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Who is Mikey Williams?

Michael Anthony Williams, born 26 June 2004 in San Diego, is an American college basketball guard for the Sacramento State Hornets. He became nationally known as a teenager for record-setting high school scoring and an enormous social following, and in 2021 became the first American high school basketball player to sign a footwear and apparel deal with a global sneaker brand.

What is his Instagram handle?

@mikey — the account carries roughly 3 million followers and the display name “Gods Child”. His X account is @619PRESIDENTIAL (73.4K followers) and his TikTok is also @mikey. All three are the handles On3 lists on his own player profile.

Where does he play now?

Sacramento State, jersey #1, for head coach Mike Bibby with Shaquille O'Neal as general manager. He entered the transfer portal in April 2026 and withdrew from it in May, returning for the 2026–27 season — the Hornets' first in the Big West Conference after leaving the Big Sky on 1 July 2026.

What happened with Memphis?

He committed to Memphis in November 2022 and signed, but never played a game there. He redshirted the 2023–24 season while a criminal case in San Diego County was pending, and entered the transfer portal on 8 January 2024, moving to UCF.

What happened with his 2023 arrest, and how did it end?

On 27 March 2023 there was a non-injury shooting outside his home in Jamul, California; prosecutors alleged he threatened a group who had arrived unannounced and then fired at their car as it left. He was arrested on 13 April 2023 and initially pleaded not guilty. On 30 November 2023 he pleaded guilty to one felony count of making a criminal threat, with a firearm allegation; the remaining eight counts were dismissed and he was ordered to complete 80 hours of community service, anger-management sessions and a gun-safety course. He completed those terms, and on 12 August 2024 he was sentenced to one year of summary probation with the conviction reduced to a misdemeanour. He served no jail time and is barred from owning a firearm for ten years. This is drawn from the Associated Press, ESPN, Times of San Diego and CBS 8; nothing beyond what those outlets reported is stated here.

Does he still have a Puma deal?

No. He signed a multi-year Puma endorsement on 28 October 2021 at the age of 17. On 28 October 2023, On3 reported that the San Diego Union-Tribune had confirmed with a Puma spokesperson that the deal had ended “earlier this year”. No replacement sneaker or apparel deal has been publicly announced since.

Is he really paid $51,000 per Instagram post?

That figure is an estimate produced by On3's NIL valuation model and reported onward by other outlets — alongside about $2,800 per TikTok and $215 per tweet. It is not a rate he has quoted, and not a deal anyone has confirmed. On3's model output is a market valuation, not a tracker of money actually received. On3's current market-based NIL Valuation for him is $2.3M, updated 7 July 2026.

How big is his following, exactly?

Instagram's own page for @mikey reports 3M followers (the in-page counter renders 2.9M — both are Instagram's own rounding of the same number). X shows 73.4K. His own link.me page claims 5M total followers, and Sacramento State's May 2025 signing release said 5.4 million combined across Instagram and TikTok. Those totals cannot be reconciled from public data, and TikTok was unreachable when this page was compiled, so only the Instagram and X counts are stated as fact.

Does he sell anything?

He runs a clothing label, Confidential Clothing (@confidentialtour on Instagram), linked from his own link-in-bio page. No product list or pricing could be verified, so nothing is listed or sold on this site. There is no shop here.

How do I get in touch?

Through his own accounts or link.me/mikey. Media requests go through Sacramento State Athletics Communications. See contact.