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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Tapé, Patrick
Jersey Number 12
Patrick Tapé
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 233
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Queens Grant
- Prev School:
- Columbia
Bio
CAREER
2020-21
2019-20 | AT COLUMBIA
2018-19 | AT COLUMBIA
2017-18 | AT COLUMBIA
2016-17 | AT COLUMBIA
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
(updated July 2021)
- Was a four-year letterwinner at Columbia University before joining the Blue Devils as a graduate transfer for the 2020-21 season
- Played 10 games at Duke and made one start in 2020-21
- Entered the transfer portal following the season and transferred to San Francisco to use the additional year of eligibility afforded student-athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Earned his undergraduate degree in Urban Studies from Columbia and his masters in MMS from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business in May 2021
2020-21
- Announced his decision to enter the NCAA's transfer portal on March 30, 2021 to use the additional year of eligibility afforded student-athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Completed a graduate degree in management studies from Duke's Fuqua School of Business
- Appeared in 10 games with one start during his graduate season at Duke
- Shot 5-of-13 (.385) from the floor with averages of 1.1 points and 1.1 rebounds per game
- Made his first start for the Blue Devils in the win at Notre Dame (12/16), collecting three rebounds to go with two points, one assist and a steal in nine minutes
- Returned from an injury at Pitt (1/29) and pulled down four rebounds - three offensive - in a season-high 10 minutes
- Joined Duke prior to the 2020-21 season following his graduation from Columbia University
2019-20 | AT COLUMBIA
- Did not play as a senior while recovering from a foot injury
- Averaged 6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and shot .613 from the field in his 69-game career for the Lions
- Leaves Columbia as the program's career leader in field goal percentage
2018-19 | AT COLUMBIA
- All-Ivy League Honorable Mention
- Played in 27 games, making 21 starts
- Averaged 11.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.0 steals
- Was fifth in the Ivy League in blocks and 10th in rebounds
- Closed season with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting against Harvard
- Went 9-of-11 from floor for 19 points and seven boards against Dartmouth
- Ivy League Player of the Week on March 4
- Posted 14 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals against Brown
- Set career-high 22 points and added 12 boards at Harvard
- Notched 10 points, 11 boards and rejected a personal-best five shots against Cornell
- Shot 8-of-10 en route to 18 points at Northwestern
2017-18 | AT COLUMBIA
- Saw action in 25 games, making 23 starts
- Posted averages of 4.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game (fourth in Ivy League)
- Finished campaign with 10-point effort, shooting 4-of-6 from the floor
- Pulled down nine rebounds against Yale
- Pulled down 10 boards against Dartmouth
- Knocked down 6-of-7 shots for 12 points to go with six rebounds in win over Maine.
2016-17 | AT COLUMBIA
- Appeared in 17 games
- Grabbed nine rebounds to go along with eight points at Dartmouth
- Scored career-high 13 points at Harvard on 5-of-6 shooting from the field
- Scored seven points and hauled in career-high 10 rebounds at Navy.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned All-Uwharrie Conference accolades in his final two years at Queens Grant and was named All-First Team by the South Charlotte Weekly News
- Guided Queens Grant to a conference championship in 2016
- Was a 1,000-point scorer and averaged 15 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in his junior campaign
- Played for Pro Skills Basketball at the AAU showcase where he averaged 13 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks per contest
PERSONAL
- Full name is Patrick Tapé (pronounced "tap-PAY")
- Born June 8, 1998 in Charlotte, N.C.
- Son of Elise and Denis Tapé
- Has two sisters, Crystelle and Therese
- His cousin, Katie Hobbs, attended Duke
- Earned his degree in Urban Studies from Columbia University
(updated July 2021)
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