Late Friday night Tamar Bates committed to Dennis Gates and Missouri. The move felt quick, because according to Bates it just made all too much sense. I’m not sure when, but well before it was publicly announced, Bates spoke with 247sports.com’s Eric Bossi in one of the more introspective and thoughtful post-commitment interviews I’ve read. He had a few comments which led me to believe he knew what he was looking for, and found it at Missouri. The rest was just a matter of the announcement:
“When I was able to watch Mizzou this year I felt that the way they played fit me,” said Bates.