Twitter handle: @CyTate44

Rivals: 3 star PF
Scout: 3 star PF

Tate transferred to Iowa from Northeast Community College after one season.  He worked very hard on developing his game and became a key contributor for the Hawkeyes by his senior season.  Once his collegiate playing career ended, he left Iowa and headed over to Japan to continue playing.  For the 2009-10 season Tate was a member of the starting five for Rera Kamuy Hokkaido and was named to the Japanese JBL All-Star Game.  Tate contributed to his team by averaging 7.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game over the 42 game season. He returned to the States and was drafted by the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA D-League with the 5th pick in the 4th Round of the 2010 Draft. However he was waived before the season began. He headed to Venezuela and joined the Espartanos de Margarita team in the Liga Americas league. While there he averaged 3.3 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game. In January 2011, Tate headed back to the Far East, joining the Japanese BJ League and starting for the Oita Heat Devils. He averaged 11.9 points/game as well as 8.6 rebounds/game. However, the earthquake & tsunami ended the rest of the season in Japan. So, Tate filled in temporarily for Tijuana in Mexico. He averaged 22.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 blocks per game while South of the border, earning him Honorable Mention honors on the Latinbasket.com All-Mexican CIBACOPA team. Tate then headed to Turkey and joined up with Final Spor Genclik Bursa and became a member of their starting five.