Missouri State

2021-22 (Senior)
Played a total of 46 minutes in 8 games in 2021-22, averaging 2.0 points per game ... Suffered broken hand in practice the week of 2/14/22 to effectively end his season ... Saw action in home wins over Evansville (1/29/22) and Valparaiso (2/12/22) ... Played in his first MVC game of the season with 6-minute stint and 3 rebounds vs. Illinois State (1/19/22) ... Had 2 dunks in road effort at St. Mary’s (12/22/21) ... Made 4-of-5 FG and career-highs with 9 points and 5 rebounds vs. UCA (12/18/21) ... Posted 3 points in win over Long Beach State (11/22/21) in Naples Tourney ... Saw his first game action of the season with 3-minute assignment at Sam Houston (11/16/21)

2020-21 (Junior)
Played in 20-of-24 games during his first season at Missouri State, averaging 1.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 5.8 minutes per game ... Matched season-high with 6 points on 3-for-3 shooting in MVC Tournament semifinals vs. Drake (3/6/21) with 2 rebounds ... Played 4 minutes in season finale at Evansville (2/27/21) ... Snagged 3 rebounds in Game 1 vs. Bradley (2/13/21) to match season high ... Had a key 3-point play in 1st half in Game 1 win at Illinois State (2/6/21) ... Dropped 5 points on Loyola (2/1/21) in 14-minute stint ... Made 2-of-3 field goals to finish with 5 points, 3 rebounds and an assist in home win vs. Missouri S&T (1/17/21) ... Went 2-for-2 from the field in 6-minute appearance in Game 1 vs. Indiana State (1/2/21) to finish with 4 points ... Had 6 points, 3 rebounds in win over Little Rock (12/21/20) ... Snagged 3 boards in 10-minute assignment vs. Northwestern State (12/19/20) ... Wasted no time securing his first dunk in opener vs. Jewell (12/16/20) while scoring 4 points off the bench.

Blinn College
Started all 32 games as a sophomore in 2019-20 at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas ... Averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game for a 23-10 Buccaneers squad under coach Scott Schumacher ... Converted a remarkable 73.9 percent of his field goals (122-of-165) as a sophomore ... During his freshman campaign at Blinn, he started 21-of-31 games and converted 67-of-115 (.583) field goals and 74.5 percent from the line with 37 blocked shots ... Buccaneers were 21-10 during Tata's freshman season.

High School
Prior to coming to the U.S., Tata played for the Aussie Elite AAU basketball club and attended Mount Eliza Secondary College school in his hometown of Melbourne.
 
Personal
Nicolas Raymond-Alec Tata was born 9/26/99 in Melbourne, Australia ... Son of Lionel Tata and Shailene of Seaford, Victoria ... Has a brother, Xavier, and a sister, Taylor ... Majoring in General Studies.