Emoni Bates is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. Here is a timeline of his career:

• April 30, 2021: Bates decommitted from Michigan State and reopened his recruitment.
• August 24, 2021: Bates committed to Memphis to play for head coach Penny Hardaway and alongside his close friend, Jalen Duren.
• January 2022: Bates playing time and consistency took a dive, and he temporarily left campus in late January, citing flared-up back pains.
• February 2022: Bates entered the transfer portal and bypassed bigger offers to return home to his home state to play for one of the worst teams in college hoops, the Eastern Michigan Eagles. As soon as he arrived on campus, he was arrested on gun charges.
• October 2022: Bates was signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.

Therefore, Emoni Bates is currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.