AJ Bates College Stats (2025–2026)
Louisiana Tech · CUSA · 2025–2026 · Pure PG · 6'3" · 2 seasons
AJ Bates's full NCAA Division I men's college basketball career — 8.7 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 4.0 APG across 57 games at Louisiana Tech from 2025 to 2026. AJ Bates transferred to Utah St. for the 2026–27 season. Season-by-season box score stats, shooting splits, and advanced metrics (TS%, USG%, BPM, ORtg, DRtg), plus the game log from his most recent season; the interactive profile adds shot charts and on/off splits.
He played high school basketball at Seven Lakes in Katy, TX and arrived as a 3-star recruit ranked No. 297 nationally in the class of 2024.
Career stats by season
| Season | Team | Class | G | MIN% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | 2P% | FT% | eFG% | TS% | USG% | TO% | ORtg | DRtg | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | Fr | 26 | 39.0 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 32.4 | 51.0 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 54.0 | 15.8 | 21.8 | 101.2 | 105.0 | -1.2 |
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | So | 31 | 84.2 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 26.4 | 41.4 | 78.4 | 40.8 | 46.2 | 24.3 | 17.9 | 102.0 | 109.2 | -1.4 |
| Career | Louisiana Tech | 57 | 63.6 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 29.1 | 45.8 | 73.1 | 45.0 | 49.8 | 20.4 | 19.7 | 101.6 | 107.3 | -1.3 |
2025–26 game log — Louisiana Tech (34 games)
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2025 | @ Nevada | L 50–77 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-5 |
| Nov 9, 2025 | vs Opponent | W 93–35 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-3 |
| Nov 15, 2025 | vs Jackson St. | W 68–51 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 1-3 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | @ Indiana St. | L 51–60 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | vs Indiana St. | W 75–73 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-3 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | vs Alcorn St. | W 83–58 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10-14 | 4-6 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | @ Georgia Southern | L 69–77 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-3 |
| Dec 7, 2025 | vs Opponent | W 89–37 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-4 |
| Dec 13, 2025 | vs Louisiana | W 65–44 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-2 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | @ Tulane | L 53–61 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 2-4 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | vs Opponent | W 90–37 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | vs UTEP | W 75–63 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-4 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 51–88 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 |
| Jan 4, 2026 | @ Western Kentucky | L 61–66 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-8 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | vs Liberty | L 56–72 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-13 | 2-5 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | vs Delaware | W 70–68 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-4 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 59–58 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-2 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | @ Jacksonville St. | L 60–64 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-2 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | vs Kennesaw St. | W 82–76 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-4 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | @ UTEP | W 69–59 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-3 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | @ Sam Houston St. | L 67–83 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-17 | 0-4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | vs New Mexico St. | L 63–72 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-5 |
| Feb 7, 2026 | vs Sam Houston St. | W 87–78 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-3 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | @ Missouri St. | W 79–78 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | 0-2 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | @ FIU | L 64–77 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-6 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | vs Jacksonville St. | W 77–71 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-2 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | @ Kennesaw St. | L 55–58 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-5 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | vs Missouri St. | W 72–70 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | vs FIU | L 76–84 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-2 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | @ Liberty | W 76–71 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13-23 | 6-11 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | @ Delaware | W 81–38 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-5 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 80–69 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8-21 | 3-6 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | vs Missouri St. | W 69–66 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10-21 | 1-4 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | vs Kennesaw St. | L 60–71 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-14 | 0-5 |
2026 Louisiana Tech teammates
DJ Dudley (13.8 PPG) · Avery Thomas II (9.1 PPG) · Kaden Cooper (9.7 PPG) · Jaylen Fenner (5.5 PPG) · Scooter Williams Jr. (10.0 PPG) · Will Allen (3.3 PPG) · Melian Martinez (4.2 PPG) · Sir Issac Herron (4.6 PPG)
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