Jaylon Tate

Jaylon Tate (born January 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Tate played college basketball for the University of Illinois.

High school career
Tate attended De La Salle Institute for his first two years of high school and later transferred to Simeon Career Academy. Along with teammates Jabari Parker and Kendrick Nunn, Simeon won consecutive Illinois High School Association state championships in 2012 and 2013.

After his official visit to Illinois, Tate verbally committed to the program and former head coach John Groce in October 2012. Tate played on the AAU circuit with the Meanstreets, coached by Tai Streets.

College career
At Illinois, Tate led his team in assists his sophomore year and assist to turnover ratio his senior year. As a junior, Tate underwent surgery to repair a dislocated finger. Tate was named All-Academic Big Ten during his junior and senior seasons.

Professional career
In October 2017, Tate signed with the Niagara River Lions of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Following the 2017–18 NBL Canada season, Tate was named Rookie of the Year, leading the league with 7.53 assists per game and also averaging 13.1 points per game. He was also named to the Third Team All-NBLC. In July 2018, Tate signed with Pyrintö of the Finnish Korisliiga for the 2018-19 season.

He spent part of the 2019–20 season with the London Lightning, playing 5 games with the team. In October 2021, Tate joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League after a successful tryout. However, he was waived on December 17. Three days later, he was claimed off waivers by the South Bay Lakers. On December 22, 2021, Tate was waived by the South Bay Lakers.

London Lightning (2022–present)
On January 3, 2022, Tate was acquired by the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. However, before joining Memphis, he returned to London Lightning.