Cleveland County star is Charlotte Observer boys basketball player of the week

Kings Mountain High School’s Isaiah Tate is the Charlotte Observer boys basketball player of the week.

A 5-foot-11 sophomore, Tate averaged 29.5 points and 4.5 assists in games against Ashbrook and Shelby last week.

Tate accumulated more than 15,000 votes from readers to top West Stanly’s Trevor Kelly and Independence’s Jalen Hinton.

Tate had 30 points, including five 3-pointers, five assists and three steals in a 96-68 win over Ashbrook Feb. 4. Tate followed that up with 29 points, including four 3-pointers, four assists in a 86-66 loss at Shelby.

Tate is averaging 16 points and three assists per game for Kings Mountain (11-11).

▪ A new poll for boys players will be released Sunday.

Want to nominate an athlete?: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the Athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athletes’ name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.

This story was originally published February 9, 2020 at 6:40 PM.