How Emoni Bates' commitment to Michigan State will help the Spartans even if he never plays for them

Posted Jul 3, 2020
With nearly all of the top prospects from the Class of 2020 off the board and the Class of 2021 recruiting cycle in a holding pattern due to a prolonged recruiting dead period amid the cancellation of summer showcase events, Emoni Bates' commitment to Michigan State injected some life into the college basketball news cycle Monday. (CBS Sports)

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