The Bradley Braves (1-1) will host the Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-1) in a non-conference battle Tuesday night.
The Eastern Michigan Eagles came into the season ranked No. 214 in the nation and seventh in the MAC according to si.com. The Eagles are coached by Stan Heath, who led the team to a 10-21 record in his first season. Heath has also had head coaching stints in his career at Kent State, Arkansas, South Florida, and then in the NBA G League.
Eastern Michigan has two starters back from last season and a huge addition in transfer Emoni Bates who grew up in the area. Bates was once the No. 1 recruit in the country and made a Sports Illustrated cover. He transferred over to Eastern Michigan after a rocky freshman season with Memphis, where he averaged 9.7 ppg and shot 38.6% from the field, 32.9% from three, and 64.6% from the charity stripe.
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EMONI BATES' ridiculous highlights from his Eastern Michigan debut ??
30 PTS (63% FG), 5 REB, 3 3PTpic.twitter.com/7lHFTed5ip
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) November 12, 2022
Eastern Michigan opened up the season with a 75-66 win over Wayne State after having a 15-point half-time lead. Orlando Lovejoy, a 6'2 freshman guard, led the team with 18 points in that game. Last Friday, Eastern Michigan took on No. 22 ranked Michigan at Little Caesar Arnea in Detriot and lost 88-83. The Eagles did lead the Maize and Blue by three at the half. The big story from the Michigan game was Emoni Bates making his Eagles debut and dropping 30 points on 12 of 19 shooting from the field. Noah Farrakhan, a 6'2 sophomore guard who averaged 16.6 ppg last season, added 19 points against Michigan on 7 of 14 shooting.