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McKinney makes his presence felt, offers follow

Mario McKinney
28, Nov 2016

McKinney makes his presence felt, offers follow

The national high school top 25 basketball polls had to hit the delete button over the weekend because a number of the top preseason programs went down in early Thanksgiving events. 

Vashon is no stranger to the national conversation and the St. Louis powerhouse made some significant noise on Saturday night at the Holiday Hoopsgiving event. The Wolverines beat Wheeler, a program some publications had as high as No. 2 overall in America, 69-67. 

One of the reasons was the play of 2019 combo guard Mario McKinney. The 6-foot-1 guard scored 17 points and did so by challenging the talent standing across from him with drives to the rim time and time again. 

He wasn’t intimidated by the stage or the opponent. McKinney played the role of someone who was determined to win more than anything else. 

After the game, McKinney told HoopSeen.com that he’s heard from the likes of  UNLV, Xavier, Missouri, Saint Louis, Arkansas, Wichita State and Southern Illinois. 

Saint Louis, Kansas State, DePaul and Auburn all offered McKinney after his stellar Saturday showing against Wheeler. Auburn was the only staff in to see him in person for the game. 


Justin Young
Editor-in-Chief

Justin Young has been the editor-in-chief of HoopSeen.com since 2013. He manages the day-to-day operations on the site and in conjunction with our national and regional events. He was the national basketball editor for Rivals.com and a contributing editor at Yahoo! Sports. Young has been earned numerous awards for his work in sports journalism, including the Georgia Press Association Columnist of the Year. His Justin Young Basketball recruiting service has been in existence since 2002 and worked with over 300 schools from all levels. He is the director of HoopSeen Elite Preview camps and our national Preview camp series. 

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