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5-Star Guard Trey McKenney Commits to Michigan Over USC, Georgetown

Julia Stumbaugh

5-star guard prospect Trey McKenney has committed to Michigan, he announced on Saturday on a livestream with 247Sports.

McKenney chose the Wolverines over his other top choices of USC and Georgetown.

The 6-foot-4 guard out of St. Mary's Prep in Orchard Lake, Michigan is ranked as the No. 3 combo guard and the No. 24 overall prospect by 247Sports' composite rankings.

He will now join Michigan's incoming class of 2025 alongside 4-star prospect Winters Grady and top international prospect Oscar Goodman.

McKenney is originally from Flint, Michigan, which is about an hour drive from Ann Arbor. He wore a Detroit Red Wings jersey during his announcement.

He had also previously been linked to Michigan State, but the Spartans did not make his list of finalists.

Instead, McKenney will join Dusty May, who was hired as the Wolverines' head coach in March to replace Juwan Howard and made recruiting the in-state prospect "a priority," Jamie Shaw previously reported for On3.

McKenney similarly told Zagsblog's Sam Lance in July that he had been in talks with May since he was hired.

Shaw wrote that an official visit to Ann Arbor in September "answered a lot of questions" for the prospect and that he "started trending heavily toward Michigan" after that.

McKenney told On3's Joe Tipton that he joined Michigan after watching former head coach John Beilein lead the program to two Big Ten tournament titles.

"Just feeling at home and being given the opportunity by the coaching staff to come in and make an immediate impact and also growing up just Michigan being my dream school and watching the Beilein days," McKenney said about his decision.

On3's Shaw described McKenney as "a strong-framed guard" with "a sturdily-built base and a plus wingspan:"

"While he might not be the optimal height as an off-guard, McKenney is a tough and sound defender. He uses his strength and his toughness well when guarding the point of attack. He is instinctive in the passing lanes. McKenney is a productive player on both ends of the court, consistently making plays."

247Sports' Adam Finkelstein meanwhile wrote that McKenney presents a "unique backcourt match-up" thanks to his 6-foot-9 wingspan:

"He plays with an aggressive scoring mentality and has an advanced understand of how to leverage his body type within his attack. He's powerful, physical, crafty, has a great left-hand, and is also very adept at scoring over top of contesting defenders in the mid-range area."

Michigan is off to a 1-0 start to the season after a 101-53 blowout of Cleveland State on Monday thanks in part to guard depth led by Tre Donaldson and Roddy Gayle. The Wolverines are back in action on Sunday afternoon at Wake Forest.

   

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