Billy Ray Bates

Billy Ray Bates
Born: May 31, 1956
Kosciusko, MS USA
Position: G
College: Kentucky State
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 210
Career: 1978-1989
Coaching Career
NBA Stats

Billy Ray Bates averaged 21.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in his 130-game career with the Charleston Gunners, Maine Lumberjacks, Ohio Mixers and Pensacola Tornados. He began playing during the 1978 season and last took the court during the 1989 campaign.

Maine Lumberjacks

Ohio Mixers

Charleston Gunners

Pensacola Tornados

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Player Totals:

Season	Lg.	Team	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts
1978-79	CBA	Maine Lumberjacks	46	1968	1042	546	8	1	222	170	336	217	125	22	161	1263
1979-80	CBA	Maine Lumberjacks	36	1529	747	401	21	9	198	164	271	200	92	23	123	975
1983-84	CBA	Ohio Mixers	23	591	248	140	27	11	69	60	74	64	32	9	58	351
1986-87	CBA	Charleston Gunners	25	482	177	90	54	21	36	27	29	49	34	8	35	228
Totals			130	4570	2214	1177	110	42	525	421	710	530	283	62	377	2817

Player Averages:

Season	Lg.	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts
1978-79	CBA	Maine Lumberjacks	46	42.8	52.4	12.5	76.6	7.3	4.7	2.7	0.5	3.5	27.5
1979-80	CBA	Maine Lumberjacks	36	42.5	53.7	42.9	82.8	7.5	5.6	2.6	0.6	3.4	27.1
1983-84	CBA	Ohio Mixers	23	25.7	56.5	40.7	87.0	3.2	2.8	1.4	0.4	2.5	15.3
1986-87	CBA	Charleston Gunners	25	19.3	50.8	38.9	75.0	1.2	2.0	1.4	0.3	1.4	9.1
Averages			130	35.2	53.2	38.2	80.2	5.5	4.1	2.2	0.5	2.9	21.7

Postseason - Player Totals:

Season	Lg.	Team	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts
1983-84	CBA	Ohio Mixers	5	143	67	41	7	3	9	7	18	5	7	2	16	92
1989-90	CBA	Pensacola Tornados	1	11	7	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	7
Totals			6	154	74	43	8	4	11	9	19	5	7	2	17	99

Postseason Player Averages:

Season	Lg.	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts
1983-84	CBA	Ohio Mixers	5	28.6	61.2	42.9	77.8	3.6	1.0	1.4	0.4	3.2	18.4
1989-90	CBA	Pensacola Tornados	1	11.0	28.6	100.0	100.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	7.0
Averages			130	25.7	58.1	50.0	81.8	3.2	0.8	1.2	0.3	2.8	16.5

Awards

1978 - CBA All-League Second Team
1978 - CBA Rookie of the Year
1979 - CBA All-League First Team