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Michigan Basketball Hosts 5-star Combo Guard for Visit

The Orchard Lake St. Mary’s senior is no. 16 on the 2025 ESPN100 list

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5-star guard Trey Mckenney visits Michigan basketball
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Michigan men’s basketball head coach Dusty May was on site as Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (Mich.) senior Trey McKenney III made his official visit to Ann Arbor on Saturday.

It was the second of five visits scheduled for McKenney, the first being USC, and the next being Michigan State, Oregon, and Notre Dame respectively. 

 

 

McKenney was one of the top players in USA’s dominant gold medal run at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup. He averaged almost 11 points per game through the tournament, good enough for second on the team behind former Detroit Cass Tech standout Darius Acuff Jr.

McKenney also competed in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL). 

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What type of player is Trey McKenney?

As the top target in the 2025 Michigan basketball recruiting class, McKenney is a scoring machine with a knack for finding his shot, and he blurs the line between point guard and shooting guard. He has a combination of quick feet and physicality that makes him equally capable of creating space as he drives to the basket. Over the past couple of years, McKenney has also grown into a relentless rebounder and defender.

Listed at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, the 5-star combo guard would be one of the highest-rated players to suit up for the Wolverines since 2000, according to 247Sports. The Flint native has been dominating the highest level of Michigan high school basketball since he came on the scene, and he’s coming off a Division I state title as a junior.

In 2023 McKenney led Orchard Lake St. Mary’s to a 27-1 record averaging over 20 points and 10 rebounds on the way to the trophy. In the state championship game he dropped a game-high 32 points, and he didn’t miss until the second quarter. It was his school’s first ever Division I title in basketball.

How and when could McKenney help Michigan? 

A go-to scorer in the backcourt is always a good thing to have, even if Michigan typically runs its offense through its big men. Most guards currently on the roster are upperclassmen, so McKenney could find a role rather early in his career because of his versatility. 

As a guard bigger than most of his peers, he could match up with smaller forwards and allow May and the Wolverines some flexibility both on the court and on the roster. Being able to do roster gymnastics is valuable for a coach, especially in the current climate of college sports.

McKenney’s MSU visit is scheduled for October 4, and his final visit at Notre Dame comes on November 9.

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