Williams not with Memphis while dealing with charges
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN
- Staff WriterSep 27, 2023, 11:39 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider.
- Joined ESPN in 2014.
- Graduate of University of Delaware.Memphis freshman Mikey Williams remains far from the basketball team while the legal procedure plays out concerning his April arrest, the school revealed Wednesday.Williams is registered in online classes at the University of Memphis and is noted on the team’s lineup, but the school stated he does not have access to team facilities or activities. That will remain the case”until his pending legal process is complete. “”The process to evaluate and identify his status with the team will be initiated at that time,”
the school said.Editor’s Picks Williams, a top-50 hire with countless social networks fans, was apprehended in April on numerous felony charges connected to a shooting at his San Diego home. Williams deals with 5 charges of assault with a weapon and one count of shooting into an occupied automobile. He pleaded innocent at a hearing in April.According to cops, Williams apparently fired a gun at a carful of individuals who had just left his residence.His preliminary hearing has actually been delayed 3 times and is now set up for Oct. 10. Williams didn’t join Memphis for its summertime trip to the Dominican Republic and wasn’t present for
the team’s very first authorities practice previously this week.The 6-foot-2 guard was thought about a luxury prospect
early in his high school profession, when he garnered national attention for his dunking exploits and YouTube mixtapes.
He had millions of followers on Instagram and TikTok prior to he deleted his accounts following his arrest.Memphis plays two exhibition games versus Lane College and LeMoyne-Owen College before opening the 2023-24 season against Jackson State on Nov. 6.