A huge piece of college basketball news dropped during the holiday week. Western Kentucky assistant coach Shammond Williams resigned from his position for undisclosed reasons.
Why is that such a big deal? He's considered a mentor to five-star 2017 recruit Mitchell Robinson.
Robinson, a 7-foot, 222-pounder from Louisiana, was the No. 8 player in the class and top center (247Sports). He was the crown jewel of the best class in program history and one of the best ever for a mid-major program. Their six-man class ranked 10th nationally and also featured four-star shooting guards Jordan Brangers and Josh Anderson.
According to ESPN's Jeff Goodman, Western Kentucky head coach is "trying desperately" to keep Robinson — scheduled to arrive on campus on Monday — following the departure of Williams, the third assistant coach to leave Rick Stansbury's staff this offseason.
Goodman then spoke with Robinson's mother, who said her son did attend the first session of summer school but still plans to play for WKU. She did not, however, give a date for his arrival or say if Williams' departure is a factor.
"Robinson's mother was non-committal whether he would be on campus Monday for start of second summer session," Goodman tweeted on Saturday afternoon.
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Minutes later he dropped a bomb, saying, "Also regarding Mitchell Robinson: source told ESPN there have been initial discussions between those close to him and overseas teams."
It's worth noting that on Friday, four-star 2018 recruit Montez Mathis said he was no longer considering Western Kentucky after Williams' resignation.
There clearly appears to be mixed messages and possibly miscommunication on Robinson's future at Western Kentucky. Goodman did not say if an international contract is the only alternative if he does not enroll at WKU.
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