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Emoni Bates, a former star at Ypsilanti Lincoln and Ypsi Prep, is transferring to Eastern Michigan to play for his hometown school

With little going on in Michigan athletics, I felt that now was a decent time to do a mailbag to see what our fine readers are curious about. I solicited questions Monday on the MGoBoard and on Twitter, and picked the ones I felt were most interesting to answer. I tried to select questions that were most frequently asked, and that covered the bases, giving different sports representation rather than just focusing on football. I also threw in a few silly questions and one on pro sports.  [NOTE: I did not answer any NIL questions, despite there being many, because they would best be answered in...

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After averaging about 25 points a game at Ypsi Prep, Bates has played some on the travel circuit this summer. He and his Ypsi Prep teammates played this winter against some of the top prep teams across the country, including future Michigan guard Frankie Collins and fellow five-star underclassmaen Mikey Willams, who just signed a lucrative NIL deal himself. The G League produced two NBA lottery picks who skirted the NCAA for the NBA's developmental league. Jalen Green and Jonathan Kuminga each made $500,000 while performing relatively well in their first year of professional basketball. In o...

Emoni Bates has given a bit more insight into his future steps.  Bates is considering playing at Michigan State, Memphis, Miami, Baylor or Oregon or starting out with the NBA's G League, Australia's NBL or Overtime Elite.  The talented forward has long been considered the top prospect in his class and possibly the top American prospect period. ESPN recently listed him as its No. 1 preps player. He'd traded the spot with Chet Holmgren, whom Bates battled while playing the inaugural season for his father Ypsi Prep program. (Holmgren, now headed to Gonzaga, and Bates each topped 30 points in...