Kentucky recently self-reported a violation to the NCAA following a Tweet from assistant coach Mo Williams to recruit Tyran Stokes.
Stokes, who eventually committed to Kansas, made a post revealing his announcement plans. Williams quickly replied, “Let’s gooooooooooooo.”
The communication resulted in what was later determined to be a Level III violation. UK self-imposed a 45-day ban on in-person contact with Stokes and a 14-day ban on electronic or phone communication with Stokes if he leaves Kansas for whatever reason.
According to an article by Jon Hale of the Herald-Leader:
Kentucky self-reported an NCAA rule violation in May that matches the interaction new men’s basketball assistant coach Mo Williams had on X with five-star recruit Tyran Stokes.
UK reported an assistant coach impermissibly replied to a class of 2026 recruit’s social media post announcing the date and time for his verbal commitment, according to the violation report obtained by the Herald-Leader through the state’s open records law. Citing student privacy laws, UK redacted the names of the coach and athlete involved, as well as the name of which team was involved in the violation, but the description matches a Williams tweet that gained public attention in April.
According to Hale, the SEC accepted UK’s self-imposed penalties, but the NCAA added a one-week ban prohibiting the coaching staff from sending any written or electronic recruiting materials or correspondence to any recruits.
