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: Louisiana Tech (So)

High School: Seven Lakes High School (Katy, Texas)

A.J. Bates, Jr. Player Profile

Date	Opponent	PTS	REB	AST	STL
3/14/2026	Kennesaw State	6	2	8	0
3/13/2026	Missouri State	27	2	6	0
3/12/2026	Middle Tennessee State	29	3	6	6
3/7/2026	Delaware	9	5	9	2
3/5/2026	Liberty	34	4	4	3

College: Utah State (2027)

Award	Date
1x USBWA Player of the Week	3/8/2026
1x C-USA All-Tournament Team	2026
1x C-USA Player of the Week	3/8/2026
2x C-USA Freshman of the Week	12/16/2024, 3/3/2025
1x C-USA All-Conference Honorable Mention	2026

Season	Age	School	Class	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
2024-25	-	Louisiana Tech	Fr	30	17.0	4.5	1.9	1.6	0.7	0.1	1.0	.436	.317	.673
2025-26	-	Louisiana Tech	So	34	33.4	12.1	2.8	5.9	1.2	0.1	2.4	.370	.277	.783
CAREER		NCAA DI		64	25.7	8.5	2.4	3.9	1.0	0.1	1.7	.384	.287	.751

Season	Age	School	Class	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2024-25	-	Louisiana Tech	Fr	30	4	17.0	4.5	1.5	3.4	.436	0.4	1.4	.317	1.1	1.6	.673	0.2	1.7	1.9	1.6	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.5
2025-26	-	Louisiana Tech	So	34	34	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
CAREER		NCAA DI		64	38	25.7	8.5	2.9	7.5	.384	0.8	2.7	.287	2.0	2.6	.751	0.4	2.0	2.4	3.9	1.0	0.1	1.7	1.8

Season	Age	School	Class	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2024-25	-	Louisiana Tech	Fr	30	4	511	134	44	101	.436	13	41	.317	33	49	.673	7	50	57	49	22	3	29	46
2025-26	-	Louisiana Tech	So	34	34	1,135	410	140	378	.370	36	130	.277	94	120	.783	19	76	95	202	41	2	82	67
CAREER		NCAA DI		64	38	1,646	544	184	479	.384	49	171	.287	127	169	.751	26	126	152	251	63	5	111	113

Season	Age	School	Class	GP	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
2024-25	-	Louisiana Tech	Fr	30	.539	.500	1.9	11.7	7.1	17.3	18.9	2.5	0.7	15.9	142.6	0.7	1.3	105.8	101.1	11.7
2025-26	-	Louisiana Tech	So	34	.471	.418	2.1	8.1	5.1	34.8	15.9	2.2	0.2	23.3	143.1	4.9	1.1	106.6	102.9	14.6
CAREER		NCAA DI		64	.486	.435	2.0	9.2	5.8	29.0	16.6	2.3	0.4	21.2	142.2	3.6	1.1	105.6	102.4	13.7

Season	Age	School	Class	GP	Dbl Dbl	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
2024-25	-	Louisiana Tech	Fr	30	0	.119	1.7	0.8	0.5	19	11	.633	0.5	0.8	1.4
2025-26	-	Louisiana Tech	So	34	3	.392	2.5	0.5	0.3	20	14	.588	1.6	1.8	3.5
CAREER		NCAA DI		64	3	.263	2.3	0.6	0.4	39	25	.609	2.1	2.6	4.7

AAU Team: Houston Hoops (TX)