Houston Rockets rookie Jae’Sean Tate was named First Team All-Rookie.
The undrafted rookie out of Ohio State spent his first two pro season in Belgium and Australia, respectively before signing with Houston.
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Tate led the Rockets in games played, starts and minutes played.
Tate averaged 11.3 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game.
"Undersized."
— Ari Alexander (@KPRC2Ari) June 18, 2021
Undrafted.
Sent to Belgium.
Sent to Australia.
Delayed by injuries, natural disasters and a global pandemic, Jae'Sean Tate persevered through it all to make the Houston Rockets.
Now, he’s first team All-Rookie.@o_tate_ @beyond_am @ejkusnyer pic.twitter.com/5cYGXtT7ZD
KPRC extensively profiled Tate’s rise to the Rockets two weeks ago.
That is the first Rockets rookie to make the First Team All-Rookie since Luis Scola in 2007-08. Tate joins this list of Rockets on first team All-Rookie:
Joe Meriweather 1975-1976
John Lucas 1976-1977
Ralph Sampson 1983-1984
Akeem Olajuwon 1984-1985 (Pre name-change)
Steve Francis 1999-2000
Yao Ming 2002-2003
Luis Scola 2007-2008