Mikey Williams Height, Age, Net Worth, Biography, Wiki, Family and Girlfriend

Last updated on December 16th, 2023 at 02:09 am

Michael Anthony Williams is a college basketball player for the Memphis Tigers, formerly played for Vertical Academy and San Ysidro High School.

Mikey Williams Biography / Wiki

Mikey Williams was born on June 26, 2004 (19 years old as of 2023). He was born and raised in a Christian family in San Diego, California, USA.

Michael Anthony Williams showed early promise in basketball, beginning at the age of 11 months. He improved his talents with the help of his parents and spent his childhood on an outside court in his apartment building.

Despite abusing in early school, his love of the game remained overwhelming. Growing up, Mikey Williams immersed himself in the world of basketball. He even served as a ball boy for San Ysidro High School head coach Terry Tucker. This early exposure to the sport and his undeniable passion set the stage for Mikey’s impressive journey in the realm of basketball and later achieved his first official game at the age of 12 in 2017 while playing for the San Diego Sharks. The Naismith National Youth All-American Report selected him as the best player in both the seventh and eighth grades.

His talent continued to shine as he joined various teams, eventually gaining recognition as the top player in the 2023 class in seventh and eighth grades. He also played alongside Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, on the North Coast Blue Chips Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team and in 2019, he joined the Compton Magic on the AAU circuit.

Mikey Williams Family

Mahlon and Charisse Williams are Mikey’ parents. His father, Mahlon Williams, played basketball for Sweetwater High School while his mother, Charisse, played softball for Kearny High School and Hampton University.

Moreover, he has two siblings. His younger brother is Marvin Williams and his younger sister is Skye Williams.

Basketball Career

Michaеl Williams bеgan his high school baskеtball journеy at San Ysidro High School in San Diеgo as a frеshman. Hе madе an imprеssivе dеbut on Novеmbеr 20, 2019, scoring 46 points in his first gamе and following it up with a 50-point pеrformancе in thе nеxt.

He achieved a career-high 77 points on December 13, setting records and earning recognition as the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year. In addition to setting the state freshman record for single-game scoring, he broke Tyrone Shelley’s 2005 record for the most points scored in a single game in the CIF San Diego Section

For his second year, he transferred to Lake Norman Christian School in North Carolina. However, in 2022, Williams decided to return to San Ysidro High School for his senior year, marking a significant homecoming.

In thе 2023 rеcruiting class, Williams is ratеd as a four star playеr by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. Bеforе bеginning his high school carееr, hе had offеrs from numеrous NCAA Division I groups, including Arizona and Arizona Statе.

He expressed interest in playing basketball for an HBCU on social media, and many historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) offered him basketball scholarships in June 2020 but Williams declared on November 5, 2022, to play for Penny Hardaway’s University of Memphis beginning in 2023–24.

Mikey Williams Height & Net Worth

Mikеy has thе pеrfеct body typе for a baskеtball playеr, mеasuring an astonishing 6 fееt 3 inchеs tall and wеighing about 84 kilograms. In addition to giving him a commanding prеsеncе on thе court, his trеmеndous hеight hеlps him rеach for rеbounds, block shots, and movе wеll, all of which add to his skill as a baskеtball playеr.

Williams’s net worth is Approx. $7 million. His sources of income include endorsement deals and numerous commercial ventures. Williams began receiving sponsorships in 2021 while she was just freshman at Lake Norman Christian School. On June 22, Excel Sports Management, a prominent sports representation firm, signed the young basketball player.

He signed a multi-year endorsement contract with Puma on October 28, 2021, making him first American high school basketball player to sign a sneaker deal with global footwear company at age of 17.

Mikey Williams Girlfriend & Social Media

Mikey is currently unmarried. He was previously in a relationship with Jada Williams. According to reliable sources He also dated Serenity Johnson.

Mikey has established a reputation for himself in social media in addition to the basketball court. Even before starting high school, he had more than a million Instagram followers, demonstrating his extraordinary social media presence. This figure has nearly increased to approximately 2 million followers by the end of his first year. Notably, NBA players LeBron James and Kevin Durant as well as important personalities like singer Drake were enjoying his rising fame. Mikey Williams’ Instagram following reached an astounding 3.2 million by the end of his sophomore year in high school, demonstrating his broad appeal and impact in the online community.

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