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Emoni Bates

エモニ・ベイツ　/　えもに・べいつ

American basketball player

January 28, 2004 (age 22)　・　Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Michigan
basketball player

My Take

Emoni Bates is a name I followed because he carried the weight of impossible expectations young. Touted as a generational talent out of Ann Arbor, he was hyped almost before he'd finished high school, and at 206 cm with guard skills the comparisons got wild fast. What I find compelling, and a little sobering, is how his college path bounced from Memphis to Eastern Michigan before he landed in the G League. To me he's a cautionary tale about anointing teenagers, but also a reminder that careers aren't over at 22. I'm genuinely curious whether he reroutes the story from here.

Overview

Emoni James-Wayne Bates ( ee-MON-ee; born January 28, 2004) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Emoni Bates
Name (Japanese): エモニ・ベイツ
Reading: えもに・べいつ
Born: January 28, 2004 (age 22)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Monkey
Origin: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 206 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Lincoln High School
University: University of Memphis

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/emoni21/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%83%84

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