Weeks after committing to Shaquille O'Neal-led Sacramento State, Mikey Williams shares snaps from "first real day back on the court"

Mikey Williams entered the transfer portal in April after spending one season playing for the UCF Knights. He joined the Sacramento State Hornets, who appointed Shaquille O'Neal as their general manager and Mike Bibby as their new coach last month.

On Tuesday, Williams shared clips of his first training session since arriving in Sacramento. He captioned the Instagram story:

"First real day back on the court, 3 months since I dislocated my knee. All glory to God and we still loading," Mikey Williams wrote.

Williams averaged 5.1 points on 37.1% shooting, including 28.1% from beyond the arc, 1.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists last season.

Williams injured his knee, which kept him out of action towards the end of last season before he entered the transfer portal and joined the Sacramento State Hornets.

Mikey Williams has had a troubled journey in college basketball after leaving high school as a five-star prospect, according to ESPN. Williams had nine felony charges leveled at him for a shooting at his home in January 2023. He eventually agreed to a plea deal.

He left the Memphis Tigers without playing for coach Penny Hardaway after his legal troubles and joined the UCF Knights, where he got his first college basketball minutes last year.

Mikey Williams outlines NBA ambition

During an episode of the "Overtime" podcast, Williams outlined his NBA ambitions despite his turbulent college basketball career so far.

"I've just been through certain things in life that changed my perspective on reality, you feel me? So, I could bet on myself, I know I have NBA talent," Mikey Williams said (3:43). "I know it's a process to get there, but I know that I'm gonna get there one day."

"Two, you gotta look at it like, this college, a lot of players in college aren't going to the NBA or onto the next level. This kind of became the NBA farm. So they really gotta go take the biggest bag wherever they can get it. But I just have faith in myself and my work."

Next season, Williams will play for the Hornets alongside Shaquille O'Neal's son Shaqir O'Neal, who transferred from the Florida A&M Rattlers.

Mikey Williams will get an extra year in college basketball under former NBA standout Mike Bibby and the eye of NBA great Shaquille O'Neal as he attempts to boost his draft stock.