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Q&A; McKinley Wright Having Big Junior Season, Recruitment Picks Up as a Result

McKinley Wright, a 6-foot, 164-pound junior guard from Champlin Park (MN) High, helped lead the Rebels to a 31-1 record as they finished runner-up to Apple Valley in the Class AAAA finals, losing 64-61 at the Target Center last March.

Wright is averaging a team-best 19.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game this year for the Rebels. He has scored in double figures in six of his first seven games with four games of more than 20 points, including a season-best 26 points versus DeLaSalle.

Wright averaged 13.8 points and led the Rebels in rebounds and assists as a sophomore.