He was the winner of the retrospective Mr. Basketball of Michigan award as the best basketball player in Michigan during 1921.
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After his stellar season, Gates was named runner-up for the Mr. Basketball of Michigan award to Dane Fife.
He was a 2013 Parade All-American, the 2013 Michigan Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year and the runner up in the 2013 Mr. Basketball of Michigan as a senior at Chandler Park Academy.