Player Profile c/o 2022: Emoni Bates

Emoni Bates sf / 6'8'' 200 / Lincoln High / Ypsilanti, MI ****

STRENGTH
Shooting Stroke / Handles / Length / IQ

WEAKNESS
Overall Strength / Defensive Post Play

POTENTIAL
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Emoni Bates Articles:

05/05/20 - 2022 NBA Mock Draft Lottery

04/07/20 - $15...Who's your Starting 5???

11/13/15 - c/o 2022: Too Early Top 60 Sixth Graders

$15...Who's Your Starting 5??? 2020 NBA Draft + HS Class of 2020-2025

2020 NBA Draft

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- Yellow asterisk (*) represents Prospect-Central's selection.

Point Guards
($5) LaMelo Ball pg / 6'8'' 180 / USA / 2001 *
($4) Cole Anthony pg / 6'3'' 190 / UNC / Fr.
($3) Killian Hayes pg/sg / 6'5'' 215 / France / 2001
($2) Tyrese Hailburton pg / 6'5'' 180 / Iowa State / So.
($1) Niccolò Mannion pg / 6'3'' 190 / Arizona / Fr.

Shooting Guards
($5) Anthony Edwards sg / 6'5'' 225 / Georgia / Fr.
($4) Tyrese Maxey pg/sg / 6'3'' 200 / Kentucky / Fr.
($3) R.J. Hampton pg/sg / 6'5'' 185 / USA / 2001
($2) Josh Green sg / 6'6'' 210 / Arizona / Fr. *
($1) Devin Vassell sg / 6'6'' 185 / Florida State / So.

Small Forwards
($5) Deni Avdija sf / 6'8'' 215 / Israel / 2001 *
($4) Isaac Okoro sf / 6'6'' 220 / Auburn / Fr.
($3) Precious Achiuwa sf/pf / 6'9'' 225 / Memphis / Fr.
($2) Aaron Nesmith sf / 6'6'' 215 / Vanderbilt / So.
($1) Saddiq Bey sf / 6'8'' 215 / Villanova / So.

Power Forwards
($5) Obi Toppin sf/pf / 6'9'' 220 / Dayton / So.
($4) Onyeka Okongwu pf/c / 6'9'' 245 / USC / Fr.
($3) Jaden McDaniels sf/pf / 6'9'' 200 / Washington / Fr.
($2) Isaiah Stewart pf / 6'9'' 250 / Washington / Fr. *
($1) Zeke Nnaji pf/c / 6'11'' 240 / Arizona / Fr.

Centers
($5) James Wiseman c / 7'1'' 240 / Memphis / Fr.
($4) Daniel Oturu c / 6'10'' 240 / Minnesota / So.
($3) Vernon Carey, Jr. c / 6'10'' 270 / Duke / Fr.
($2) Aleksej Pokuševski c / 7'0'' 200 / Serbia / 2001
($1) Udoka Azubuike c / 7'0'' 280 / Kansas / Sr. *

Class of 2020 (12th Grade)

Point Guards
($5) Cade Cunningham pg / 6'7'' 215 / Oklahoma State / HS Sr. *
($4) Jalen Suggs pg/sg / 6'5'' 200 / Gonzaga / HS Sr.
($3) Daishen Nix pg / 6'5'' 205 / UCLA / HS Sr.
($2) Caleb Love pg / 6'3'' 180 / UNC / HS Sr.
($1) Jeremy Roach pg / 6'2'' 170 / Duke / HS Sr.

Shooting Guards
($5) Jalen Green sg / 6'5'' 175 / Undeclared / HS Sr. *
($4) Terrence Clarke sg / 6'7'' 185 / Kentucky / HS Sr.
($3) Joshua Christopher sg / 6'5'' 215 / Michigan / HS Sr.
($2) Jaden Springer sg / 6'5'' 190 / Tennessee / HS Sr.
($1) Bryce Thompson pg/sg / 6'5'' 175 / Kansas / HS Sr.

Small Forwards
($5) Brandon Boston, Jr. sg/sf / 6'7'' 185 / Kentucky / HS Sr.
($4) Ziaire Williams sf / 6'8'' 185 / Undeclared / HS Sr.
($3) Jalen Johnson sf/pf / 6'8'' 220 / Duke / HS Sr. *
($2) Scottie Barnes sf / 6'8'' 220 / Florida State / HS Sr.
($1) Earl Timberlake sf / 6'6'' 215 / Miami / HS Sr.

