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2012-13: CSAC All-Academic Team...Appeared in 26 games with one start vs. Rosemont…Was one rebound shy of a double-double, finishing with 15 points and nine rebounds vs. Elizabethtown…Also hit three three-pointers and went 6-of-10 from the floor, with a block, assist, and steal…Registered eight points and seven rebounds in 10 minutes in the consolation game of the PNC Bank Royal Rumble against Scranton…Went for double-digit scoring in three other contests (Cabrini, Rosemont, and at Cairn)… Played 25 minutes in his first action as a Griffin in the season opener vs. John Jay, totaling six points, six boards, and two assists…Recorded nine points on 4-of-6 shooting along with three caroms, two assists, and a steal in a win at Marywood.

PERSONAL: Transfer from Division II Lynn University...Appeared in 15 games as a red-shirt freshman in 2011-12...Second-team all state as a senior...Three-time All-Palm Beach and four-time all-district...Team were Florida 1A state runners-up in 2008 and 2009...Averaged over 20 points a game as a senior...Gates played for coach Joe Dawson at Grandview Prep...Also played football...He is the son of Mary Beth and Neil Gates...He has two sisters.