The Lowdown: Emerged as one of the top freshmen in the WAC last year É aggressive player who has a nose for the basket É should be a significant player in the teamÕs fortunes this year and in years to come É confident, tough player who isnÕt afraid to take the ball when the game is on the line É has been a part of a conference winning team since he entered high school.
At Fresno State: Played in all 28 games, starting nine É averaged 7.9 points and 3.5 assists per game É emerged as the teamÕs starting point guard as last season progressed, starting in five of the last nine contests É was dubbed a "Freshman to Watch" by ESPN.comÕs Andy Katz É had a career-high 21 points in Fresno StateÕs double overtime victory over Nevada that clinched the WAC title É posted his only career double-double in that game, adding a career-high 10 assists É helped lead the Bulldogs to victory against San Jose State, scoring 10 of his 19 points in the second overtime É showed his toughness and confidence when he came off the bench before a rowdy crowd at Oklahoma State to score eight points and spark what was a dormant Fresno State offense É finished with a 9.4 scoring average against WAC teams, the fourth-best number on the team É averaged 18.0 points over a four-game stretch near the end of the season É his take-it-to-the-hoop style helped him go to the free throw line 76 times, second-most among Bulldogs.
At Patrick Henry High School: Lettered all four years É led Patrick Henry to three consecutive state championships É averaged 19.6 points and 6.2 assists per game his senior season É was named first-team all-state and was runner-up for the Mr. Basketball Award in Minnesota É led his conference in scoring and assists as a senior É is the leading scorer in Patrick HenryÕs history.
Personal: Born Aug. 7, 1984 É parentsÕ names are Rose Pettis and Michael Tate É has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Amika É admires Allen Iverson because he does so much even though he is small by NBA standards É lists his biggest athletics thrill as scoring 35 points against ChicagoÕs Westinghouse High School É enjoys movies and doing homework.
STATISTICS
Year GP-GS FG% FT% PPG RPG
2002-03 28-9 .416 .683 7.9 2.2
