University of Missouri Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
• 2024-25 NABC All-Central District Second Team
• NCAA March Madness National Player of the Week (Dec. 9, 2024)
• SEC Player of the Week (Dec. 9, 2024)
• Two-time NABC Honors Court (2024 and 2025)
• 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
• 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2024-25 • SENIOR
Named to the NABC All-Central District Second Team • Only player to appear in all 34 games for Mizzou during the 2024-25 season, starting all 34 contests • Ranked third on the team with 13.3 points per game • Set career highs by shooting 50.8 percent overall, 39.7 percent from 3-point range and 94.6 from the free-throw line • Ranked first nationally and broke his own school record by making 94.6 percent from the charity stripe • Also ranked second on the team with 52 made triples and third with 1.3 steals per game • Led the Tigers to the program’s fifth win over the nation’s top-ranked team – scoring 29 points to go with five steals against No. 1 Kansas (Dec. 8) • Became just the third player in the last 50 years with 25 points and five steals in a win over No. 1, joining UCLA’s Reggie Miller (1986) and West Virginia’s Jaysean Paige (2016) • Named SEC Player of the Week and NCAA March Madness National Player of the Week following his performance versus the Jayhawks • Overall, scored in double figures in 25 contests, including five games of at least 20 points • Averaged 20.5 points in a pair of SEC Tournament games against Mississippi State (March 13) and No. 4 Florida (March 14), including 25 in the win over the Bulldogs • Made a season-best four triples against No. 16 Ole Miss (Jan. 25) and No. 4 Tennessee (Feb. 5), scoring 26 points versus the Rebels and 22 against the Volunteers • Also tallied 20 points to go with a career-best eight rebounds in the team’s first SEC win of the year versus LSU (Jan. 7) • Recorded his 1,000th career point in a 15-point performance against Arkansas (Jan. 18) • Added 89 rebounds and 34 assists during the campaign.

2023-24 • JUNIOR
One of four Tigers to appear in all 32 games, starting the final 25 contests of the season • More than doubled his career average and ranked second on the team by tallying 13.5 points per game • Also set career highs by making 49.5 percent of his field goals and 38.5 percent of his 3-point attempts • Established a new school record and ranked sixth nationally with a free-throw clip of 92.6 percent • Increased his output in the second half of the season – averaging 16.4 points after tallying 7.1 during the first 10 games of the campaign • Tallied a career-best 36 points versus Florida (Jan. 10) – the most ever by a Tiger in an SEC game and the most in any regulation game since 2004 (Jan. 10) • Scored in double figures in 15-straight games from Dec. 17 to Feb. 17 – the longest streak by a Tiger in 10 years • Eclipsed 20 points on five occasions, leading the team in scoring six times • Tallied 18 points in the season-opening win versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff – the most by a Tiger in his MU debut since 2018 • Made 37-straight free throws from Jan. 6 to Feb. 7 – the second-longest streak in school history • Made a career-best 10 from the charity stripe (in 10 attempts) against Arkansas (Jan. 31) • Added 3.0 rebounds per game with 43 assists, 24 steals and six blocks • Collected a career-best seven boards versus South Carolina (Jan. 27) and five steals against Arkansas (Jan. 31).

2021-23 • INDIANA
Played two years at Indiana, helping the Hoosiers to 44 wins • Appeared in 67 games during his first two collegiate seasons, totaling 339 points with 54 made 3-pointers • Averaged 6.1 points in 20.4 minutes as a sophomore • Ranked second on the team with 37 triples during the 2022-23 campaign, connecting on 37.4 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc • His 37.4 percent clip from 3-point range placed sixth among all underclassmen in the Big Ten • Scored in double figures in seven contests as a sophomore with a career-high 22 points against Jackson State (Nov. 25)

HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as high as the No. 23 recruit coming out of high school by ESPN • Averaged 11.4 points at IMG Academy during the 2020-21 campaign, shooting 40.0 percent from 3-point range • Selected to the 2021 Jordan Brand Classic 30-man roster • Two-time all-state honoree at Piper High School in Kansas City, Kan. • Averaged 22.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.0 steals as a junior – shooting 44.1 percent from 3-point range • Led the Pirates to their first state championship in 2019, while reaching the semifinals in 2020 before COVID canceled the remainder of the tournament • Collected Kansas All-Classes Player of the Year honors and the prestigious DiRenna Award in 2020, which is presented to the top high school player in the Kansas City metro area.

PERSONAL
Born February 21, 2003 • Son of Dr. Tyrone and LaJasmia Bates • Father of one, Leilani Bates #GirlDad • Three sisters, La’Shana, Trinity and Tamia, and one brother, Trey • Majoring in sport management.