Bates attended Farragut High School in Knoxville, leading the Farragut Admirals to the state semi-finals in 1978, in which the Admirals lost to Red Bank by one point.
Bates attended Farragut High School in Knoxville. Bates was leading the Farragut Admirals to the state semi-finals in 1978. The Admirals lost to Red Bank by one point in the state semi-finals in 1978.