Power Forwards
($5) Greg Brown, III sf/pf / 6'9'' 195 / Undeclared / HS Sr.
($4) Isaiah Todd pf / 6'10'' 210 / Michigan / HS Sr.
($3) Isaiah Jackson pf / 6'9'' 200 / Kentucky / HS Sr.
($2) Dawson Garcia pf / 6'11''  220 / Marquette / HS Sr.
($1) Lance Ware pf / 6'9'' 215 / Kentucky / HS Sr. *

Centers
($5) Evan Mobley pf/c / 7'0'' 205 / USC / HS Sr.
($4) Makur Maker pf/c / 6'11'' 235 / Undeclared / HS Sr.
($3) Day'Ron Sharpe c / 6'10'' 250 / UNC / HS Sr.
($2) Walker Kessler c / 7'0'' 245 / UNC / HS Sr.
($1) Mark Williams c / 7'0'' 225 / Duke / HS Sr. *

Class of 2021 (11th Grade)

Point Guards
($5) Khristian Lander pg / 6'2'' 165 / Indiana / HS Jr.
($4) Kennedy Chandler pg / 6'0'' 160 / Memphis, TN / HS Jr.
($3) J.D. Davidson pg / 6'3'' 180 / Letohatchee, AL / HS Jr.
($2) Hunter Sallis pg/sg / 6'3'' 175 / Omaha, NE / HS Jr.
($1) Isael Silva pg / 6'3'' 180 / Carmichael, CA / HS Jr. *

Shooting Guards
($5) Jaden Hardy sg / 6'4'' 190 / Henderson, NV / HS Jr.
($4) Aminu Mohammed sg / 6'4'' 180 / Springfield, MO / HS Jr.
($3) Max Christie sg / 6'5'' 170 / Meadows, IL / HS Jr. *
($2) Trevor Keels sg / 6'5'' 210 / Fairfax, VA / HS Jr.
($1) Manny Obaseki sg / 6'4'' 170 / Allen, TX / HS Jr.


Small Forwards
($5) Jonathan Kuminga sf/pf / 6'8'' 210 / Elizabeth, NJ / HS Jr.
($4) Patrick Baldwin, Jr. sf / 6'9'' 205 / Sussex, WI / HS Jr. *
($3) A.J. Griffin sf / 6'6'' 195 / Duke / HS Jr.
($2) Harrison Ingram sf / 6'7'' 200 / Dallas, TX / HS Jr.
($1) Kendall Brown sf / 6'7'' 200 / Woodbury, MN / HS Jr.

Power Forwards
($5) Paolo Banchero pf / 6'9'' 235 / Seattle, WA / HS Jr. *
($4) Jabari Smith, Jr. pf / 6'9'' 200 / Tyrone, GA / HS Jr.
($3) Michael Foster pf / 6'9'' 220 / Milwaukee, WI / HS Jr.
($2) Moussa Diabate pf / 6'9'' 205 / Bradenton, FL / HS Jr.
($1) Damion Collins pf / 6'8'' 190 / Atlanta, TX / HS Jr.

Centers
($5) Chet Holmgren pf/c / 7'0'' 190 / Minneapolis, MN / HS Jr.
($4) Moussa Cissé c / 6'10'' 220 / Memphis, TN / HS Jr.
($3) Nathan Bittle c / 6'11'' 185 / Central Point, OR / HS Jr.
($2) Efton Reid c / 6'11'' 235 / Richmond, VA / HS Jr. *
($1) Frank Kepnang c / 6'10'' 220 / West Chester, PA / HS Jr.

Class of 2022 (10th Grade)

Point Guards
($5) Dior Johnson pg / 6'2'' 175 / Syracuse / HS So.
($4) Jaden Bradley pg / 6'2'' 170 / Concord, NC / HS So. *
($3) Keyonte George pg/sg / 6'4'' 180 / Lewisville, TX / HS So.
($2) Scott Henderson pg / 6'2'' 175 / Marietta, GA / HS So.
($1) Skyy Clark pg / 6'1'' 175 / Calabasas, CA / HS So.

Shooting Guards
($5) Chris Livingston sg / 6'5'' 185 / Akron, OH / HS So.
($4) Amari Bailey sg / 6'4'' 180 / Chatsworth, CA / HS So.
($3) Dariq Whitehead sg/sf / 6'5'' 190 / Montverde, FL / HS So.
($2) Justice Williams sg / 6'3''170 / Philadelphia, PA / HS So.
($1) Zion Cruz sg / 6'3'' 170 / Jersey City, NJ / HS So. *

Small Forwards
($5) Emoni Bates sf / 6'8'' 200 / Ypsilanti, MI / HS So. *
($4) Caleb Houston sf / 6'7'' 180 / Montverde, FL / HS So.
($3) Jarace Walker sf / 6'6'' 210 / Bradenton, FL / HS So.
($2) Brandon Miller sf / 6'6'' 180 / Antioch, TN / HS So.
($1) Mark Mitchell sf / 6'7'' 190 / Shawnee Mission, KS / HS So.


Power Forwards
($5) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield pf / 6'9'' 210 / Clarksville, TN / HS So.
($4) Kijani Wright pf / 6'8'' 210 / Los Angeles, CA / HS So.
($3) Jalen Washington pf / 6'8'' 200 / Gary, IN / HS So.
($2) Sadraque Nganga pf / 6'9'' 205 / Phoenix, AZ / HS So. *
($1) A.J. Casey pf / 6'8'' 200 / Chicago, IL / HS So.

Centers
($5) Jalen Duren c / 6'10'' 220 / Philadelphia, PA / HS So.
($4) Lee Dort c / 6'10'' 240 / Dallas, TX / HS So.
($3) Vincent Iwuchukwu c / 6'11'' 215 / San Antonio, TX / HS So. *
($2) Enoch Boakye c / 6'10'' 240 / Mississauga, Ont., CA / HS So.
($1) Dereck Lively, II c / 6'11'' 200 / Bellefonte, PA / HS So.

Class of 2023 (9th Grade)

Point Guards
($5) Dajuan Wagner, Jr. pg / 6'2'' 155 / Camden, NJ / HS Fr.
($4) Mikey Williams pg / 6'2'' 175 / San Diego, CA / HS Fr. *
($3) Chris Lockett, Jr. pg/sg / 6'3'' 180 / New Orleans, LA / HS Fr.
($2) Kanaan Carlyle pg / 6'1'' 170 / Alpharetta, GA / HS Fr.
($1) Simeon Wilcher pg/sg / 6'3'' 170 / Roselle, NJ / HS Fr.

Shooting Guards
($5) Elijah Fisher sg/sf / 6'6'' 185 / North York, Ont., CA / HS Fr. *
($4) LeBron James, Jr. pg/sg / 6'2'' 170 / Chatsworth, CA / HS Fr.
($3) Jayden Nicholson sg / 6'4'' 175 / Florissant, MO / HS Fr.
($2) Robert Jones, Jr. sg / 6'3'' 170 / Aubrey, TX / HS Fr.
($1) Isaiah West pg/sg / 6'2'' 170 / Madison, TN / HS Fr.

Small Forwards
($5) Omaha Biliew sf/pf / 6'7'' 200 / West Des Moines, IA / HS Fr.
($4) Mackenzie Mgbako sf/pf / 6'7'' 180 / Gladstone, NJ / HS Fr. *
($3) Kwame Evans, Jr. sf/pf / 6'8'' 190 / Baltimore, MD / HS Fr.
($2) Dennis Parker, Jr. sf / 6'6'' 175 / Richmond, VA / HS Fr.
($1) Nate Sasser, III sf / 6'5'' 180 / West Palm Beach, FL / HS Fr.

Power Forwards
($5) Matthew Bewley pf / 6'8'' 200 / Fort Lauderdale, FL / HS Fr.
($4) Amani Hansberry pf / 6'7'' 220 / Washington, DC / HS Fr.
($3) Jalen Lewis pf / 6'9'' 215 / Oakland, CA / HS Fr.
($2) Ryan Bewley pf / 6'8'' 200 / Fort Lauderdale, FL / HS Fr.
($1) Cameron Barnes pf/c / 6'9'' 200 / Duncanville, TX / HS Fr. *

Centers
($5) David Oyona-Ibandzo c / 6'10'' 210 / Bel Air, KS / HS Fr.
($4) Baye Fall c / 6'11'' 200 / Denver, CO / HS Fr.
($3) Gai Chol c / 7'0'' 215 / Decatur, GA / HS Fr.
($2) Jahzare Jackson c / 7'0'' 290 / Bradenton, FL / HS Fr.
($1) Jazz Gardner c / 6'10'' 200 / Hacienda Heights, CA / HS Fr. *

Class of 2024 (8th Grade)

Point Guards
($5) Jahseem Felton pg/sg / 6'4'' 170 / Charlotte, NC / 8th Grade
($4) Mikkel Tyne pg / 5'10'' 150 / Brampton, Ont., CA / 8th Grade
($3) Elliot Cadeau pg / 6'0'' 150 / West Orange, NJ / 8th Grade. *
($2) Ahmad Nowell pg/sg / 6'1'' 170 / Philadelphia, PA / 8th Grade
($1) Elijah Duval pg / 6'1'' 160 / Newark, DE / 8th Grade

