NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Mikayla Bates was named Monday as a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete in Division I women's basketball.
Bates is a junior from Baton Rouge, La., and a graduate of University Lab School. The XULA accounting major qualified for the NAIA honor by having a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4-point scale and reaching junior academic status. The NAIA cited 143 for the award.
"Mikayla Bates represents everything a student-athlete should be," coach Bo Browdersaid. "She is a leader on and off the court. She does volunteer work. She is a great role model for young ladies in our community."
This past season Bates was named to the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference All-Defensive team and was a GCAC Player of the Week. A 5-foot-7 guard, Bates averaged 8.2 points and 5.5 points per game and ranks seventh nationally with 2.8 steals per game.
This summer Bates will return to Northwestern Mutual for an internship. The company rated Bates as one of its top 10 interns of 2017 nationally.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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