A Sea Of Red

Allen Tate
6' 6" 165 lb Combo Guard/Small Forward
Hobbs (NM) High School
AAU Club: NM Force

Rivals Profile

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Schools of Interest (as of 6/07):

Arizona State
Liberty
Nebraska
New Mexico State
Pepperdine
Weber State
William & Mary

May 23rd Rivals Report wrote:The New Mexico Force used the good-looking 1-2 punch of sophomore forward Ray Turner and junior wing Allen Tate.

Tate, a 6-foot-6 wing from Hobbs (N.M.) High School went out with a bang on Saturday, scoring 34 points against the Wisconsin Playground Warriors. He's a versatile wing that handles the ball well and passes better than most at his position.

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And here is another report from that tourney in Tuscon that caught the eye of so many scouts:

Rocky Mountain Basketball News wrote:Dateline: 6/1/2007
Weber State recruits small forward
Allen Tate Small forward Hobbs (NM) Hobbs High AAU: New Mexico Force Ht: 6-foot-6 Class: 2008 (High School) The Arizona Cactus Classic finished on Sunday afternoon at the University of Arizona and after looking deeper into our notes, there are still some things to uncover from a great weekend of hoops. One of the small forwards that was pointed out was 6'6" small forward from New Mexico. Couold be sleeper of the year.. COLLEGE CHOICES: Arizona State, Nebraska, Pepperdine, William & Mary, Liberty , and Weber State

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A look from William & Mary must mean he good in the classroom.

A look from William & Mary must mean he good in the classroom.

We've had varsity athletes in our Honors Program before--including Sam Gado (football) & Rob Attaway (basketball).

PeterParker wrote:A look from William & Mary must mean he good in the classroom.

I'd say he was born for Real Estate.

Good quip Realist, but many outside of the Carolinas may not get it.

I saw the realty connection when I Googled the guy. It didn't create much of a belly laugh for me. But to each his own.

Huh, I thought Allen Tate was National. Guess not.

Scout just put up a very nice story on Allen that you can access during this free trial time around Independence Day. Here a couple of nuggets:

As far as school recruiting this young man from Hobbs “At this point Allen has 9 schools showing a lot of interest in him at this point ranging from Arizona St., Pepperdine, all the way to Montana St,” says his AAU coach Ross Romero. “I look for that list to grow as he continues to get more experience and his confidence grows. Allen is starting to realize how talented he is as he works on getting stronger, being more aggressive, and taking it to the hole, more schools are going to take notice, as I believe that Allen Tate is one of the best players in the state.

“I have a strong outside shot and can penetrate to the lane,” said Tate. When asked what position(s) he felt were to his liking Tate didn’t hesitate to answer, “I prefer to play the guard positions. It allows me the ability to penetrate and either take it all the way for a dunk or pull up and hit the short J,” replied Tate.

good lord, he's 6'6" and weighs just 165?? boy needs to eat or something lol.

Red-shirt him and put him in a conditioning program. He seems like he has real potential. Maybe we'll land him.

paradox wrote:Red-shirt him and put him in a conditioning program. He seems like he has real potential. Maybe we'll land him.

Im sure hes well conditioned... we need to get him on the SJ program... just not the whole thing... little bits hahaha

Have him spend a semester or 2 with Coach Bill Gilespie and he will be a beast in no time (I haven't used Beast in a while since Manger doesn't post as often during the summer )

SCAR wrote:Have him spend a semester or 2 with Coach Bill Gilespie and he will be a beast in no time (I haven't used Beast in a while since Manger doesn't post as often during the summer )

He needs some Mrs. Scar Cookies, addicting and full of calories oh how I already miss them