2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Tate, Nyah

Jersey Number 20
Nyah Tate
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School/Previous School:
- Terry HS
- Hometown:
- Terry, MS
Bio
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
- Logged minutes in 21 games in her rookie season, playing 3.4 minutes per contest.
- Tallied 32 points and shot 44.8% from the field, making 13 of 29 field goal attempts.
- Sank 4 of her 9 3-point attempts (44.4%).
- Played in 7 SEC games, going 4-of-7 from the field (57.1%) for 9 points.
- Tallied 4 points each against Georgia State and Little Rock.
- Made her first collegiate 3-pointer in State’s win against Maine.
- Put in a season-high 5 points against Mississippi Valley State.
- Hit a 3-pointer in her first SEC game, a win at Georgia.
- Tied her season high with 5 points in State’s NCAA Tournament opener against Nicholls.
- Four-star standout for Terry (Miss.) High School.
- Ranked 30that her position by ESPN.
- McDonald’s All-America nominee.
- One of the top shooters in Mississippi, earning first team all-state honors as a senior after averaging 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists to lead Terry High School to the Class 6A quarterfinals.
- Named to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game along with teammate MyahTaylor, helping her squad to a 93-86 win.
- Three-time Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen selection.
- Averaged 12 points, four assists and five rebounds per game as a junior despite missing half the season with injury.
- Earned a spot in the Mississippi Associate of Coaches All-Star Game following her junior season, finishing the game with eight points for the south squad.
- Claimed all-state honors as a sophomore after averaging nearly 10 ppg to help Terry to its first state tournament appearance.
- Scored at a 10.6 clip as a freshman.
- Born May 3, 1999.
- Daughter of Antonio and Tonya Tate.
- Has one brother, Clayton, who played basketball at AlcornState and Hinds Community College.
- Her uncle, Eric Large, played hoops at Jackson State.
- Planning to major in kinesiology.
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