Basketball Pierre Brooks II, five-star Max Christie and four-star Jaden Akins (a former teammate of Bates at Ypsilanti Prep), and has point guard Tyson Walker transferring in from Northeastern.īut MSU has two scholarship openings for next season's roster.Ĭontact Chris Solari: Follow him on Twitter Read more on the Michigan State Spartans and sign up for our Spartans newsletter. MSU has a three-guard, star-studded class coming in for next year, including Michigan Mr. Four Spartans - Jack Hoiberg, Thomas Kithier, Foster Loyer and Rocket Watts - have entered the transfer portal, and starters Joshua Langford (retirement) and Aaron Henry (NBA draft) won't return. There is still yet work to do for Izzo for next season's roster, too. 1 prospect in high school basketball, is reclassifying into the 2021 class and could potentially enroll in college for the upcoming season. "I was upset at first," Elgin said last year, "but the one that he really wanted to go to was recruiting him consistently the whole way, so as long as he got the offer he wanted and got to play for the school he actually wants to play for, I'm happy." Bates' father, Elgin, said he was disappointed more schools didn't reach out to his son, as it was once expected rule changes would allow Emoni to go straight to the NBA out of high school in 2022. Last year, Bates had scholarship offers from Michigan, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky and DePaul, among others. Duke was the first to extend him an offer, when he was in eighth grade. I'm big on loyalty, and they showed me all loyalty, so I got to show them love back." "I know they're showing that their love is genuine," Bates said in June, "and they've just been here for a long time. After this year, if it's too easy, I might - but if not, I'm probably going to play another year.”īates committed to MSU during a interview on "SportsCenter" last June after saying that Izzo and the Spartans had recruited him since seventh grade. “After this year it will tell me everything I need to know," Bates told ESPN last year about reclassification. "I can't decide on that right now. That leaves Izzo without a commitment for 2022. The Spartans lost center Enoch Boakye, who reclassified into the 2021 class and signed with Arizona State. PICK UP: Michigan State lands 'crafty' point guard in transfer Tyson Walker 28, 2004) is not eligible for the NBA draft until 2023 after he turns 19. Bates also would not meet the G League’s current minimum age requirement of 18 for the 2021-22 season, and would not be eligible for the NBA’s development system draft until the 2022-23 season. Under current rules, the 17-year-old Bates (born Jan. It is unclear if the 6-foot-8, 200-pound forward plans to reclassify into the 2021 class. 1 NBA draft pick, Bates left Ypsilanti Lincoln after becoming the first sophomore to win Gatorade national player of the year last year to join his father Elgin's newly created Ypsi Prep team this winter for his junior season.
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