Sonja Patrice Tate (born September 7, 1971) is an American basketball coach and former player. She played for Columbus Quest of the American Basketball League, where she won championships over each of her two seasons. She then played for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA for two seasons (1999-2000).

Sonja Tate
Personal information
Born (1971-09-07) September 7, 1971 (age 52)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight157 lb (71 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Memphis
(West Memphis, Arkansas)
CollegeArkansas State
WNBA draft1999: 4th round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career1996–2000
PositionGuard
Career history
1996-1998Columbus Quest
1999-2000Minnesota Lynx
Stats at WNBA.com

She played college basketball for the Arkansas State University Red Wolves. At ASU, she scored 2,312 points, which is the most of any basketball player in school history.[1]

She is originally from Crittenden County, Arkansas and is a member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. In 2015, she was hired to coach the Arkansas State University Mid-South. In 2016–17, she led the team to a regional championship. In 2019, she was hired to coach at Paragould High School.[1]

WNBA career statistics edit

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game
 APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO Turnovers per game FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season edit

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1999Minnesota321825.9.354.239.7674.03.11.10.12.04.5
2000Minnesota8011.8.455.545.5001.60.60.40.00.93.4
Career2 years, 1 team401823.1.367.282.7503.52.61.00.11.84.3

Arkansas State statistics edit

Source[2]

Basketball statistics
YEARTeamGPFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%FTFTAFT%REBRBGPTSPPG
1989-90Arkansas State2615739939.3132944.87711567.02007.740415.5
1990-91Arkansas State2819243344.33714425.78014156.72338.350117.9
1991-92Arkansas State3221447944.7389440.412118166.92467.758718.3
1992-93Arkansas State3328267042.19526336.116125762.63279.982024.8
TOTALS119845198142.718353034.543969463.31,0068.52,31219.4

References edit

  1. ^ a b Hudgison, Chris. "Arkansas State legend Sonja Tate named new Paragould girls basketball coach". Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Red Wolves 2019–20 Reference Guide" (PDF). astateredwolves.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.