Mr. Basketball for the state of Michigan, a consensus top-25 recruit and a McDonald’s All-American — freshman guard Trey McKenny stepped onto the No. 7 Michigan men’s basketball team as ‘that guy’ in high school.

But even as a blue-chip recruit, McKenny joins a Wolverine squad littered with talent. With other oversized guards in the form of graduate Nimari Burnett and senior Roddy Gayle Jr. as well as other big-time names like graduate forward Yaxel Lendeborg, McKenny’s position as the one star gets reduced. It could have taken a season or longer adjusting to a more backseat role, but luckily, no one has anything but praise for his development and team camaraderie so far.

“Just like any freshman, (McKenny) has really good days and then he has some other subpar days just like everyone o

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