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Editors note: This story has been updated with statistics from the game. Ypsilanti Prep Academy met SPIRE Institute for the second time this season Saturday, but this time, Emoni Bates took the court.  Bates, a five-star junior committed to Michigan State basketball, scored 30  points after a delayed entrance in the 85-79 win in Ann Arbor. Coaches had previously been unsure if Bates would play Saturday due to a hand injury.  But near the beginning end of the second quarter, the 6-foot-9 for...

Bates, a five-star junior committed to Michigan State basketball, and his Ball Boys teammates will face the Dohn Prep Panthers (Ohio) at 7:45 p.m. Sunday in Vandalia, Ohio. The team will then take on AZ Compass Prep (Arizona), one of the top teams in the nation, Monday night.  You can purchase a pass to view these games, and all others part of the Top Gun Showcase, at suvtv.com. Or you can follow our Twitter list below. Free Press assistant sports editor Tyler Davis will be watching the gam...

Update: Tickets for the Battle Basketball Showcase have sold out.  For the second time this season, Emoni Bates, the nations top-ranked junior basketball player, will face another No. 1 prospect. Bates, a five-star Michigan State basketball commit, and Ypsilanti Prep Academy play Mikey Williams, a five-star sophomore with dozens of Division I offers, and Lake Norman (North Carolina) on Saturday in a clash between two of the best young scorers in the country. The matchup is part of the latest...

On the day Ypsilanti Prep Academy won its first game without Emoni Bates, a marquee matchup involving the new Michigan-based basketball team became publicized.  Bates, a five-star Michigan State basketball commit, and Mikey Williams, an undecided five-star sophomore, could share the floor when Ypsi Prep meets Lake Norman Christian (North Carolina) on Feb. 6. Ypsi Prep is hoping Bates can play after he was injured in a game vs. Elevation Prep in Ohio last week.  The Feb. 6 matchup, broadcast...

Western Michigan, Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan hoops fans may want to tune into Tuesdays game, as CliRon Hornbeak, a 6-foot-9 St. Francis senior, is committed to play for Kent State next season.  St. Francis has had high-profile Power Five players in recent years but this season is led by Hornbeak and Feisal Crumby. Hornbeak is known for his power and size, combined with a nice shooting touch. He averaged a double-double last season and emerged as a No. 1 option on his club team th...

Michigan State basketball commit Emoni Bates was good from 3, the paint and the free-throw line in a 32-point performance vs. St. Francis in Toledo.

Ypsi Prep isnt an Emoni-only show Bates was off Saturday but still scored 17, hit a few tightly contested shots and threw down a couple dunks. As he struggled to get his jump shot to fall, he deferred more, allowing Dillon Hunter, Jamal Sumlin and JaVaughn Hannah to initiate the offense.  Bates was getting to his spots and getting his usual lift, but the shots just werent falling. Obviously, Bates is the star every time he takes the courts, but Saturdays game showed his supporting cast can be...

Submitted by njvictor on January 9th, 2021 at 11:48 PM Just watched the Air Nado vs Ypsi Prep game where Ypsi Prep won in overtime 79-74. Frankie Collins and Air Nado went up against Ypsi Prep who is headlined by 2022 #1 player Emoni Bates, 2022 top 50 Dillon Hunter, 2022 top 100 Shawn Phillips, and 2022 top 100 JaVaughn Hannah. Air Nado usually had 2021 top 5 player Jaden Hardy, but he recently decided to sit out the rest of his high school career and this was Frankie Collins first game as th...