Tamar Bates Archive

Tamar Bates brings the spark to melt away Indiana’s ice-cold offense in win over Kennesaw State

  • Amanda Foster 12/24/2022 8:41 am  
 

Even Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall wasn’t impervious to the winter chill that settled over much of the United States on Friday. For most of Indiana’s contest against Kennesaw State, the Hoosiers were without a spark on either end of the ...

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Video: Mike Woodson, Tamar Bates react to win against Kennesaw State

  • Staff 12/23/2022 9:51 pm  
 

Mike Woodson and Tamar Bates addressed the media following Indiana’s 69-55 win against Kennesaw State on Friday at Assembly Hall. Watch their postgame reaction below: (Video courtesy of IU Athletics)

Film Session: Arizona

  • Ryan Corazza 12/13/2022 7:49 am  
 

Before the Arizona game, Tamar Bates offered this to the media when asked about his increased production. “Putting the work in, putting the time in,” Bates said. “(There’s) not really a secret recipe or a formula to it. It’s just ...

Video: Tamar Bates previews Arizona

  • Staff 12/10/2022 7:18 am  
 

Tamar Bates addressed the media on Friday evening in advance of Indiana’s Saturday matchup against Arizona in Las Vegas. Watch the full media availability below, courtesy of IU Athletics:

Galloway, Bates and Kopp bring 3-pointers, floaters and rebounds in win against Nebraska

  • Amanda Foster 12/08/2022 7:55 am  
 

The poetry that is Indiana basketball keeps getting better. Alliterations abounded Wednesday night, with a triple-double from Trayce Jackson-Davis and 3-pointers from Trey Galloway and Tamar Bates. And because poetry can never be perfect, Indiana’s traditional 3-point shooter deviated from ...

Five takeaways from Indiana’s win against Jackson State

  • Alex Bozich 11/25/2022 8:05 pm  
 

Indiana improved to 6-0 with an easy 90-51 win over Jackson State on Friday afternoon at Assembly Hall. Here are five takeaways from the win over the Tigers: IU’s bench carries a major offensive load Indiana’s bench had its best ...

Tamar Bates’ maturity and talent come together in win over Jackson State

  • William McDermott 11/25/2022 5:24 pm  
 

Tamar Bates sat at the podium in Indiana’s press conference with his eight-month-old daughter after Indiana’s 90-51 win over Jackson State. Leilani Nicole Bates sat at the podium with her father, pacifier in mouth, and spent her first Thanksgiving in ...

Video: Mike Woodson, IU players react to win against Jackson State

  • Alex Bozich 11/25/2022 2:55 pm  
 

Mike Woodson, Tamar Bates and Xavier Johnson addressed the media following Indiana’s 90-51 win against Jackson State at Assembly Hall. Watch their postgame comments below:

Video: Mike Woodson, IU players react to win against Miami (OH)

  • Alex Bozich 11/20/2022 8:09 pm  
 

INDIANAPOLIS – Mike Woodson, Miller Kopp and Tamar Bates addressed the media following Indiana’s 86-56 win against Miami (OH) on Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Watch their postgame comments below:

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Video: Tamar Bates discusses his role, competition level in practice and more

  • Alex Bozich 11/09/2022 12:01 pm  
 

Tamar Bates addressed the media Wednesday morning in advance of Indiana’s Thursday’s matchup against Bethune-Cookman at Assembly Hall. Watch the full media availability with Bates below:

Mike Woodson unsure if Tamar Bates or Trayce Jackson-Davis will play in exhibition opener

  • Alex Bozich 10/28/2022 10:45 am  
 

Indiana is a “little banged up” entering Saturday’s exhibition opener against Marian University. In a media availability on Friday morning, Mike Woodson said he’s unsure if the Hoosiers will be full strength this weekend at Assembly Hall. “Trayce (Jackson-Davis) is ...

2022-23 Indiana basketball player profile: Tamar Bates

  • Ryan Corazza 10/19/2022 7:43 am  
 

With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we’ve transitioned from our look at other Big Ten programs to our player-by-player previews of the 2022-23 Indiana roster. Today, our player profiles continue with a look at sophomore Tamar ...

11 IU basketball athletes join summer class for Hoosiers For Good NIL deal

  • Staff 08/03/2022 2:40 pm  
 

According to a press release, Hoosiers For Good, an organization that partners IU student-athletes with charities, has signed 11 IU basketball athletes to NIL deals. Earlier this spring, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson were among the first 14 student-athletes at ...

Tamar Bates opens up about fatherhood: ‘I have a new purpose’

  • Tyler Tachman 07/29/2022 7:55 am  
 

Tamar Bates left early in the morning. He flew from Portland to Utah and then home. That was on March 18. The day before, Indiana’s 2021-22 season came to a close. For Bates, his first season at IU wasn’t linear. ...

Video: Tamar Bates talks fatherhood, offseason growth and more

  • Staff 07/28/2022 2:52 pm  
 

Tamar Bates addressed the media on Thursday afternoon for the first time this offseason. Bates talked about becoming a father this year, offseason growth and much more. Watch the full media availability below:

That’s A Wrap: Tamar Bates

  • Tyler Tachman 04/05/2022 8:00 am  
 

Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our player-by-player recap of the 2021-2022 Indiana Hoosiers. Today: Tamar Bates. Bates (32 games): 3.9 point, 0.6 assists, 1.3 rebounds, 33.8 FG%, 29.8 3PT%, 83.3 FT% in 14.5 minutes per game. Previously: Logan Duncomb Expectations ...