TAMAR BATES NEWS

No. 11 seed Drake holds on after blowing big lead and beats Missouri 67-57 in March Madness opener

Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points and No. 11 seed Drake held on after blowing most of a 15-point lead to be sixth-seeded Missouri 67-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

16 points not enough Bates ended Friday's 95-81 loss to Florida with 16 points (7-18 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 1-1 FT), three rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes.

Impact Bates dropped 16 points, but it still wasn't enough to prevent a 14-point loss to the Gators. Though Missouri will now go home and look towards the NCAA Tournament, Bates will roll into it with plenty of momentum, as he scored 41 points in two SEC Tournament games while shooting a combined 50 percent from the field.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Walter Clayton Jr. scores 18 as No. 4 Florida beats Missouri 95-81 to reach SEC semifinal

Walter Clayton Jr scored 18 points, Will Richard and Alijah Martin added 17 apiece and the No. 4 Florida Gators defeated the No. 21 Missouri Tigers 95-81 in the Southeastern Confer...

MARCH 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mizzou's Tamar Bates emerges from lull for SEC Tournament win: 'I understand the moment' “It’s March, and I understand the moment,” Missouri guard Tamar Bates told the Post-Dispatch. “I understand what’s necessary and what my tea...

MARCH 14 • STLTODAY.COM

No. 21 Missouri outlasts Mississippi State's comeback bid Tamar Bates scored 25 points to lead seventh-seeded Missouri to an 85-73 win over 10th-seed Mississippi State in the second round of the SEC...

MARCH 14 • WATAUGADEMOCRAT.COM

Missouri basketball will go where Tamar Bates takes it. Against Mississippi State, he delivered Missouri basketball got a vintage performance out of Tamar Bates in its SEC Tournament win. The Tigers, in their words, will go as far as he...

MARCH 14 • COLUMBIATRIBUNE.COM

Bates scores 25 and No. 21 Missouri beats Mississippi State 85-73

Tamar Bates scored 25 points and No. 21 Missouri beat Mississippi State Bulldogs 85-73 to reach the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament

MARCH 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oklahoma hosts Grill and No. 15 Missouri

No. 15 Missouri visits the Oklahoma Sooners after Caleb Grill scored 28 points in the Tigers' 97-93 overtime loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores

MARCH 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chris Manon scores 23 points in Vanderbilt's 97-93 overtime win over No. 14 Missouri

Chris Manon had 23 points and a game-high 11 rebounds as Vanderbilt beat No. 14 Missouri 97-93 in overtime for its third win in a row

MARCH 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Grill leads No. 14 Missouri against Vanderbilt after 22-point showing

FEBRUARY 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Another 13-point outing Bates ended with 13 points (4-6 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 4-4 FT), one assist, one block and four steals across 25 minutes during Wednesday's 110-98 victory over Alabama.

Impact Bates has now scored 13 in back-to-back games for the Tigers. That's largely due to good shot selection, which has led to excellent efficiency for the senior wing. Bates wasn't active on the glass in the statement win over Alabama, but he did contribute heavily on defense with four steals. He'll look to keep up his surgical play against Arkansas on Saturday.

FEBRUARY 20 • ROTOWIRE

No. 15 Missouri hosts No. 10 Texas A&M after Bates' 22-point outing

No. 15 Missouri faces the No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies after Tamar Bates scored 22 points in Missouri's 85-81 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers

FEBRUARY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pops for 26 in victory Bates logged 26 points (8-13 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 6-6 FT) and five rebounds in 28 minutes during Saturday's 83-75 win over Ole Miss.

Impact It was the second-best scoring effort of the year for the senior guard, who also extended his double-digit scoring streak to four games. The Tigers run a deep rotation with three guards averaging double figures that can go off on any given night, so predicting the "boom" games for Bates will continue to be challenging going forward.

