William Wesley has a lot of alleged associations. He is allegedly associated with agent Leon Rose. He is allegedly associated with this or that sneaker company.

But he is definitely associated with the University of Memphis. Coach John Calipari has even said on the record that Wesley was instrumental in the college's outreach to China. (I have even heard that Wesley has done his only on-the-record interview of the last decade or so with Chinese television. I hear they love Wesley in China, and call him "the greatest uncle in the world." If anyone can find that video for me, it would be a great thing to have.)

In any case, SI.com's Kevin Armstrong writes about top recruit Tyreke Evans (who made a substantial appearance in Alex French's GQ Wesley story) and talks about Wesley's relationship with Evans and Memphis. Many see those relationships and expect Evans to commit to Memphis:

... there are the constant whispers that after Evans visits Memphis on Feb. 23 for the Tigers' showdown against Tennessee, he will commit to Memphis because of his family's friendship with influential facilitator William "Worldwide Wes" Wesley.

Wesley, who speaks in "we" and "us" when discussing Memphis, looks the part of a successful businessman and tells those he advises, "I would be doing you a disservice if I did not share this information with you." A mortgage broker by trade, he has counseled Memphis coach John Calipari on creating a sphere of influence in China, helped guide Camden, N.J., native Dajuan Wagner to Memphis and has advised Derrick Rose and his brothers along the way. "Wes is the guy who is there for the kids when they don't make it to the NBA," said one major Division I coach. "I have no problem with him in the picture."

"The family has known Wes for years before we knew Tyreke would be what he is today," James Evans said. "Blogs and papers love to associate his name with us. At the end of the day, Tyreke's commitment will not be about his brothers or Wes. It will be his decision."

Onlookers still buzz, though, whenever there is a sighting of Wesley with an Evans. There was Wesley, dressed to the nines with his arm around Eric Evans, outside the Memphis locker room following the Tigers' early-season win over UConn on Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden. Carrying a green "Participant" credential in his left hand, Wesley huddled with Eric Evans and then Calipari in the bowels of the Garden.

As one major Division I coach says, "At least when you go up against North Carolina and Duke you know what you are up against. With Memphis and Wes, that's a wild card."