Back in October, at Ohio State’s annual ‘Buckeyes on the Blacktop' event, Jae’Sean Tate grabbed a microphone to address the crowd. Ohio State's sophomore forward and de-facto team captain revealed a sarcastic response when asked what he felt was the biggest improvement he had personally made in the offseason.
“I’m a shooter now,” Tate said that night, flashing a giant smile. “I might be the best shooter on the team.”
When Thad Matta was made aware of Tate’s comment weeks later, the Buckeyes’ head coach offered up a facetious response of his own.
“He’s the second best, behind only me,” Matta joked.