averaged 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Shot 48.0% from the field ... Led the Falcons with a total of 57 offensive rebounds on the year ... Had 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds in her collegiate debut, vs. ETSU ... Scored four points and added six rebounds, a steal and a block vs. IUPUI ... Had six points and led the Falcons with seven boards at No. 21/25 Ohio State ... Four points and four rebounds vs. George Mason ... Was 2-for-3 from the field against the Patriots ... Came off the bench to score 15 points in 22 minutes against Liberty the next day.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Ohio honorable mention as a senior ... Tigers won the district title in all four of her seasons, and also captured three conference titles, two regional crowns and one regional runner-up finish.
PERSONAL: Born May 2, 2003 ... Daughter of Jermaine and Jenice Tate... Earned four letters at Pickerington Central ... Helped the Tigers win the 2018 state championship before earning a state runner-up finish in 2019 ... Majoring in economics.
CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 19, two times, last vs. Purdue (1/1/25)
Field Goals: 9, vs. Kent State (3/2/22)*
Free Throws: 9, at Southern Indiana (11/19/22)*
3-Point Field Goals: 3, two times, last vs. Penn State (1/19/25)
Rebounds: 12, vs. Florida (3/27/23)*
Assists: 6, four times, last vs. Rutgers (2/24/24)
Blocks: 3, two times, last vs. Penn State (1/19/25)
Steals: 7, at Western Michigan (2/18/23)*
Minutes: 37, vs. Kent State (1/21/23)*
* = At Bowling Green
SENIOR (2024-25): Only Spartan to start all 32 games ... End the season third in the Big Ten in steals per game (2.25 spg) .. Fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 7.8 ppg ... Was one of six Spartans in double figures with 13 points against Oakland (11/5) ... Brought down four rebounds, adding three steals and three helpers against Yale (11/8) ... Despite foul trouble, scored six points with five rebounds vs. EKU (11/14) ... Scored 11 points in the first half, adding four rebounds and three steals at WMU (11/17) ... Scored six points with five rebounds in the Championship game of the Acrisure Classic vs. Vanderbilt (11/27) ... Scored 10 points with three rebounds against DePaul (12/8) ... Led the team in rebounds with eight, adding nine points and three steals against No. 24 Alabama in the West Palm Beach Classic (12/20) ... One of two Spartans in double figures in rebounds with a season-high 10 rebounds along with seven points and four assists at No. 8/8 Maryland (Dec. 29) ... Tied her career high and set a new MSU career high with 19 points, adding 11 rebounds for her first double-double as a Spartan against Purdue (1/1) ... Tied her career high with three 3-pointers and three blocks, scoring 15 points against Penn State (1/22) ... Had a season-high six steals against Oregon (1/30) ... Tied a season high with six field goals, scoring 13 points and adding three steals against Wisconsin (2/12) ... Scored her 1,000th point in the third quarter, adding four steals at No. 4/4 USC (2/19) ... Set a season high with seven free throws, en route to scoring 16 points against Indiana (2/23) ... Was a spark plug for the Spartans against No. 10-seed Harvard (March 22) in the NCAA Tournament with 13 points and four steals.
JUNIOR (2023-24): Started all 31 games this season ... averaged 6.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game ... In her Spartan debut, earned her first start, leading the team with four steals against Oakland (11/8) ... Scored a season-high six points in a win against Detroit Mercy (11/16) ... Reached double figures for the first time as a Spartan with 11 points, going 4-for-4 from the field against Evansville (11/19) ... Matched her season high with 11 points against Creighton (11/24) ... Led the team with six boards against DePaul (11/30) ... Scored eight points with four rebounds, three steals and two against Miami (OH) (12/3) ... Scored six points with six rebounds and three steals against Nebraska (12/9) ... Scored a Michigan State-high 17 points, shooting 8-for-15 from the field vs. CMU (12/17) ... Scored seven points with six rebounds at Penn State (12/30) ... Brought down a season-high eight rebounds at No. 4/3 Iowa (1/2) ... Had a solid first half against No. 17/16 Ohio State (1/14) with eight points and four boards ... Reached double figures for the first time since Dec. 20 with 14 points against Michigan (1/27) ... Tied her season high with eight rebounds, adding three steals and three assists at Rutgers (1/30) ... Scored eight points with two steals against No. 5/5 Ohio State (2/11) ... Against Rutgers (2/24), had a strong game with nine points, tying a career high with six assists and seven rebounds ... One of five Spartans in double figures with 11 points against Illinois (2/29), adding two steals ... Had a solid all-around solid game with eight points, a career-high three blocks and four rebounds against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament (3/8).
SOPHOMORE AT BOWLING GREEN (2022-23): Played in 37 of Bowling Green’s 38 games for Robyn Fralick, starting all 37 ... Averaged 10.2 ppg and a team-leading 6.1 rpg ... Ended the season second on the team in steals with 80 (2.16 spg) and third in assists with 99 (2.68 apg) ... Was second in the entire MAC in steals, and fourth in the league in steals per game (2.16) ... Also placed sixth in the conference in free-throw attempts ... Had six points, three rebounds and three steals in the win at St. Bonaventure in the season opener ... Scored 13 points and added five rebounds in under nine minutes of action vs. Wright State ... Scored five points with six rebounds, three assists and a steal at No. 9/12 Indiana ... Scored 15 points and added three assists, a game-high five steals and a block in the win at Southern Indiana ... Registered 13 points with three rebounds, a steal and a block in the MAC Championship game against Toledo ... Had 15 points and added four assists and five steals in BGSU’s WNIT win over Liberty.
FRESHMAN AT BOWLING GREEN (2021-22): Played in all 33 games off the bench ... Averaged 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Shot 48.0% from the field ... Led the Falcons with a total of 57 offensive rebounds on the year ... Had 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds in her collegiate debut, vs. ETSU ... Scored four points and added six rebounds, a steal and a block vs. IUPUI ... Had six points and led the Falcons with seven boards at No. 21/25 Ohio State ... Four points and four rebounds vs. George Mason ... Was 2-for-3 from the field against the Patriots ... Came off the bench to score 15 points in 22 minutes against Liberty the next day.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Ohio honorable mention as a senior ... Tigers won the district title in all four of her seasons, and also captured three conference titles, two regional crowns and one regional runner-up finish.
PERSONAL: Born May 2, 2003 ... Daughter of Jermaine and Jenice Tate... Earned four letters at Pickerington Central ... Helped the Tigers win the 2018 state championship before earning a state runner-up finish in 2019 ... Majoring in economics.
CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 19, two times, last vs. Purdue (1/1/25)
Field Goals: 9, vs. Kent State (3/2/22)*
Free Throws: 9, at Southern Indiana (11/19/22)*
3-Point Field Goals: 3, two times, last vs. Penn State (1/19/25)
Rebounds: 12, vs. Florida (3/27/23)*
Assists: 6, four times, last vs. Rutgers (2/24/24)
Blocks: 3, two times, last vs. Penn State (1/19/25)
Steals: 7, at Western Michigan (2/18/23)*
Minutes: 37, vs. Kent State (1/21/23)*
* = At Bowling Green
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