Ypsilanti Lincoln basketball phenom Emoni Bates, the No. 1 prospect in the country for the 2022 class, committed to Michigan State basketball during a live interview on ESPN on Monday.
Elgin Bates, Emoni's father, also said on the interview that the family is in the process of created a preparatory school that Emoni Bates would play at. It wasn't clear whether Bates, who wore an "Ypsi Prep Academy" shirt.
The 6-foot-9, 205-pound recruit has been described as the top player in high school regardless of class dating back to his freshman year, when he won a state championship and secured the Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year award.