Trey McKenney

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Trey McKenney
Personal information
Born (2006-09-06) September 6, 2006 (age 18) [1]
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school St. Mary's Preparatory
(Orchard Lake, Michigan)
Position Guard
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Buenos Aires Team

John "Trey" McKenney III (born September 6, 2006) is an American basketball player for St. Mary's Preparatory. He has represented the gold medal-winning United States men's national under-18 basketball team at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup. McKenney also won a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) state championship as a junior for St. Mary's. As a sophomore and junior, he was the Michigan Associated Press (AP) Division 1 Player of the Year. McKenney has signed his national letter of intent to play college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines in 2025.

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History

McKenney is the son of John McKenney II and Jasmine (Stanley) McKenney. [2] He grew up in Flint, Michigan watching Michigan Wolverines basketball with his father. [3] His maternal grandparents were students at the University of Michigan, and it was always his dream to play there. [4] McKenney's maternal grandfather is Woodrow Stanley, a former Mayor of Flint, and his Aunt, Linnell Jones McKinney, is regarded as Flint's first female professional basketball player. [2] Flint has a strong basketball history, including local high school greats such Glen Rice, Mateen Cleaves and Charlie Bell having played high school ball there. However, by the 21st century, local legends such as Kyle Kuzma, Javale McGee and Miles Bridges played high school at distant prep schools. McKenney also left the Flint area to attend St. Mary's Preparatory, a residential private school 45 minutes from Flint. [5]

According to his own Twitter account, McKenney received his 6th NCAA Division 1 scholarship offer (from Illinois) on November 17, 2021 as a freshman. [6] By the end of 2021, he also had offers from Michigan and Alabama. [2] That season St. Mary's captured the Catholic High School League championship. [7] The team was led by Michigan AP first-team selections JaVaughn Hannah and Kareem Rozier, as well as McKenney as a second team honoree. [8] In June 2022, following his freshman season, his offers list included Alabama, Arizona State, DePaul, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, TCU, Temple and Texas. [9] As a sophomore, he led St. Mary's to a surprise 2023 MHSAA Division 1 final four appearance, despite an 11–10 regular season record and a last place 2–8 division performance. [7] Along the way, the team defeated former number one ranked Brother Rice, top ten ranked University of Detroit Jesuit and North Farmington, and defending state champion De La Salle. [7] As a junior, McKenney led St. Mary's to a 27–1 record and the 2024 MHSAA Division 1 state championship, scoring 32 points and 10 rebounds in a victory over North Farmington on March 16. [10] [11] In the game, McKenney made 8 of 11 field goals and all 14 free throws. [12] St. Mary’s was the number-one ranked school in the state for the entire season. [13]

Following his junior year, McKenney represented the United States men's national under-18 basketball team at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup, winning a gold medal. He started all six games for the undefeated team USA, averaging 10.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 18.8 minutes. [14] [3] He finished second on the team in scoring. [4]

On November 9, 2024, McKenney announced his commitment to the University of Michigan via a live broadcast on 247Sports, choosing from his final list of Georgetown, USC and Michigan. [3] As a blue chip recruit, he received over 30 offers and was listed as the 19th best basketball player in the national class of 2025, according to the 247Sports composite ranking at the time of his commitment. ESPN ranked him 16th in the class at the time, but unlike most rankings they listed him second in the state of Michigan. He was listed second because they recognized Darius Acuff as a Michigan native, although he had transferred from Detroit Cass Tech to IMG Academy as a junior. [15] When the two players were sophomores in Michigan, McKenney was the 2023 Associated Press Division 1 State Player of the Year. [16] McKenney won the award for a second consecutive season as a junior in 2024. [17] However, when they both played together, Acuff was the MVP of the 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup. [18] McKenney entered his senior season as one of the top 25 players in the nation according to Sports Illustrated . [19]

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