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Sarah Bates #3 G

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Fresno, Calif.
  • High School:
    Clovis West HS
  • Prev School:
    Georgia Tech
  • Instagram:
    thesarahbates
  • Twitter:
    thesarahbates

Summary

Biography

2021-22 (R-Sr. – at Georgia Tech)

  • Played in 31 games, earning the start in eight, while averaging 23.2 minutes per game
  • Contributed 5.6 points per game to finish sixth on the team in scoring
  • Led team in 3-pointers made with 52 on the season and shot 31.9 percent (52-of-163) from 3-point range
  • Shot 32.6 percent (58-of-178) overall from the field and posted five games scoring in double figures
  • Hit a season-best five 3-pointers three times and sank multiple triples in a game 13 times
  • Hit two 3-pointers in the home opener against Kennesaw State (11/11) and finished with eight points
  • Earned her first start of the season at ETSU (11/17) and added six points on two makes from 3-point range
  • Posted her first double-figure scoring outing against Furman (12/12), hitting four 3-pointers in the process to finish with 12 points
  • Returned to the floor against Virginia (1/9) after an injury sidelined her and hit a 3-pointer in the win
  • Scored 16 points to lead Tech at Clemson (1/30), hitting five triples
  • Recorded a season-best 17 points at Virginia Tech (Feb. 10), tying her season-high with 3’s, and added two rebounds, an assist and a steal
  • Matched her season-high of 17 points against Clemson (2/13), connecting on five 3-pointers for the third time
  • Hit four 3-pointers against Notre Dame (2/17) to finish with 12 points
  • Added nine points in Tech’s ACC Tournament quarterfinal game against Notre Dame (3/4), connecting on a trio of 3-pointers
  • Posted six points in NCAA Tournament first round game against Kansas (3/18), hitting a pair of triples


2020-21 (R-Jr. – at Georgia Tech)

  • Took the floor in 11 games, earning the start in each before being sidelined remainder of the season due to injury
  • Contributed double-figure scoring in two outings, with a season-high 12 points against Georgia State and Notre Dame
  • In Tech’s season-opener against Georgia State (11/25), posted 12 points, hitting four 3-pointers
  • Hit a pair of triples and pulled down six rebounds against Georgia (11/29)
  • Contributed nine points and five rebounds in Tech’s ACC-opening win over Boston College (12/9)
  • Dished out four assists at Notre Dame (12/13) and posted 12 points to match her season high
  • Finished with nine points, two assists, a steal and a block in Tech’s win at Clemson (1/7)
  • Hit a pair of 3-pointers against Virginia Tech (1/10) to help lift the Jackets over the Hokies
  • Also sank two 3-pointers in Tech’s win at Wake Forest (1/21)


2019-20 (R-So. – at Georgia Tech)

  • Took the floor in 17 contests in her first season as a Yellow Jacket
  • Made her Georgia Tech debut in the season opener against Houston (11/5)
  • Knocked down her first 3-pointer at Tech against Grambling State (11/10)
  • Tallied six points, hitting a season-high two 3-pointers, in Tech’s win over ETSU (12/15) in a season-high 18 minutes


2018-19 (So. – at Kansas State)

  • Did not compete
  • Redshirted in 2018-19 due to NCAA transfer rules


2017-18 (Fr. – at UC Santa Barbara)

  • Earned 25 starts in 29 games played; finished her freshman campaign with 841 minutes (29.0 mpg) and 317 points (10.0 ppg)
  • Ranked 14th in the Big West Conference in scoring
  • Led the team and ranked fourth in the Big West in 3-point field goals made
  • Tied for 21st in nation for 3-point field goals made among freshmen
  • Hit 41.2 percent from beyond the arc (61-of-148), good for second on the team and fifth in the conference
  • Was 100-of-235 (.426) from the field and 56-of-79 (.709) from the free-throw line
  • Finished with 82 assists, 17 steals, and 69 rebounds
  • Ranked 13th in Big West scoring in league games only, recording 210 points (13.1 ppg), and registered 16 double-figure scoring games, including four games with 20 or more points
  • Made multiple 3-point field goals in 15 games, including four games with four or more connections
  • Handed out five or more assists in five games
  • Opened her collegiate career with a career-high 25 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field and a career-high 12-of-16 effort from the free-throw line with five rebounds and five assists at Northern Arizona (11/10)
  • Notched 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc against Seattle (11/17)
  • Tallied 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting against Fresno State (11/30)
  • Recorded 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals against San Diego State (12/22)
  • Posted 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 5-of-7 from the foul line with four rebounds and two assists against Cal Poly (1/6)
  • Registered 23 points on 6-of-11 shooting including a 5-of-7 effort from 3-point range and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe with five rebounds and five assists at Cal State Northridge (1/11)
  • Added 14 points, three rebounds and two assists against UC Davis (1/18)
  • Poured in 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting including a 6-of-9 effort from 3-point range and four assists at Long Beach State (1/20)
  • Tied her career-high with 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting including a career-high 7-of-12 effort from 3-point range at UC Davis (1/27)
  • Chipped in with 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting including a 3-of-6 effort from 3-point range at Cal Poly (2/21)


Prep

  • Four-year varsity letterwinner at Clovis West High School in Fresno, under coach Craig Campbell
  • Four-time All-TRAC honoree and a three-time All-CIF selection
  • Earned All-State honors as a senior, when she led the Golden Eagles to a 34-2 record and the CIF Open Division State Championship
  • Scored 11 straight points in the fourth quarter to lead Clovis West to a 44-40 victory over Archbishop Mitty in the title game
  • Ranks third all-time in scoring and fourth all-time in assists in school history
  • In her junior season, she averaged 12.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game
  • Also averaged 11.2 points per game as a sophomore
  • Competed in cross country and track and earned Scholar Athlete honors


Personal

  • Daughter of Al and Jodi Bates
  • Birthday is October 1
  • Majoring in digital and social media

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