University of Memphis Athletics
Tigers Sign Top-20 Recruit Mikey Williams
Nov 19, 2022 | Men's Basketball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway has announced the signing of dynamic five-star recruit Mikey Williams to a National Letter of Intent, bolstering its class for the 2023-24 season.
The Memphis class currently ranks No. 5 nationally by 247Sports.com.
One of the most sought-after players in the country, Williams is a 6-foot-2 point guard out of San Ysidro, California and is ranked the No. 19 overall player in the country by 247Sports.
Williams chose the Tigers over Kansas, Arizona State, USC, and San Diego State among others.
He ranks as the No. 22 overall prospect in the class of 2023, according to the On3 Consensus — the average ranking from all four major recruiting media companies. He also ranks as the No. 4 overall combo guard in the country.
Williams was named the 2019-20 MaxPreps national freshman basketball player of the year and after averaging 29.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game while leading San Ysidro to the CIF-San Diego Section Division III title.
In his high school debut, he recorded 41 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 98-46 win over El Cajon Valley High School before dropping a CIF-SDS record 77 points against Kearny High School in just his ninth-career game.
In his sophomore campaign in 2020-21, Williams transferred across the country to Lake Norman Christian just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina before joining Vertical Academy in the Queen City where he was ranked as the No. 1 junior in the state.
At Vertical Academy, he averaged 24.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists while playing in showcase tournaments around the country.
Williams is also a social media star with over 5.8 million combined followers across Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. In 2021, Williams signed his own sneaker deal with global giant Puma, becoming the first American high school basketball player to do so.
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