The Kentucky Wildcats and Mark Pope spent a good part of the past year trying to recruit top overall player Tyran Stokes to Lexington. At times, they were the favorite to land him, but in the end, he committed to Kansas. Along the way, though, **** istant coach Mo Williams made an error which, as it turns out, was a violation.
Late in his recruitment, Stokes posted on X the time of his announcement, to which Williams responded "Let's gooooooooooo." Since coaches are not allowed to mention recruits by name if they're unsigned, he broke an NCAA rule.
As reported by Jon Hale , it wasn't a major violation, so there isn't a major penalty involved. Kentucky self-imposed two, with the first being a 45-day ban on contact with Stokes, and the second being a 14-day ban on electronic communication with Stokes if he were to request a release from Kansas. The NCAA added an additional 7-day ban on written or electronic contact with all recruits. It was a level III violation, which is the least serious.
Williams claimed that he thought he could respond to social media posts, but he deleted the post.
This article originally appeared on UK Wildcats Wire: Kentucky self-reports violation stemming from Tyran Stokes pursuit