AJ Bates
Team: Louisiana Tech
Position: G
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 31 regular season, 32 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 26.1 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 38.4% | 28.7% | 75.1% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 25 games, 833.4 minutes, 2716.8 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 25 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.67 | 1213 | 833 | 2716 | +14 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | +0.67 (#1213) | SE 2.86 | Poss 2717 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +0.67 (#1213) | Off +0.65 | Def +0.02 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +0.52 (#1527) | PM/G +0.6 | PM/40 +0.7 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | -0.34 (#4268) | Pts For -0.34 | Prevent +2.17 | Net +1.83 | Min 1089 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +2.17 (#105) | Pts For -0.34 | Prevent +2.17 | Net +1.83 | Min 1089 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +1.83 (#569) | Pts For -0.34 | Prevent +2.17 | Net +1.83 | Min 1089 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More → | +2.60 (#55) | Reb For +2.60 | Prevent +0.75 | Net +3.35 | Min 1089 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More → | +0.75 (#367) | Reb For +2.60 | Prevent +0.75 | Net +3.35 | Min 1089 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More → | +1.82 (#41) | OReb For +1.82 | Prevent -0.57 | Net +1.25 | Min 1089 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More → | -0.57 (#5546) | OReb For +1.82 | Prevent -0.57 | Net +1.25 | Min 1089 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More → | +1.25 (#65) | OReb For +1.82 | Prevent -0.57 | Net +1.25 | Min 1089 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More → | +1.63 (#723) | DReb For +1.63 | Prevent +0.10 | Net +1.74 | Min 1089 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More → | +0.10 (#2799) | DReb For +1.63 | Prevent +0.10 | Net +1.74 | Min 1089 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More → | +1.74 (#82) | DReb For +1.63 | Prevent +0.10 | Net +1.74 | Min 1089 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo superseded Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More → | +3.35 (#59) | Reb For +2.60 | Prevent +0.75 | Net +3.35 | Min 1089 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | -0.16 (#4422) | Ast For -0.16 | Prevent +0.45 | Net +0.30 | Min 1089 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | +0.45 (#601) | Ast For -0.16 | Prevent +0.45 | Net +0.30 | Min 1089 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +0.30 (#1552) | Ast For -0.16 | Prevent +0.45 | Net +0.30 | Min 1089 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | -0.81 (#6312) | 3PM For -0.81 | Prevent -0.55 | Net -1.36 | Min 1089 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -0.55 (#6190) | 3PM For -0.81 | Prevent -0.55 | Net -1.36 | Min 1089 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | -1.36 (#6374) | 3PM For -0.81 | Prevent -0.55 | Net -1.36 | Min 1089 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +1.23 (#37) | Stocks For +1.23 | Prevent -0.56 | Net +0.68 | Min 1089 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | -0.56 (#6241) | Stocks For +1.23 | Prevent -0.56 | Net +0.68 | Min 1089 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +0.68 (#390) | Stocks For +1.23 | Prevent -0.56 | Net +0.68 | Min 1089 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | -0.32 (#5856) | TOV For -0.32 | Prevent +0.42 | Net +0.10 | Min 1089 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | +0.42 (#478) | TOV For -0.32 | Prevent +0.42 | Net +0.10 | Min 1089 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.10 (#2125) | TOV For -0.32 | Prevent +0.42 | Net +0.10 | Min 1089 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
140/378 FG (37.0%), 316 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 23 | 50 | 46.0 | 64.5 | -18.5 | 13.2 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 58 | 132 | 43.9 | 45.2 | -1.3 | 34.9 |
| Mid-range left | 9 | 26 | 34.6 | 36.6 | -2.0 | 6.9 |
| Mid-range center | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 38.6 | +22.9 | 3.4 |
| Mid-range right | 6 | 27 | 22.2 | 37.4 | -15.2 | 7.1 |
| Left corner 3 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 36.5 | +30.2 | 1.6 |
| Right corner 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 36.9 | +13.1 | 1.6 |
| Above-break 3 left | 14 | 55 | 25.5 | 34.1 | -8.6 | 14.6 |
| Above-break 3 center | 9 | 42 | 21.4 | 32.8 | -11.4 | 11.1 |
| Above-break 3 right | 6 | 21 | 28.6 | 33.6 | -5.0 | 5.6 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 31 regular season, 32 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Louisiana Tech | 34 | 33.4 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 8.5 | 37.0% | 27.7% | 78.3% | 47.6 | 41.8 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | Louisiana Tech | 29 | 17.5 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 43.6% | 31.7% | 67.3% | 54.7 | 50.0 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 31 regular season, 32 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-14 | vs | Kennesaw State Owls | L | 60-71 | 40 | 3-14 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | -8.7 |
| 2026-03-13 | vs | Missouri State Bears | W | 69-66 | 40 | 10-21 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 11.0 | +8.8 |
| 2026-03-12 | vs | Middle Tennessee Blu | W | 80-69 | 40 | 8-21 | 3-6 | 10-13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 20.0 | +11.7 |
| 2026-03-07 | @ | Delaware Blue Hens | W | 81-38 | 30 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14.0 | +32.8 |
| 2026-03-05 | @ | Liberty Flames | W | 76-71 | 40 | 13-23 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 21.0 | +6.8 |
| 2026-02-28 | vs | Florida Internationa | L | 76-84 | 39 | 0-8 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9.0 | -12.6 |
| 2026-02-26 | vs | Missouri State Bears | W | 72-70 | 38 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | +4.2 |
| 2026-02-21 | @ | Kennesaw State Owls | L | 55-58 | 40 | 4-13 | 0-5 | 4-5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| 2026-02-18 | vs | Jacksonville State G | W | 77-71 | 39 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20.0 | +6.9 |
