Millersville

2008-09: Played in 18 of 27 games and started 16...Led the team in scoring average at 15.7 points per game...Totaled 282 points on the season...Also ranked second in rebounding average at 5.0...Finished second on the team in field goal attempts with 242 and field goals made with 94...Finished career with 1,308 points, ranking 21st all-time...Career scoring average of 16.0 ranked in a tie for 10th in school history...Point total was second most all-time by a three-year player...Did not play in final eight games of the season...Scored in double figures 16 times...Scored 20 or more three times...Scored a season-high 29 points in 40 minutes against California (Pa.) on Jan. 4...Hit four 3-pointers on three occasions...Sank a career-high 14-of-16 free throws for 26 points against W.Va. State on Nov. 29...Tallied double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds in just 22 minutes during season opener on Nov. 15...Made at least two steals in nine games.

2007-08: Named All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team…Named PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Week on Dec. 4…Was an All-PSAC Preseason selection…Ranked second in the PSAC and 34th in Division II in scoring at 19.2 points per game…His 615 points was the sixth-best single season total in school history…Became 35th player in Millersville history to score 1,000 career points…Finished the season ranked 34th on the all-time list with 1,026 points and a career average of 16.0 points per game…262 field goals made was most since by a Marauder since Phil Walker in 1976-77…Ranked sixth in the PSAC in minutes played at 34.53 per game…48 steals was 20th-best total in school history…Hit 226-of-479 field goal attempts for an impressive field goal percentage of 47.2…Ranked fourth on the team with 4.9 rebounds per game…Ranked second on the team with 77 assists…Led the team in scoring on 15 occassions…Scored in double figures in 27 of 32 games…Posted four 30-point efforts and 11 20-point outings…Made double-digit field goals on seven occasions…Registered a double-double of 34 points and 10 rebounds against Edinboro on Dec. 1…Posted second-straight double-double performance with 18 points and 10 boards in next game on Dec. 5 against Elizabethtown…Tallied a career-high 36 points on 12-of-24 shooting against Slippery Rock on Dec. 2…Tossed in 32 points and grabbed nine rebounds at W.Va. Wesleyan on Dec. 8…Averaged 28.3 points per game during the month of December…Recorded a season-high six steals and added 22 points and seven rebounds at Mansfield on Feb. 9…Matched a career-high with seven assists and committed just two turnovers against Kutztown in the PSAC Tournament quarterfinals…Scored 22 points against Edinboro and 32 against Pitt-Johnstown in the NCAA East Regional…Set school record for career points scored in NCAA Tournament…Boosted career average to 18.7 points per game in six NCAA Tournament games…Set Millersville NCAA Tournament records in 3-pointers made in a game (six vs. Edinboro) and a career (14)…Broke school NCAA Tournament record for 3-pointers attempted in a tournament (23) and career (36)…Set Millersville NCAA Tournament bests for free throws made and attempted with an 11-for-16 performance against Edinboro…Went 21-for-31 from the line during tourney which was most in Millersville history…His 25 made free throws and 41 attempts also are the most in Millersville history.

2006-07: Named All-PSAC Second Team in first year with the team…Ranked third on the team in scoring at 12.8 points per game…Ranked second on the team in rebounding at 4.5 boards per game…Hit 36-of-100 3-point attempts…Shot 47 percent from the field…Started all but three games…Scored in double figures in 25 games…Scored in double figures in each of the first four games and in 10 of the first 11 games…Scored 22 points for first 20-point game on Jan. 13 against Clarion…Tallied a double-double with a career-high 11 boards and 22 points against East Stroudsburg on Feb. 27.

Prior to Millersville: Spent the 2004-05 season at Howard University…Appeared in 16 games and started one…Logged 14.8 minutes per game…Scored 7.9 points per game and averaged 2.0 rebounds per game…Hit 22-of-53 3-point attempts (.415).
High School: Helped Hubbard High School to a sectional championship in 2003…Averaged 23 points, five rebounds and four assists per game…Named all-conference and honorable mention all-state as a senior.

Personal: Born on Aug. 1, 1985…Son of Ronald Bates and Kimberly McNeal…Majoring in business management.