Pronunciation Help:
Tamar Bates tuh-MAR
Emarion Ellis eh-MAR-ee-ON
Keeyan Itejere KEY-uhn eh-TEEZ-your-ray
AUSTIN, Texas — A quartet of high school basketball standouts have signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball next season at The University of Texas, head coach Shaka Smart announced Wednesday. Tamar Bates (Kansas City, Kan.), Emarion Ellis (Davenport, Iowa), Keeyan Itejere (Raleigh, N.C.) and David Joplin (Brookfield, Wis.) will join the Longhorns for the 2021-22 season.
The four-man class is currently No.