Missouri adds Indiana transfer Tamar Bates

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Indiana transfer Tamar Bates is headed to Missouri, he announced Friday.

The 6-foot-5 Kansas City, KS native averaged 6.1 points as a sophomore at Indiana.

“I chose Mizzou because they are building a culture that I wanted to be apart of,” he told On3.com. “The team is built to win and with the daily work that’ll be put in I’m excited to see what we can really do.

“Coach [Dennis] Gates is a humble man who values family and real relationships as I do. He and his staff have shown they know how to put guys with my skill set in positions to be successful. I’m a Kansas City guy, so having this great opportunity and being right up the road is a blessing in itself.”

Missouri went 25-10 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Gates’s first season with the Tigers.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.