2023 five-star combo guard and Memphis Tigers commit Mikey Williams has been arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Williams has paid his $50,000 bond and has been released from custody. The charge he faces has a maximum sentence of up to four years in prison. Details are limited at this time, but his first court appearance is scheduled for next Thursday. The Memphis Tigers released a statement saying they are “aware of the situation and are gathering more information.” This situation is a developing story and will likely have more information revealed later.
This is not good.
5-star Memphis recruit Mikey Williams, the top player in the Tigers upcoming freshman class, has reportedly been arrested on five felony gun charges in the San Diego area.
His IG account, with millions of followers, has been deactivated.
— Matt Infield (@Matt_Infield) April 14, 2023
The Sheriff’s Department incident report included the following information following the arrest of Mikey Williams: “Five people got into a car and as they were driving away, shots were fired. The car was hit, but no one was hurt.” The Memphis Tigers recruit is currently ranked as the 26th overall recruit and the 6th combo guard in the 2023 recruiting class. Williams has long been a famous high school basketball player and has massive NIL deals despite having not played college basketball yet. It is too early to tell how this will impact his life or his future playing basketball. We here at Def Pen Sports will update the story when possible.
