Calkins: Emoni Bates has (at least temporarily) left the building. But the problems he revealed remain.
Memphis Tigers guard Emoni Bates celebrates a 3-point basket against Western Kentucky University. Bates was unexpectedly removed from the roster against Cincinnati before the game was postponed. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Emoni Bates has left Memphis for Michigan under mysterious circumstances. What’s going on? Will he ever be back? What the Bates saga tells us about a season gone badly awry.
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