The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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46 ■ THE WOLFPACKER BASKETBALL PREVIEW 2018-19 T e n Q u e s t i o n s W i t h M a n n y B a t e s Who would you like to see in concert that you haven't seen yet? Jay-Z. Who is your favorite NBA player? Anthony Davis. What is your guilty pleasure TV program? "The Flash." Who is your favorite athlete at NC State that is not a basketball player? This year I don't have one not yet, but last year it was Bradley Chubb. Did you play close attention to your rankings in high school? At the time I did. When you were playing traveling team basketball in high school, what was your favorite city to visit? Either New York City or Las Vegas. If you could try a different college sport what would it be? Probably football. What's a long-term promise you have made to your family? Not a promise, but my goal is to go to the NBA and take care of them. Would you wear your NC State jersey in a social setting? I would, most definitely. What is your go-to restaurant for a date? Cheesecake Factory. MEET THE PACK A Closer Look At The 2018-19 NC State Men's Basketball Team 46 ■ THE WOLFPACKER Analysis: Bates will redshirt this season after having surgery on his shoulder. Career Highlights: Rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit, and the No. 11 center and No. 139 overall player nationally in the 2018 class … Picked NC State over Georgetown … Only played one game as a senior at Northwood Temple Academy in Fayetteville due to a shoulder injury … Played his first two seasons at Jack Britt High in Fayetteville before mov- ing to Northwood Temple … Considered an elite shot-blocking prospect and averaged 3.4 rejections in 17 games for Team Felton on the traveling team circuit in the spring and summer of 2017. Personal: Son of Carlos and Katie Bates … Has an older brother … Born on March 14. MANNY BATES 12 Fr. • Fayetteville, N.C. • 6-11 • 221 F PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN