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On the day Ypsilanti Prep Academy won its first game without Emoni Bates, a marquee matchup involving the new Michigan-based basketball team became publicized. Bates, a five-star Michigan State basketball commit, and Mikey Williams, an undecided five-star sophomore, could share the floor when Ypsi Prep meets Lake Norman Christian (North Carolina) on Feb. 6. Ypsi Prep is hoping Bates can play after he was injured in a game vs. Elevation Prep in Ohio last week. The Feb. 6 matchup, broadcast on Fox Sports platforms, is part of the Battle Basketball Showcase, the latest two-game event planned for limited public attendance at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. Dorman High School, repeat state champions, will play another local team at the event, but those details are not yet available. Ypsi Prep and Bates headlined the last Battle Showcase Jan. 9 in Fort Worth, Texas a nationally televised game vs. Air Nado and Michigan basketball recuirt Frankie ....
Western Michigan, Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan hoops fans may want to tune into Tuesday s game, as Cli Ron Hornbeak, a 6-foot-9 St. Francis senior, is committed to play for Kent State next season. St. Francis has had high-profile Power Five players in recent years but this season is led by Hornbeak and Feisal Crumby. Hornbeak is known for his power and size, combined with a nice shooting touch. He averaged a double-double last season and emerged as a No. 1 option on his club team this past offseason. Crumby is a 6-foot senior guard whose highlights reveal a scrappy defender with a nice 3-point shot. ....
Michigan State basketball commit Emoni Bates was good from 3, the paint and the free-throw line in a 32-point performance vs. St. Francis in Toledo. ....
Ypsi Prep isn t an Emoni-only show Bates was off Saturday but still scored 17, hit a few tightly contested shots and threw down a couple dunks. As he struggled to get his jump shot to fall, he deferred more, allowing Dillon Hunter, Jamal Sumlin and JaVaughn Hannah to initiate the offense. Bates was getting to his spots and getting his usual lift, but the shots just weren t falling. Obviously, Bates is the star every time he takes the courts, but Saturday s game showed his supporting cast can be more than that if needed. “Tonight just wasn’t Emoni’s night, right? It ain t gonna be your night every night, you know what I mean, Ypsi Prep coach Corey Tucker said. He’s carried us pretty much every game thus far. Tonight, the guys around him kind of picked him up. ....
Submitted by njvictor on January 9th, 2021 at 11:48 PM Just watched the Air Nado vs Ypsi Prep game where Ypsi Prep won in overtime 79-74. Frankie Collins and Air Nado went up against Ypsi Prep who is headlined by 2022 #1 player Emoni Bates, 2022 top 50 Dillon Hunter, 2022 top 100 Shawn Phillips, and 2022 top 100 JaVaughn Hannah. Air Nado usually had 2021 top 5 player Jaden Hardy, but he recently decided to sit out the rest of his high school career and this was Frankie Collins first game as their top gun. My drinking-a-beer-and-flipping-occasionally-to-the-Bucs-v-WFT-game box score for Collins: 28 points, 9-17 shooting, 0-4 from 3, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal, 10/15 FT, 4 TO ....