Former Tiger Damarien Yates headed to Alabama State
Damarien Yates (right) battles Arkansas State guard Taryn Todd (left) during Dec. 8, 2024, game. Former Memphis Tiger Yates announced his commitment to Alabama State on Sunday. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Former Memphis forward Damarien Yates plans to unite with Alabama State coach Tony Madlock, who was a point guard for then-Memphis State from 1989-92.
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Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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