Name: Manny Bates
School: NC State
Class: Redshirt Junior
2020-21: It was a rough year for the big man who was injured on the first play from scrimmage against Bucknell, which made him miss the entire year at NC State. Before this season though, Bates was coming off a sophomore season in which he started 23 of 26 games and averaged 9.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and recorded 64 blocks. Before that in 2019-20, Bates averaged 5.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, and recorded 83 blocks through 29 games played.
Unfortunately for Bates, he couldn