Official Site of the Tigers · Nov 15, 2021
Bates Named AAC Freshman of the Week
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Tigers forward Emoni Bates has been named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week after the first two games of his college career.
Bates started both games for the Tigers (2-0) in the opening week, and he poured in 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting in Tuesday's season opener against Tennessee Tech before scoring 15 points in Saturday's win over North Carolina Central.
The Ypsilanti, Mich., native made 6-of-12 3-point tries over the two games and went 9-of-16 overall from the field (.563). He also grabbed eight rebounds and had five assists and a steal.