Appeared in 15 games for Cleveland and averaged 2.7 points in 8.9 minutes…recorded a career-high tying nine points, including shooting 3-4 (.750) from the three-point line in 11 minutes off the bench on March 24 at MIA. He also tallied a career-high tying nine points, a career-high six rebounds and one block in 23 minutes off the bench on Oct. 31 vs. NYK…played in 27 games (all starts) in the NBA G-League for the Cleveland Charge. Averaged 21.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.04 steals in 34.4 minutes and was selected to the NBA G League Next Up Game…tallied a G-League career-high 38 PTS, including 8-15 (.533) shooting from beyond the arc, 6 REB, 4 AST and 2 STL on Jan. 6 vs. Santa Cruz…recorded a game-high 29 points, including 7-12 (.583) shooting from three-point range, six rebounds, one steal and one block in 35 min in his first game with the Cleveland Charge on Nov 10…Bates recorded 29 PTS, 2 STL and 4 BLK in 35 MIN on Nov. 24 at Motor City…played for the Cavs in the 2023 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, helping the Cavaliers win their first Summer League Championship.

Played two collegiate seasons at Eastern Michigan University and University of Memphis...during the 2022-23 season at Eastern Michigan, appeared in 30 games (all starts) as a sophomore, averaging team-highs in points (19.2) and rebounds (5.8) in 33.5 minutes...Bates was named All-Mid American Conference Third Team selection and also recorded four double-doubles during the season. His 19.2 points per game average ranked 39th nationally and third in the MAC...Bates also finished fourth in the MAC in three-point field goals made per game (2.5) and shot 76-230 (.330 3FG%) from beyond the arc on the season...His 76 made three-pointers ranked eighth in a single season in program history...Bates registered a season-high 43 points at Toledo on Jan. 24, the ninth-best single game total in the NCAA this season...he played his Freshman season (2021-22) at University of Memphis where he appeared in 18 games (13 starts), averaging 9.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in 23.3 minutes.

Son of Edith and Elgin "E.J." Bates...his father E.J. played Division II basketball for Kentucky Wesleyan and played professionally for five years in Germany and Switzerland...E.J. manages the basketball training organization called "Bates Fundamentals" and coaches it affiliated AAU team out of Ypsilanti, Michigan...was named Gatorade National Player of the Year as a Sophomore in 2020, becoming the first sophomore to win the boys award in the awards history.