Memphis basketball commit Mikey Williams was arrested Thursday and is facing five charges of assault with a deadly weapon, according to a report from Jackson Brown of ABC 24 Memphis.
Williams was arrested Thursday on five charges of assault with a deadly weapon. he was booked into San Diego Central Jail around 3:30 p.m. on April 13th.
Shortly after his release, the Instagram account belonging to basketball star Mikey Williams was deactivated.
Bill Feather and Rafael Avitabile of NBC San Diego reported he was released on $50,000 bail.
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Mark Zeigler of the San Diego Union-Tribune noted “Williams is among the nation’s most recognizable prep basketball players” with a large social media presence that helped him land a sneaker deal with Puma as part of his “multimillion-dollar endorsement empire.”
He is a 5-star prospect and the No. 26 overall player in the 2023 class. As of now, he is still part of a strong recruiting class for head coach Penny Hardaway that ranks No. 7 in the country for the current cycle.
If he still on the team going forward, the group will attempt to lead the Tigers past the second round of the NCAA tournament for the first time in Hardaway’s tenure.