Shooting Guards
($5) Vyctorius 'V.J.' Miller pg/sg / 6'5'' 155 / Los Angeles, CA / 8th Grade
($4) Tayshawn Bridges sg / 6'3'' 170 / Milwaukee, WI / 8th Grade
($3) Isaiah Elohim sg / 6'4'' 165 / Northridge, CA / 8th Grade
($2) Ian Jackson sg / 6'4'' 165 / Bronx, NY / 8th Grade *
($1) Malachi Palmer sg / 6'4'' 165 / Harrisburg, PA / 8th Grade

Small Forwards
($5) Naasir Cunningham sf / 6'6'' 170 / West Orange, NJ / 8th Grade *
($4) Anthony Gilkes sf / 6'6'' 170 / Bronx, NY / 8th Grade
($3) Cameron Scott sf / 6'5'' 165 / Lexington, SC / 8th Grade
($2) Alijah Curry sf / 6'5'' 170 / Memphis, TN / 8th Grade
($1) Jadyn Harris sf / 6'5'' 165 / New Orleans, LA / 8th Grade

Power Forwards
($5) Derik Queen sf/pf / 6'8'' 185 / Baltimore, MD / 8th Grade
($4) Tarik Watson sf/pf / 6'8'' 185 / Middletown, NY / 8th Grade
($3) Ryan Jones, Jr. pf / 6'7'' 200 / Gainesville, FL / 8th Grade
($2) Jordan McCullum sf/pf / 6'7'' 180 / Harriman, TN / 8th Grade
($1) Malik Rasul sf/pf / 6'6'' 175 / Tucson, AZ / 8th Grade. *

Centers
($5) Jayden Williams pf/c / 6'8'' 185 / Lake Mary, FL / 8th Grade
($4) Doryan Onwuchekwa pf/c / 6'9'' 195 / Dallas, TX / 8th Grade *
($3) James Brown pf/c / 6'8'' 210 / Chicago, IL / 8th Grade
($2) Terry Copeland, Jr. pf/c / 6'8'' 215 / Orange, NJ / 8th Grade
($1) Stephen Osei pf/c / 6'9'' 200 / Etobioke, Ont., CA / 8th Grade

Class of 2025 (7th Grade)

Point Guards
($5) Jerry Easter, II pg/sg / 6'3'' 140 / Toledo, OH / 7th Grade *
($4) Josiah Sutton pg / 6'0'' 145 / Caledon, Ont., CA / 7th Grade
($3) Carmelo Swinson pg / 5'11'' 160 / Portsmouth, VA / 7th Grade
($2) Bryce Maximus James pg / 5'9'' 140 / Chatsworth, CA / 7th Grade
($1) Eli Ellis pg / 5'11'' 155 / Hudson, NC / 7th Grade

Shooting Guards
($5) De'Shon Scott sg/sf / 6'3'' 160 / Houston, TX / 7th Grade
($4) Carlsheon Young sg / 6'3'' 165 / Oklahoma City, OK / 7th Grade
($3) Tracy Kalonda sg/sf / 6'3'' 170 / Orléans, Ont., CA / 7th Grade
($2) Damion Porter, Jr. sg/sf / 6'2'' 160 / Chicago, IL / 7th Grade
($1) Demetrius Jenkins, Jr. sg/sf / 6'2'' 155 / Indianapolis, IN / 7th Grade *

Small Forwards
($5) Tremayne Anderson sg/sf / 6'5'' 170 / Las Vegas, NV / 7th Grade
($4) Jamier Jones sf / 6'5'' 170 / Bradenton, FL / 7th Grade
($3) Cameron Sparks sf/pf / 6'4'' 175 / Chattanooga, TN / 7th Grade
($2) Jacob Hammond sf/pf / 6'5'' 170 / North York, Ont., CA / 7th Grade
($1) Tayeshaun Smith sf / 6'5'' 165 / Raleigh, NC / 7th Grade *

Power Forwards
($5) Jamal Brown pf / 6'6'' 185 / Portsmouth, VA / 7th Grade
($4) Maper Maker pf / 6'8'' 180 / Phoenix, AZ / 7th Grade. *
($3) Icare Bakadisula sf/pf / 6'7'' 180 / Pittsburgh, PA / 7th Grade
($2) Ben Tshaka pf / 6'8'' 180 / Louisville, KY / 7th Grade
($1) Shareef Jackson pf / 6'5'' 180 / Philadelphia, PA / 7th Grade

Centers
($5) Badara Diakite pf/c / 6'10'' 195 / Troy, NY / 7th Grade
($4) Francis Chukwudebelu pf/c / 6'10'' 195 / McKinney, TX / 7th Grade *
($3) Treyvon Smith pf/c / 6'6'' 195 / Columbia, SC / 7th Grade
($2) Luke Bevilacqua pf/c / 6'7'' 185 / Vineland, NJ / 7th Grade
($1) Keon Fuller c / 6'7'' 205 / Toronto, Ont., CA / 7th Grade