Jae'Sean Tate Injury: Updates on Ohio State F's Recovery from Shoulder Surgery

After aggravating a shoulder injury while slapping the court on Feb. 20 against Nebraska, Ohio State forward Jae'Sean Tate reportedly will require surgery, which will sideline him for the rest of the season.

Continue for updates.

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Tate to Have Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery

Tuesday, Feb. 23

Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch reported Tate will undergo surgery on Friday. Jeff Goodman of ESPN confirmed Tate is out for the season.

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Tate Reportedly Aggravated Injury While Slapping Court 

Tuesday, Feb. 23

Jardy reported Tate "appeared to reaggravate the injury during the final minutes of the second half when he pounded the court while guarding Tai Webster beyond the three-point arc."

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Tate's Absence Creates Huge Gap in Lineup

According to Jardy, the sophomore has been dealing with a nagging shoulder ailment for quite some time.

The Pickerington, Ohio, native is averaging 11.7 points and 6.4 rebounds in over 29 minutes per game this season, and he figured to be a big part of the 18-10 Buckeyes' push to secure an NCAA tournament bid.

Per Jardy, Tate tore his labrum during his senior season of high school, and Tate's father revealed it has been an ongoing issue.

While the exact source of the shoulder aggravation is uncertain, Jardy speculated that it may have happened on this play late in the Nebraska game that saw Tate slap the floor before getting burned on defense, via Brent Yarina of BTN.com:

OSU has just three regular-season games remaining, and they are all against Top 10 teams in the form of two clashes with rival Michigan State and one meeting with Iowa.

Being without Tate for those games could be a huge blow to the Buckeyes' tourney hopes, as losing all of them may force Ohio State to win the Big Ten tournament in order to participate in March Madness.

Tate is third on the team in scoring and second in rebounds. Marc Loving and Keita Bates-Diop will likely be asked to pick up the slack.

It could also force Ohio State to go big more often with centers Trevor Thompson and Daniel Giddens receiving increased playing time, which would necessitate some major adjustments on the part of head coach Thad Matta.

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