Depending on who you asked, Mario Kegler was the biggest prize in Ben Howland’s recruiting cereal box. Depending on which recruiting service you use, he was the highest or second highest rated player in the Mississippi St. Bulldogs Men’s Basketball recruiting class.
If you use the 247 Sports Composite ranking, Kegler was the second highest rated recruit, just slightly behind Schnider Herard. He was the 52nd highest rated player in the 2016 class, and 8th highest rated small forward. Mario Kegler originally played at Callaway High School in Jackson, but he transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia before his junior season.