A.J. Bates, Jr. G #3
Height: 6-3 (191cm)
Weight: 200 lbs (91kg)
Hometown: Katy, Texas
Nationality: United States
Current Team: Louisiana Tech
Current NBA Status: Draft Eligible in 2028
Pre-Draft Team: Utah State (So)
High School: Seven Lakes High School (Katy, Texas)
A.J. Bates, Jr. Game Log
2025-2026 NCAA Games
| Date | Team | Opponent | W/L | Status | Pos | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Kennesaw State | L | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 6 | 3 | 14 | .214 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 3/13/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Missouri State | W | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 27 | 10 | 21 | .476 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13.0 |
| 3/12/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Middle Tennessee State | W | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 29 | 8 | 21 | .381 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 10 | 13 | .769 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18.6 |
| 3/7/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Delaware | W | Starter | PG | 30:00 | 9 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13.3 |
| 3/5/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Liberty | W | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 34 | 13 | 23 | .565 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 2/28/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Florida International | L | Starter | PG | 39:00 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 2/26/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Missouri State | W | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -0.8 |
| 2/21/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Kennesaw State | L | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 12 | 4 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6.1 |
| 2/18/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Jacksonville State | W | Starter | PG | 39:00 | 13 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20.5 |
| 2/14/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Florida International | L | Starter | PG | 39:00 | 14 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2/12/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Missouri State | W | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
| 2/7/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Houston State | W | Starter | PG | 28:00 | 21 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 11 | 13 | .846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10.9 |
| 2/4/2026 | Louisiana Tech | New Mexico State | L | Starter | PG | 31:00 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.0 |
| 1/31/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Houston State | L | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 10 | 4 | 17 | .235 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1.4 |
| 1/28/2026 | Louisiana Tech | UTEP | W | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 9 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.3 |
| 1/23/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Kennesaw State | W | Starter | PG | 39:00 | 10 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6.0 |
| 1/17/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Jacksonville State | L | Starter | PG | 23:00 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3.0 |
| 1/14/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Middle Tennessee State | W | Starter | PG | 33:00 | 10 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.3 |
| 1/10/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Delaware | W | Starter | PG | 30:00 | 11 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 1/8/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Liberty | L | Starter | PG | 26:00 | 8 | 3 | 13 | .231 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1.5 |
| 1/4/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Western Kentucky | L | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 13 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8.3 |
| 1/2/2026 | Louisiana Tech | Middle Tennessee State | L | Starter | PG | 27:00 | 6 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 12/29/2025 | Louisiana Tech | UTEP | W | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 10 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10.8 |
| 12/22/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Christian | W | Starter | PG | 29:00 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13.4 |
| 12/17/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Tulane | L | Starter | PG | 35:00 | 10 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 12/13/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana | W | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 23 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.6 |
| 12/7/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Ecclesia College | W | Starter | PG | 23:00 | 14 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.3 |
| 12/3/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Georgia Southern | L | Starter | PG | 28:00 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.6 |
| 11/29/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Alcorn State | W | Starter | PG | 31:00 | 26 | 10 | 14 | .714 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.1 |
| 11/26/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Indiana State | W | Starter | PG | 29:00 | 16 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 11/19/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Indiana State | L | Starter | PG | 11:00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6.3 |
| 11/15/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Jackson State | W | Starter | PG | 35:00 | 15 | 6 | 16 | .375 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7.0 |
| 11/9/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Lyon | W | Starter | PG | 27:00 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| 11/4/2025 | Louisiana Tech | Nevada | L | Starter | PG | 31:00 | 9 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Averages | 33.4 | 12.1 | 4.1 | 11.1 | .370 | 1.1 | 3.8 | .277 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .783 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 8.2 | |||||
| Totals | 34 GP | 1135.0 | 410 | 140 | 378 | .370 | 36 | 130 | .277 | 94 | 120 | .783 | 19 | 76 | 95 | 202 | 41 | 2 | 82 | 67 | 279.0 |
* NCAA stats from 2002-2003