Sarah Bates

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Clovis West HS
Hometown:
Fresno, Calif.

• Third player in program history from the state of California; joins current teammate Kali Jones from the Golden State.

SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Due to NCAA transfer rules, she will redshirt in the 2018-19 season.

UC SANTA BARBARA (2017-18)
Played in 29 games with 25 starts... Logged 841 minutes of action (29.0 mpg)... Tallied 317 points (10.9 ppg)... Ranked 14th in the Big West Conference in scoring... In Big West play, she notched 210 points (13.1 ppg) and ranked 13th in the Big West in scoring... Was 100-of-235 (.426) from the field, including 61-of-148 (.412) from beyond the arc... Led the team and ranked fourth in the Big West in 3-point field goals made... Tied for 21st in the nation among freshmen for 3-point field goals made... Ranked second on the team, fifth in the Big West and 113th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage... Ranked eighth in the nation among freshmen in 3-point field goal percentage... Registered a 56-of-79 (.709) from the foul line... Dished out 82 assists (2.8 apg)... Pocketed 17 steals (0.6 spg)... Hauled in 69 rebounds (2.4 rpg)... Registered 16 double figure scoring games, including four games with 20 or more points... Made two or more 3-point field goals in 15 games, including four games with four or more connections... Fives games with five or more made free throws... Handed out five or more assists in five games... Carded two or more steals in four games... Started her collegiate career with a career-high 25 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field and a career-high 12-of-16 effort from the free throw line with five rebounds and five assists at Northern Arizona (11/10)... Notched 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc against Seattle (11/17)... Tallied 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting against Fresno State (11/30)... Recorded 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals against San Diego State (12/22)... Carded 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 5-of-7 from the foul line with four rebounds and two assists against Cal Poly (1/6)... Registered 23 points on 6-of-11 shooting including a 5-of-7 effort from 3-point range and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe with five rebounds and five assists at Cal State Northridge (1/11)... Added 14 points, three rebounds and two assists against UC Davis (1/18)... Poured in 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting including a 6-of-9 effort from 3-point range and four assists at Long Beach State (1/20)... Tied her career-high with 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting including a career-high 7-of-12 effort from 3-point range at UC Davis (1/27)... Chipped in with 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting including a 3-of-6 effort from 3-point range at Cal Poly (2/21).

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Clovis West High School in Fresno, Calif. under coach Craig Campbell… Four-time All-TRAC honors... Three-time All-CIF selection… Earned All-State honors as a senior… Led the Golden Eagles to a 34-2 record and the CIF Open Division State Championship as a senior… Scored 11 straight points in the fourth quarter to lead Clovis West to a 44-40 victory over Archbishop Mitty in the title game… Ranks third all-time in scoring and fourth all-time in assists in school history… In her junior season, averaged 12.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game… Averaged 11.2 points per game as a sophomore… Also competed in cross country and track… Earned Scholar Athlete honors.

PERSONAL
Born October 1, 1998... Daughter of Al and Jodi Bates… Has two older siblings, Trent and Emily… Undecided on major.