2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
Of Note: Currently sits 5th on IUPUI’s career assists list with 385 career helpers ... Needs 213 assists to break school record ... Already owns school Division I assist mark ... With 40 assists in 2008-09, will enter the top 10 in assists on The Summit League career ledger.
LAST SEASON: 2007-08 [Junior] Appeared in all 33 games for the Jaguars, starting 19 of the final 20 contests and 27 overall ... Averaged 4.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game ... 27 starts were a career-high, as were her 1,011 minutes played ... Went over 10 points three times during the year, scoring a season-high 11 points twice, most recently in a 72-62 overtime win at IPFW on Feb. 25 ... Hit 7-of-8 free throws in that contest to ice the game ... Finished 7th in The Summit League with 3.5 assists per game, and 4th in assist-to-turnover ration at 1.73 ... Among qualifyinf players, Tate played the 12th-most minutes during year, averaging 30.64 minutes per game ... In Summit League play, Tate improved her numbers, averaging 4.2 assists per game, ranking 4th ... Her 1.61 steals per game tied for 13th ... 4 steals versus Centenary on Feb. 18 matched her career high ... Finished 1st in The Summit in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.21 ... Averaged 33.28 minutes per Summit League game, placing 9th ... Helped the Jaguars place 3rd in The Summit with 470 assists - a new high under Head Coach Shann Hart ... Had a season-high 9 assists against Centenary on Feb. 18 ... Went over 5 assists seven times during the year ... Went 16-11 as a starter for the Jags ... In her career, owns a 40-34 record when starting ... Led IUPUI in assists 16 times during the 2007-08 campaign and has paced the Jags 46 times in her career ... Was second on IUPUI in clutch free-throw shooting, knocking down 19-of-24 attempts in the final 3:00 of regulation and overtime.
2006-07 [Sophomore] Started the first 21 games of her sophomore campaign before succumbing to injuries and coming off the bench for the final nine ... Averaged 4.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game ... In 14 conference contests, averaged 3.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists ... Led the Mid-Continent Conference in assists in conference play for the second straight year, becoming the first player since 2003-04 (Leah Cannon, ORU) to lead the Mid-Con in assists in her first two seasons ... Finished second in the conference in assists (overall) and second in assist-to-turnover ratio with 1.47 helpers per miscue ... 11 assists against Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 30 was the single-game high among Mid-Con players in 2006-07 ... Had a career-best 10 rebounds on Jan. 29 at Centenary, pulling down four offensive boards and six defensive caroms ... Also had a career-high two blocks at Western Michigan on Dec. 9 ... Four steals at Oral Roberts on Jan. 27 marked the fifth time in her career she has reached the plateau ... In conference play, led all players in assists with 52 and a 3.71 average in 14 games ... Was fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio with a 1.49 mark in 14 conference contests ... Led IUPUI in points once -- on Jan. 2 at Western Kentucky with 13 -- and tied or led in assists 16 times ... Suffered first career foul-out on Jan. 2 at Western Kentucky ... Helped IUPUI finish third in the conference in assists, dishing out 444 helpers ... The Jaguars also ranked third in assist-to-turnover ratio at 0.79 assists per miscue ... Owns a 25-22 record as a starter for IUPUI ... Named to IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List in both the fall and spring semesters ... Also placed on the Mid-Con Academic All-Conference Team.
2005-06 [Freshman] Started 26 of the Jaguars’ 28 games as a freshman ... Averaged 5.0 points and 5.4 assists per game ... Led the Mid-Continent Conference in assists overall and in conference play, posting 5.81 assists per game in 16 Mid-Con contests ... Had second-best assist-to-turnover ration among conference players, turning in a 1.83 mark in 28 games ... Posted her first career double-double on Dec. 28 at Oakland, turning in 18 points and 11 assists ... Helped IUPUI lead the Mid-Con in assist-to-turnover ratio with a 1.11 ratio.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 14.2 points and 8.3 assists as a senior ... Titans went 17-6 her final year ... Scored 26 points and had nine rebounds as team upset No. 1 ranked and undefeated Cathedral ... Selected First Team All-Conference by the Indianapolis Public Schools Conference in her junior and senior years ... Tech’s career assists leader ... Named to Indianapolis Star All-City team as a senior and got Honorable Mention recognition as a junior ... Participated in Indiana Top 40 workout ... Took part in Jermaine O’Neal Super Shootout All-Star game ... Four year varsity starter... team won conference championships each of her first three seasons ... Team won sectional championship her junior year.
PERSONAL: Full name is Brykeesha D. Tate ... Born on August 24, 1986 in Indianapolis, Indiana ... Nickname is “Keesha” ... Daughter of Brian Tate and Portia Bledsoe ... Has three younger siblings -- two sisters, Ainyea and Brandi, and a younger brother Clifton ... Hobbies include shower singing, writing poetry and hanging out with her teammates ... Sports management major.
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Year
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GP-GS
|
Min
|
Fg-A
|
Pct.
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3Fg-A
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Pct.
|
Ft-A
|
Pct.
|
Rpg
|
Pf-D
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A
|
To
|
B
|
S
|
Pts
|
Ppg
|
|
2005-06
|
28-26
|
869
|
44-112
|
39.3
|
9-28
|
32.1
|
42-66
|
63.0
|
3.3
|
57-0
|
152
|
83
|
4
|
42
|
139
|
5.0
|
|
2006-07
|
30-21
|
787
|
51-117
|
43.6
|
7-26
|
26.9
|
35-49
|
71.4
|
2.5
|
53-1
|
116
|
79
|
3
|
35
|
144
|
4.8
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| 2007-08 |
33-27 |
1011 |
48-131 |
36.6 |
6-24 |
25.0 |
35-50 |
70.0 |
2.2 |
55-0 |
117 |
66 |
5 |
43 |
137 |
4.2 |
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Totals
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91-74
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2667
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143-360
|
39.75
|
22-78
|
67.9
|
112-165
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67.9
|
2.6
|
165-1
|
385
|
228
|
12
|
120
|
420
|
4.6
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Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2005-2006Freshman
Guard
5'8"
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2006-2007Sophomore
Guard
5'8"
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C
2007-2008Junior
Guard
5'8"
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C
2008-2009Senior
Guard
5'8"
