EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES NEWS

Eastern Michigan Eagles and the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons square off in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico

The Eastern Michigan Eagles face the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico

NOVEMBER 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eastern Michigan Eagles take on the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons on 3-game skid

Eastern Michigan aims to stop its three-game slide when the Eagles play Purdue Fort Wayne

NOVEMBER 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trey Townsend helps Oakland basketball clip Emoni Bates, Eastern Michigan in overtime Townsend helps Oakland clip EMU in overtime

NOVEMBER 20, 2022 • FREEP.COM

Oakland knocks off Eastern Michigan 92-90 in OT

Led by Keaton Hervey's 17 points, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles 92-90 in overtime on Saturday

NOVEMBER 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Boy, what a game': Oakland turns away EMU, Emoni Bates in OT thriller Trey Townsend came up clutch over and over again as Oakland squeaked out a thrilling, 92-90 overtime victory over Eastern Michigan and Emoni...

NOVEMBER 20, 2022 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Eastern Michigan visits Oakland after Townsend's 30-point game

NOVEMBER 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eastern Michigan visits Oakland following Townsend's 30-point game

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies host the Eastern Michigan Eagles

NOVEMBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bradley wins 89-61 against Eastern Michigan

Led by Malevy Leons' 16 points, the Bradley Braves defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles 89-61 on Tuesday night

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The making of Emoni Bates' next chapter Bates' second season began with 30 points against Michigan. Can the former top prospect, now at Eastern Michigan, deliver on his potential?

NOVEMBER 14, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Eastern Michigan visits Bradley after Bates' 30-point performance

NOVEMBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Emoni Bates - Scores 30 in debut Bates chipped in 30 points (12-19 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 3-5 FT) and five rebounds in 34 minutes during Friday's 88-83 loss to Michigan.

Impact Bates needs to find his feet at Eastern Michigan after a tumultuous year ended with a need to leave Memphis. If he continues to play this well, his status for the NBA draft should be a matter of how early he's picked and little else.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

The Detroit News Emoni Bates, the Ypsilanti basketball prodigy, came home to Eastern Michigan for moments like this, on the big stage and the big crowd.

NOVEMBER 12, 2022 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Bates, Dickinson steal spotlight, Michigan holds off upset-minded Eastern Michigan, 88-83 DETROIT — The stars came out to play at Little Caesars Arena.

NOVEMBER 12, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Bates, Dickinson steal spotlight, Michigan holds off upset-minded Eastern Michigan, 88-83 DETROIT — The stars came out to play at Little Caesars Arena.

NOVEMBER 12, 2022 • SACBEE.COM

Emoni Bates scores career-high 30 in EMU's loss to No. 22 UM

Emoni Bates showed flashes of his promise, but his career-high 30 points wasn't enough for Eastern Michigan to take down No. 22 Michigan

NOVEMBER 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eastern Michigan visits No. 22 Michigan following Dickinson's 22-point performance

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Legal troubles behind him, Emoni Bates dazzles in EMU debut Emoni Bates scored 27 points in Eastern Michigan's 85-69 win over Grand Valley State in an exhibition game on Thursday.

OCTOBER 28, 2022 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Emoni Bates Hopes Arrest, Legal Issue Inspires Others Positively The Eastern Michigan star released a statement in hopes of encouraging other youths to “think before acting.”

OCTOBER 19, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Bates reinstated at Eastern Michigan after charges dropped

Emoni Bates has been reinstated to the Eastern Michigan basketball team and as a student after prosecutors agreed to drop felony charges against him

OCTOBER 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eastern Michigan lifts suspension of Emoni Bates; felony charges to be dropped Felony charges against Emoni Bates will soon be dropped and the former 5-star recruit has been reinstated to the team, according to Eastern...

OCTOBER 13, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Emoni Bates reinstated to Eastern Michigan basketball after plea deal on gun charges Emoni Bates has been reinstated by the Eastern Michigan basketball program, after he was arrested on felony gun charges last month.

OCTOBER 13, 2022 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Report: Emoni Bates's Felony Charges Set to be Dismissed The former top prospect was facing two felony gun charges after police uncovered a gun in the car he was driving during a traffic stop in Se...

OCTOBER 13, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Emoni Bates - Felony charges to be dismissed The two felony charges Bates faces stemming from his Sept. 18 arrest during a routine traffic stop in Washtenaw County, Mich. are set to be dismissed next week, Jeff Borzello and P...

Impact Bates' attorney negotiated a plea deal that will allow the 18-year-old to participate in Eastern Michigan's future practices and return to campus courses. The consensus five-star recruit from the 2021-22 cycle was suspended following his arrest, but Bates is in the process of being reinstated by the university and its athletic program. Barring any hangups in the reinstatement process, Bates looks as though he'll be available for the Eagles' Nov. 7 season opener versus Division II Wayne State.

OCTOBER 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Emoni Bates, Eastern Michigan basketball star, pleads not guilty to gun charges Former five-star basketball standout Emoni Bates pled not-guilty to two gun charges when he appeared for a probable cause hearing on Thursda...

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • FREEP.COM

Premier Chicago prep includes Duke among top 10 St. Rita High School (Ill.) big man James Brown tweeted his top 10 on Friday night. His Duke basketball suitors survived the cut, along with...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM