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Jersey Number 4
Antonia Bates
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Easton, Pa.
- High School:
- Rutgers Prep
2024-25 | Junior
- Saw action in five games before season ended due to injury
- Started 25 of the 30 games she was available for
- Averaged 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game
- Ranked second on the team averaging 29.9 minutes per contest
- Bates proved herself to be an exception defender as she led the team with 46 blocks to rank third in the Big Ten. She also sat second on the squad with 38 steals
- Recorded a career-high four blocks three times against Boise State (Nov. 25), Delaware State (Nov. 29) and Michigan (Jan. 21)
- Also paced RU with 95 assists, ranking top-15 in the conference
- Dished out 3+ helpers 17 times and set a career high of eight dimes against Minnesota (Feb. 13)
- In the same outings against the Gophers, also set a single game high for herself with four takeaways
- Reached double figure points in back-to-back games with 11 points against Indiana (Dec. 9) and 10 versus Princeton (Dec. 13)
- Grabbed career best 10 rebounds against Lafayette (Dec. 1) early in the season
- Appeared in all 32 games of the campaign
- Netted a career-high 12 points at Boston College (Nov. 30) for her only double-digit outings of the slate
- Secured a career best four field goals and four three-pointers, the second highest single game performance of the season for RU, against the Terriers
- Ranked third on the team with 18 three-pointers
- Paced Rutgers with 30 blocks to rank ninth in the Big Ten, the second highest freshman in the top-10
- She led the team in the statistic eight times and secured her career best 3+ denials on three occasions
- Also set career bests with five rebounds at Wisconsin (Feb. 20), four assists versus Princeton (Dec. 15) and two steals against Northwestern (Feb. 15)
- Born in Bound Brook, New Jersey before moving to Easton, Pennsylvania when she was four-years-old
- Originally starred for Notre Dame High School before transferring to Rutgers Prep for her final year of high school
- Came up as a guard, and has since sprouted in height and ability across the court
- Athletic in transition, attacks the rim, hits jumpers from mid-range to the arc, grabs rebounds, and plays anticipatory defense
- Scored 12.4 points per gamein her senior season for Notre Dame while leading the Crusaders to their first state semifinal in program history
- Class 3A All-State Second Team selection by the PA Sports Writers in 2020-21
- Played AAU ball with the New Jersey Sparks, and was the No. 40 ranked guard in the country in her class according to espnW.
Women’s Basketball Post Game Press Conference - Saint Peter’s
Sunday, November 30
Women's Basketball Postgame Press Conference - Northeastern
Saturday, November 29
Women's Basketball Postgame Press Conference - Siena
Tuesday, November 25
Women's Basketball Postgame Press Conference - FDU
Sunday, November 16