| 2026-02-14 | @ | Florida Internationa | L | 64-77 | 39 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7.0 | -12.8 |
| 2026-02-12 | @ | Missouri State Bears | W | 79-78 | 38 | 2-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | -8.7 |
| 2026-02-07 | vs | Sam Houston Bearkats | W | 87-78 | 28 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 11-13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15.0 | +3.1 |
| 2026-02-04 | vs | New Mexico State Agg | L | 63-72 | 31 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6.0 | -9.7 |
| 2026-01-31 | @ | Sam Houston Bearkats | L | 67-83 | 38 | 4-17 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | -2.0 | -12.4 |
| 2026-01-28 | @ | UTEP Miners | W | 69-59 | 38 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.0 | +6.2 |
| 2026-01-23 | vs | Kennesaw State Owls | W | 82-76 | 39 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8.0 | +2.8 |
| 2026-01-17 | @ | Jacksonville State G | L | 60-64 | 23 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4.0 | +0.3 |
| 2026-01-14 | vs | Middle Tennessee Blu | W | 59-58 | 33 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7.0 | +9.1 |
| 2026-01-10 | vs | Delaware Blue Hens | W | 70-68 | 30 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3.0 | +1.4 |
| 2026-01-08 | vs | Liberty Flames | L | 56-72 | 26 | 3-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -4.0 | -10.1 |
| 2026-01-04 | @ | Western Kentucky Hil | L | 61-66 | 40 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-01-02 | @ | Middle Tennessee Blu | L | 51-88 | 27 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4.0 | -24.0 |
| 2025-12-29 | vs | UTEP Miners | W | 75-63 | 40 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 7-10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15.0 | +10.1 |
| 2025-12-22 | vs | Dallas Christian Cru | W | 90-37 | 29 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15.0 | - |
| 2025-12-17 | @ | Tulane Green Wave | L | 53-61 | 35 | 3-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
| 2025-12-13 | vs | Louisiana Ragin' Caj | W | 65-44 | 40 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 9-9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 20.0 | - |
| 2025-12-07 | vs | Ecclesia Royals | W | 89-37 | 23 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19.0 | - |
| 2025-12-03 | @ | Georgia Southern Eag | L | 69-77 | 28 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-11-29 | vs | Alcorn State Braves | W | 83-58 | 31 | 10-14 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21.0 | - |
| 2025-11-26 | vs | Indiana State Sycamo | W | 75-73 | 29 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-11-19 | @ | Indiana State Sycamo | L | 51-60 | 11 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -6.0 | - |
| 2025-11-15 | vs | Jackson State Tigers | W | 68-51 | 35 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 7.0 | +16.9 |
| 2025-11-09 | vs | Lyon Scots | W | 93-35 | 27 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-11-04 | @ | Nevada Wolf Pack | L | 50-77 | 31 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-03-13 | @ | Middle Tennessee Blu | L | 75-77 | 30 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6.0 | -8.3 |
| 2025-03-08 | vs | UTEP Miners | W | 76-58 | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | +1.1 |
| 2025-03-06 | vs | New Mexico State Agg | L | 55-67 | 21 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2.0 | +4.2 |
| 2025-03-01 | @ | Sam Houston Bearkats | W | 90-66 | 40 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 19.0 | +25.4 |
| 2025-02-22 | @ | Western Kentucky Hil | L | 63-64 | 29 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11.0 | - |
| 2025-02-20 | @ | Middle Tennessee Blu | W | 85-74 | 17 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.0 | -1.7 |
| 2025-02-15 | vs | Jacksonville State G | L | 68-70 | 11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| 2025-02-13 | vs | Kennesaw State Owls | L | 47-69 | 24 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -4.0 | -6.0 |
| 2025-02-08 | @ | Florida Internationa | W | 82-71 | 40 | 8-11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 | +11.7 |
| 2025-02-06 | @ | Liberty Flames | L | 53-77 | 27 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | -7.9 |
| 2025-02-01 | vs | Sam Houston Bearkats | W | 66-61 | 24 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.0 | +9.7 |
| 2025-01-25 | vs | Middle Tennessee Blu | W | 75-69 | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | +8.7 |
| 2025-01-23 | vs | Western Kentucky Hil | W | 77-67 | 17 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | - |
| 2025-01-18 | @ | Kennesaw State Owls | L | 76-78 | 29 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | +0.2 |
| 2025-01-16 | @ | Jacksonville State G | L | 61-63 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -2.0 |
| 2025-01-09 | vs | Florida Internationa | W | 81-64 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.0 |
| 2025-01-04 | @ | New Mexico State Agg | L | 48-78 | 12 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | +2.3 |
| 2025-01-02 | @ | UTEP Miners | L | 60-70 | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -7.8 |
| 2024-12-21 | vs | Rust Bearcats | W | 108-60 | 21 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.0 | +4.7 |
| 2024-12-16 | vs | Grand Canyon Lopes | W | 74-66 | 25 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | +5.4 |
| 2024-12-13 | vs | Georgia Southern Eag | W | 77-63 | 24 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9.0 | - |
| 2024-12-08 | @ | Louisiana Ragin' Caj | W | 69-58 | 17 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10.0 | +3.7 |
| 2024-12-04 | @ | Memphis Tigers | L | 71-81 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2024-11-26 | @ | Richmond Spiders | W | 65-62 | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -9.7 |
| 2024-11-25 | vs | Southern Illinois Sa | W | 85-79 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | +2.0 |
| 2024-11-18 | vs | Mississippi College | W | 105-67 | 16 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 | - |
| 2024-11-13 | @ | Massachusetts Minute | W | 76-66 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2024-11-09 | @ | UT Arlington Maveric | W | 92-77 | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2024-11-04 | vs | LSU Alexandria Bull | W | 77-50 | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | - |