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Mikey Williams found out earlier this week his legal issues will continue and the odds of him playing for Memphis Tigers basketball this season decreased even more.
A California superior court judge ruled Tuesday that the gun charges Williams is facing can proceed to trial. His arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 24. That's likely when his trial date will be set.
Williams is a four-star guard who signed with Memphis coach Penny Hardaway in November 2022. In April, Williams was arrested on five charges of assault with a weapon and one count of firing into an occupied vehicle. His arrest stems from a shooting that occurred outside his California home on March 27. Williams has pleaded not guilty.
Last month, the Memphis athletic department announced Williams would not be permitted to be part of the team as long as his legal issues remained unresolved. In a statement on Sept. 27, the athletic department said it would "assess and determine his status with the team" once the legal process had run its course. The release also stated Williams is enrolled in online classes and would remain on the team's roster.
Hardaway, speaking publicly for the first time since Williams' preliminary hearing, said Saturday that the latest developments don't change how the program is approaching the matter.
"If it would have, it would've happened already," he said. "I think we're just still waiting."
Hardaway said he spoke to Williams earlier this week and encouraged him to "keep your head up and stay locked in."
The Tigers' first exhibition game is set for Oct. 29, while the regular season begins Nov. 6, when Memphis will host Jackson State at FedExForum.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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