Hampton University Athletics

2015-16 JUNIOR SEASON
Averaged 21.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.6 steals per game en route to her second consecutive MEAC Player of the Year award…Scored in double figures in all but one of her 31 games played…she ranked in the top 20 nationally in field goal attempts (7^th) and in points per game (16^th)…she had five 30-point games and had the first triple-double in the program since 2003 with 13 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists against Bethune-Cookman…Earned BoxToRow Player of the Year, VaSID All-State First Team, Richmond Times-Dispatch All-State First Team honors…Scored a season-high 37 points at Howard…A six-time MEAC Player of the Week (Nov. 16, Jan. 4, Jan. 11, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Feb. 8)…ended season third on school’s all-time scoring list.
 
2014-15 SOPHOMORE SEASON
MEAC Player of the Year… First Team All-MEAC… VaSID First Team All-State… ECAC Third Team All-State… led the team and the MEAC in scoring, averaging 21.3 points per game… was also 14th in the nation in scoring… had 21 20-point efforts on the season… eclipsed 30 points three times… scored a career-high 39 points at Howard on Feb. 28 on a career-best 16-for-24 shooting… set the program record for most points in a MEAC game in that contest… became the 27th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points after dropping 37 points at South Carolina State on Jan. 26… made a season-high six 3-pointers at South Carolina State… scored 30 points against North Carolina Central on Jan. 19… was fourth in the MEAC in 3-pointers per game with 2.0… was sixth in the MEAC in free throw percentage at .771 (108-for-140)… went 8-for-10 from the free throw line at Quinnipiac on Nov. 18… shot 37.7 percent (255-for-677) from the floor on the season… made 63 of her 217 3-pointers (29.0 percent)… was 15th in the nation and second in the MEAC in steals, averaging 3.0 per game… had a career-high six steals three times on the season, most recently against Howard on Feb. 9… led the MEAC in minutes played (36.6 per game)… averaged 2.4 assists per game… averaged 4.3 rebounds per game… grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against North Carolina A&T on Jan. 17, while adding 26 points for her second double-double of the season… also had a double-double (23 points, 10 rebounds) in the season opener at Northwestern… five-time MEAC Player of the Week (Dec. 8, Jan. 5, Feb. 2, Feb. 23, March 2)… Preseason First Team All-MEAC.
 
2013-14 FRESHMAN SEASON
MEAC Rookie of the Year… Second Team All-MEAC… VaSID Rookie of the Year… VaSID Second Team All-State… led the team and was fourth in the MEAC in scoring, averaging 18.1 points per game… recorded two 30-point games, including a career-best 36-point effort against Utah State on Nov. 29… also scored 33 points at Norfolk State on Feb. 15… reached the 20-point mark 10 times on the season… from Dec. 7 (vs. Florida A&M) through Feb. 8 (vs. Howard), recorded 15 straight double-digit scoring efforts… recorded three straight 20-point efforts from Jan. 14-20, scoring 29 at Delaware State, 24 against Coppin State, and 22 against Morgan State… averaged 2.1 made 3-pointers per game, ranking third in the MEAC… hit a career-best seven 3-pointers at Norfolk State on Feb. 15… shot 70-for-232 (.302) from 3-point range on the season, ranking 11th in the MEAC… hit at least four 3-pointers in a game seven times on the season… was 10th in the MEAC in free throw percentage at .768 (126-for-164)… shot 200-for-571 (.350) from the floor on the season… averaged 4.8 rebounds per game… grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at Morgan State on Feb. 3… averaged 2.3 assists per game… dished out a career-best seven assists against Brown on Dec. 29… tied for sixth in the MEAC in minutes played, averaging 35.6 per game… named to the All-Tournament Team at the Cal State Northridge Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic… two-time MEAC Player of the Week (Jan. 13, Jan. 20)… six-time MEAC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Jan. 6, Feb. 3, Feb. 17, March 3).
 
STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE HIGH SCHOOL
Was named All-State and Team MVP as a freshman after averaging 23 points per game… upped that average to 34 points per game as a sophomore, again earning All-State and Team MVP honors… was also named Big 15 for the second straight year and AP Class A Player of the Year… again earned all of those honors as a junior, averaging 36 points per game… averaged 29 points per game as a senior, eclipsing the 3,000 career point mark, becoming just the ninth player in Pennsylvania state history to do so… was again named Big 15, All-State, Team MVP, and Player of the Year… won three district championships and two state titles… graduated as her school’s all-time leading scorer, male or female… was named a PARADE magazine All-American… was coached by her father from fourth grade through 12th grade.
 
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 23, 1994… has three siblings: Malani (15), Malik (13), and Major (10)… mother Jennifer is a graduate of Hampton University… was featured in the Patriot News… currently undecided regarding her major.
 
 
TATE-DeFREITAS’ CAREER HIGHS
Points: 39 at Howard (2/28/15)
Rebounds: 13 vs. Howard (2/27/16)
Assists: 10 vs. Bethune-Cookman (1/9/16)
Steals: 6 (four times), last at North Carolina A&T (1/16/16)
Minutes: 45 at Howard (2/8/16)
Field Goals Made: 16 at Howard (2/28/15)
Field Goals Attempted: 34 vs. Rhode Island (12/29/15)
3-Pt. Field Goals Made: 7 at Norfolk State (2/15/14)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted: 14 at LSU (11/20/13)
Free Throws Made: 13 at Howard (2/8/16)
Free Throws Attempted: 17 at Howard (2/8/16)