JANUARY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Bates scores 26, Grill adds 22 and No. 22 Missouri hands No. 16 Mississippi 3rd straight loss, 83-75

Tamar Bates scored 26 points, Caleb Grill added 22 and No. 22 Missouri extended No. 16 Mississippi’s losing streak to three games with an 83-75 win over the Rebels

JANUARY 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mark Mitchell, Caleb Grill and Tamar Bates lead Missouri to 83-65 victory over struggling Arkansas

Mark Mitchell and Caleb Grill both had 17 points, Tamar Bates scored 15 and Missouri upped its win streak to four by handing Arkansas its fifth straight loss, 83-65

JANUARY 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Leads charge over LSU Bates closed with 20 points (6-9 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 6-6 FT), eight rebounds, two assists and three steals in 31 minutes during Tuesday's 83-67 victory over LSU.

Impact Bates was held to just eight points on 3-of-9 shooting Saturday against a defensively-minded Auburn squad, but he bounced back Tuesday with his first 20-point effort since Dec. 8. He also logged a season-best rebounding total and collected a trio of steals, with the latter building on a career-best 1.8 spg total.

JANUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Tamar Bates, Anthony Robinson II lead Mizzou to First SEC Win of 2025 Despite a Columbia recently riddled with snow from a brewing storm across the country, Missouri men's basketball still traveled home to Mizz...

JANUARY 8 • SI.COM

Bates and Robinson help Missouri cruise past LSU 83-67

Tamar Bates scored 20 points, Anthony Robinson II added 16 and Missouri cruised to an 83-67 victory over LSU

JANUARY 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bates has 16, Mitchell 14, Mizzou warms up for SEC play with 82-65 win over Alabama State

Tamar Bates scored 16 points, Mark Mitchell added 14 and Missouri closes its nonconference schedule with an 82-65 win over Alabama State

DECEMBER 31, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bounces back with 17 points Bates amassed 17 points (5-11 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 6-6 FT), four rebounds and three steals in 33 minutes during Sunday's 80-77 loss to Illinois.

Impact Bates was coming off two quiet outings, logging six and two points against LIU and Jacksonville State, respectively. The guard bounced back against Illinois, however, hitting five shots from the floor and converting on all six of his free throw attempts. In a narrow loss to the Illini, Bates was his old self. He'll look to keep it up with SEC play around the corner.

DECEMBER 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

LIU visits Bates and Missouri

Missouri hosts the Long Island Sharks after Tamar Bates scored 29 points in Missouri's 76-67 win against the Kansas Jayhawks

DECEMBER 13, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Propels upset with 29 Bates recorded 29 points (9-15 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 9-9 FT), one rebound, one assist and five steals over 34 minutes during Sunday's 76-67 win over No. 1-ranked Kansas.

Impact Since losing to Memphis in the season opener, Bates and the Tigers have rattled off eight consecutive home victories and should be in contention to be nationally ranked come Monday. Bates was the driving factor here, as the effort boosted his season-long scoring average up to a team-high 14.1 ppg, which is a slight boost from last season despite seeing roughly three less minutes per contest.

DECEMBER 9, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Tamar Bates scores 29 points to help Missouri upset No. 1 Kansas, 76-67

Tamar Bates had 29 points and five steals to help Missouri beat Hunter Dickinson and No. 1 Kansas, 76-67, on Sunday.

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Solid start to 2024-25 Bates is averaging 13.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists across 23.5 minutes through four games to begin the 2024-25 season with Missouri.

Impact Bates has managed to match last season's scoring average and is doing so on nearly four less minutes per contest, as the Tigers have been running a rotation that features 12 players averaging double-digit minutes. Despite that limitation, Bates is still tied with Caleb Grill for the team's best scoring average. He's also shooting an incredibly efficient 55.6 percent from the field and 47.6 percent from distance, which may be unsustainable, though both would represent career highs.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Tamar Bates scores 17 and Mark Mitchell has 16 to lead Missouri past Howard 77-62

Tamar Bates scored 17 points, Mark Mitchell added 16 and Missouri defeated Howard 77-62

NOVEMBER 9, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS