Sonja Tate

American basketball player and coach (born 1971)

Sonja Tate
Personal information
Born	(1971年09月07日) September 7, 1971 (age 53)
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight	157 lb (71 kg)
Career information
High school	West Memphis (West Memphis, Arkansas)
College	Arkansas State
WNBA draft	1999: 4th round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career	1996–2000
Position	Guard
Career history
1996-1998	Columbus Quest
1999-2000	Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
2x All-Sun Belt Team (1992, 1993) Sun Belt Player of the Year (1993)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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).

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

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Legend

GP Games 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

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Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1999	Minnesota	32	18	25.9	.354	.239	.767	4.0	3.1	1.1	0.1	2.0	4.5
2000	Minnesota	8	0	11.8	.455	.545	.500	1.6	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.9	3.4
Career	2 years, 1 team	40	18	23.1	.367	.282	.750	3.5	2.6	1.0	0.1	1.8	4.3

Arkansas State statistics

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Source^[2]

Basketball statistics
YEAR	Team	GP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	REB	RBG	PTS	PPG
1989-90	Arkansas State	26	157	399	39.3	13	29	44.8	77	115	67.0	200	7.7	404	15.5
1990-91	Arkansas State	28	192	433	44.3	37	144	25.7	80	141	56.7	233	8.3	501	17.9
1991-92	Arkansas State	32	214	479	44.7	38	94	40.4	121	181	66.9	246	7.7	587	18.3
1992-93	Arkansas State	33	282	670	42.1	95	263	36.1	161	257	62.6	327	9.9	820	24.8
TOTALS	119	845	1981	42.7	183	530	34.5	439	694	63.3	1,006	8.5	2,312	19.4