2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Malury Bates
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- William Fleming
- Hometown:
- Roanoke, Va.
2022-23 Season (6th Year)
» Played in more career games than any player in Georgia history
» 146 games played over her six years in Athens
» Seven double-figure scoring games this season
» Posted a career-high 15 points in win over Florida
» One of the first players off the bench for Georgia
2021-22 Season (Senior)
» Played in 30 games and drew three starts
» Tied a career high with 5 blocks vs. Missouri (2/17)
» Scored in double figures in back-to-back games vs. Florida (13) and Vanderbilt (12)
» Scored 10 of her points against Vandy in the second half
» Career-high 9 boards in the win at Miss State (1/20)
» Had her best game of the season with 13 pts. vs. Florida (1/2)
» Has picked up big minutes and has been a big boost off the bench for Georgia this season
» Had one of the best games of her career with 12 points and 7 boards against Marquette (11/27)
» Eight of her 12 pts. against Marquette came in the third quarter
» Made the UGA Athletic Director's Honor Roll, which honors student-athletes with a 3.5 GPA or better
2020-21 Season (R-Junior)
» Played in 25 games
» Averaged 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game
» Totaled 27 blocks
» Scored four second-half points in the SEC quarterfinal win against Kentucky
» Stepped up and played big minutes in Georgia's two wins against Tennessee (1/14) and Ole Miss
» Played 14 minutes in the second half against Tennessee (1/14) and made several key plays, including a defensive stop in the final seconds to seal Georgia's win
» Tied a career high with 8 rebounds vs. Furman
» Scored a career-high 13 points in the season-opening win at Mercer
2019-20 Season (R-Sophomore)
» Slowly came back from a ACL tear that she suffered during her sophomore season
» Saw action in 29 games
» Averaged 2.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game; totaled 25 blocks
» Played a season high 20 minutes against Mercer on Nov. 21 and scored five points
» In conference play, notched a season high 16 minutes of action against Auburn on Jan. 19
» Had her best outing against UCLA on Dec. 19, when she went 3-4 from the field, finishing with a season high nine points
2018-19 Season (Sophomore)
» Suffered a torn ACL against Mercer and missed the remainder of the season; earned a redshirt
» Scored six-straight points to help jump start a 17-3 run against Maryland in the second quarter
» Played a career-high 28 minutes at UCLA
» Career high five blocks against Winthrop
2017-18 Season (Freshman)
» Saw more playing team as the season progressed
» Missed the first six games of the year due to a stress fracture in her right foot earlier in the fall
» Played in 22 games total as a true freshman
» Her best game came against Howard (12/19) when she scored a season-best 11 points to go with seven rebounds
High School
» Prepped at William Fleming High School in Roanoke, Va.; played for head coach Ronald “Champ” Hubbard
» McDonald’s All-America nominee in 2017
» A four-star prospect according to ESPN’s HoopGurlz; ranked as the No. 7 overall post prospect and a top-100 recruit by the same recruiting service
» A Virginia High School Coaches Association First-Team All-State performer in both her junior and senior seasons
» ESPN’s HoopGurlz rated her as the third-best prospect in the state of Virginia
» Was the VHSL 4A West Region Player of the Year in 2016 and made the all-state and all-region teams in 2016 and 2017
» William Fleming High School was the 4A state runner-up during her freshman campaign, made the Final Four in her sophomore season and finished runner-up in her junior season
» Averaged a double-double of 11 points and 12.3 rebounds through three games in the 2016 state tournament; posted a double-double of 18 points and 19 rebounds in the semifinals win against Wilson High School
» Competed in the high jump on the track team and was a middle blocker on the volleyball team
» Also played lacrosse during her freshman season of high school
Personal
» Born July 21, 1999 in Roanoke, Va.
» Daughter of Luther and Marqueetta Bates
» Both parents played basketball at Virginia Union University
» Has one brother and four sisters
» Graduated with a degree in sociology and is pursuing a master's in community nutrition
