Bates is putting together quite an impressive season in this his first with the Bears. He’s helped lead them to 12-2 record, and has been producing night in and night out. At 6’8″ he can beat you down low, but also has a nice touch from the outside where he shoots the 3-ball at a high rate. He’s posted multiple 20+ point games and through 14 games is averaging 13.6 ppg and 7.3 rpg.

Bates is putting together quite an impressive season in this his first with the Bears. He’s helped lead them to 12-2 record, and has been producing night in and night out. At 6’8″ he can beat you down low, but also has a nice touch from the outside where he shoots the 3-ball at a high rate. He’s posted multiple 20+ point games and through 14 games is averaging 13.6 ppg and 7.3 rpg.