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  Jasmine Tate
Jasmine Tate

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Birmingham, AL

High School:
Wenonah

Height:
6-1

Position:
F

Experience:
1VL

Major:
Communication Studies

In 2008-09
• Hard-working, active post player who more than doubled her numbers in nearly every statistical category in 2008-09
• Ranked eighth in the ACC in blocks per game with 36 blocks in Clemson's 31 games; figure was 16 better than any other Lady Tiger during the season
• Ranked second on the team in rebounding with a 4.8 per game average
• Scored 3.6 points per game
• Started 17 games, fourth-highest on the team
• Also had 15 steals and 10 assists for the year
• Averaged one of the fewest turnovers per minutes played figures on the team, committing a turnover every 15.1 minutes; played just 16.6 minutes per game
• Recorded the first double-double of her career on Jan. 20 against Charleston Southern doing so in just 16 minutes of play
• Hit 8-of-10 shots from the field and converted a three-point play for 17 points to go along with 10 rebounds; did not commit a turnover in the game
• The 10 rebounds were her career high as well
• Scored in double figures in just one other game in 2008-09; had 10 points against Presbyterian in the second game of the season
• Pulled down at least six rebounds in 14 games with eight or more rebounds three times
• Opened the season with eight boards and five blocked shots at Furman on Nov. 14
• Had a solid game against Georgia State with seven rebounds and five points that earned her a spot back in the starting lineup for six straight games
• Against Kent State in the first game of the Husky Classic, scored five points and had six rebounds while also tallying five blocks
• Followed with an eight-point performance against host-Washington as the Lady Tigers won the tournament
• Had a successful game against Kennesaw State on Dec. 29 while seeing just 17 minutes of court time; scored seven points with nine rebounds
• Averaged 4.2 rebounds over the next five games
• Played just three minutes at Wake Forest on Jan. 18 before rebounding with her double-double against Charleston Southern
• Followed that with seven points and seven rebounds at Boston College on Jan. 23
• Then had six rebounds versus 14th-ranked Virginia on Jan. 26
• Contributed eight boards in Clemson's win over Western Carolina on Feb. 4; did not score though
• Scored just two points in the Lady Tigers' final four games of the regular season but averaged 5.0 rebounds during the stretch
• Posted seven points and had seven rebounds off the bench in Clemson's historic win over Georgia Tech in the opening round of the ACC Tournament
• Led the team with another seven-rebound performance versus North Carolina in the quarterfinals; scored all four of her points from the foul line
• Was named the team's Most Improved Player at the postseason banquet

In 2007-08
• Reserve energetic post player who saw action in 24 games in 2008-09
• Had one of the top rebounds per minute played averages on the team with 2.2 rebounds per game while playing just 8.8 minutes each contest
• Also blocked 11 shots with six steals in her limited action
• Played three minutes in season opener against Maine on Nov. 9
• Pulled down five rebounds and blocked two shots at Chattanooga on Nov. 17
• Scored her first career points against #20 Michigan State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
• Earned nine minutes against Dayton on Dec. 18 for one of her top performances of her young career with four points, five rebounds and a blocked shot
• Had the first assist of her career on Jan. 31 at Georgia Tech
• Scored six points against #12 Duke on Feb. 13
• Played 14 minutes with a career high eight points on 3-for-7 shooting against Virginia on Feb. 21
• Set a personal best with 7 rebounds against Georgia Tech on Feb. 24; played 16 minutes in the game.
• Led team with six rebounds against NC State on Feb. 28
• Scored seven points with four rebounds in Clemson's win over Florida State on Mar. 2. Was 3-5 from the field with a blocked shot while playing a season-high 20 minutes
• Had three rebounds in just five minutes of play in the first round of the ACC Tournament against NC State
• Played 10 minutes against North Carolina in the second round of the conference tournament.

Before Clemson
• Four-year letterwinner at Wenonah High School in Birmingham, AL
• Was named to the All-Alabama second team in 2007
• Ranked fifth in the state as a Super Senior
• Selected to participate in the 2007 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game
• Also invited to the Alabama North-South All-Star Game in 2006
• Named the MVP of the Birmingham City Tournament in 2005
• Pulled down over 1,000 rebounds over her high school career
• Her 1,007 career boards rank among the best in the state record books
• Also tallied over 1,000 points in her career, achieving the milestone during her junior season
• Was a member of Wenonah's 2004 state champion team
• Also lettered four years in volleyball at Wenonah
• Played her AAU basketball with the Alabama Roadrunners.

Personal
• Sister Angel played basketball at St. John's University
• Born April 12, 1989
• Majoring in communications studies.


 
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