2026 4-star small forward will take OV to Texas A&M in late August
On the recruiting trail, McMillan has already made a dent in the 2026 recruiting class and has been much more active compared to former head coach Buzz Williams, who relied on the transfer portal year after year to build each roster. While that worked for the most part, he never truly developed young prospects outside of the program's all-time leading scorer, Wade Taylor IV.
While he has yet to land a 2026 commit, the offers, and future visits have continued to flow, including Wednesday's news that 2026 four-star small forward Trent Perry will take an official visit to College Station by the end of the summer during the opening weekend of Texas A&M's 2025 football season on August 29-30.
Like Kannon Torres stated above, Perry is one of the better downhill scorers, and his time at the prestigious Link Academy makes him ready to play at the next level due to the elite competition he is already facing. Again, this is just scratching the surface for McMillan and his staff, but it's a solid start nonetheless.
According to 247Sports, Perry is currently positioned as the 58th-ranked small forward and the 7th-ranked prospect in Missouri.
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