A Mikey Williams and Memphis reunion ‘could be in play,’ per report
Mikey Williams (1) averaged 5.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 14 minutes through 18 games for UCF this past season. (Gregory Payan/AP file)
After a saga that spanned more than 13 months during the first go-around, there’s a chance Mikey Williams will be a Memphis Tiger after all.
Williams, a 6-foot-3 combo guard and UCF transfer who was once signed to Memphis, might choose to continue his college career for Coach Penny Hardaway’s Tigers, according to a report Wednesday afternoon from On3’s Pete Nakos.
Williams, a four-star prospect in the 2023 class, averaged 5.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 14 minutes per game through 18 games for the Knights this past season.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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