Centre College Athletics

2018-19: All-SAA Second Team...Played in all 28 games for the Colonels as a junior, starting in 27...Scored in double figures 18 times, recorded 2 double-doubles, including against Oglethorpe in the SAA tournament...Career high 26 points at Washington and Lee on Dec. 28...Tied career high rebounds twice (13) at Kalamazoo and vs. Oglethorpe...Tied for 9th in points per game (12.2)...8th in FG percentage (49.4)...5th in steals (33) and 7th in blocks (22).

2017-18: All-SAA Second Team...Played in all 26 games for the Colonels as a sophomore...Scored in double figures 19 times, including five double-doubles...Career high 23 points in 81-79 win at Otterbein...Also hit a game winner at the buzzer in the aforementioned game at Otterbein...Career high 13 rebounds in Centre's win at Millsaps.

2016-17: Played in 24 of 25 games as a freshman...Scored in double figures 9 times, including 6 in conference play...Season high 21 points in 106-100 win over Rhodes on Jan. 13...Season high 10 rebounds against Birmingham Southern on Jan. 27...Recorded multiple blocks in 8 games as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Son of Brad and Gina Bates...has one sister (Hollan)...father played football at Kentucky Wesleyan...mother played tennis at Kentucky Wesleyan.

HIGH SCHOOL: With the Oldham County Colonels...lettered for three years in basketball for coach Coy Zerhusen and three years in baseball for coach Scott Gerlach...elected to play in KABC East-West All-Star game (2015, 2016)...All-8th Region (2015)...8th Region All-Tournament (2015)...Pegasus Sports Best in Hoops All-Tournament (2016)...Cactus Jam All-Tournament (2016)...29th District Tournament MVP (2016)...All-8th Region (2016)...8th Region All-Tournament (2016)