Trey McKenney is taking an official visit to Rutgers this fall. It is a significant development for the Big Ten program as they get in with one of the top guards in the nation.
A five-star recruit according to ESPN.com, McKenney is the No. 10 recruit in the nation according to the On3 Industry Rankings. He is a 6-foot-4 guard from St. Mary’s (Flint, MI).
Georgetown, Missouri, Ole Miss, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State and Illinois have all offered the talented guard. He has also been offered by Tennessee and then Notre Dame since mid-August.
‘Coach Smoke’ is making an impact on the recruitment of McKenney to Rutgers. More popularly known as Marlon Williamson, he has made an impact on the recruiting trail since being hired from Central Michigan this offseason.
McKenney tells Rutgers Wire that Williamson is part of the reason why Ruttgers is getting an official visit this fall. The Scarlet Knights join Georgetown, Missouri and Ole Miss as the four programs so far that are scheduled to get official visits from McKenney.
“Coach Smoke, one of their guys, he used to be at (Central) Michigan,” McKenney told Rutgers Wire.
“He is trying to recruit his home state, trying to get his home state back to Rutgers.”
UCLA and USC could also be getting visits, McKenney said.
Rutgers is one of the later schools to have offered McKenney, having only gotten involved since mid-Jume. But they are doing well right now with the five-star guard, and the recruit credits Williamson for making that connection.
“I like him. He brings a kind of energy to Rutgers. I like what he stands for,” McKenney said.
“He’s a good person, everything isn’t about basketball.”
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