Emoni Bates, the No. 2 men's basketball prospect in the class of 2022, committed to play for Penny Hardaway's Memphis, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.
Bates, 17, will join his former AAU teammate and top prospect Jalen Duren on a loaded Tigers squad. He chose Memphis over Oregon, Michigan State and G League Ignite among others. In June 2020, Bates initially committed to Michigan State to play under Spartans coach Tom Izzo before changing his mind in April.
Earlier this month, the 6-foot-9 forward made the decision to reclassify from 2022 to 2021 around the same time Duren made his decision to commit to Memphis.