Minnesota Basketball: Breaking down the 2019 recruiting class

Tre Williams – Mount Pleasant, UT

SG | 6-foot-4 | 180 lbs | No. 128 overall

A well-rounded and college-ready shooting guard, Tre Williams checks a lot of boxes in my book. For starters, he has shown the ability to be a lockdown wing defender on many occasions and he tenaciously gets after opponents. He does an excellent job making life difficult for opposing scorers and he shows no qualms about stepping up to take on the toughest matchup on that end of the floor. Williams shows plenty of fire on the defensive end and that is not easily taught.

Additionally, he has blossomed as a scorer over the past few months. During his senior high school season, Williams took on a bigger offensive role and he can fill up the basket at all three levels. Although not likely to be a primary scorer at the college level, he is definitely someone that defenses cannot leave open because has the ability to hurt teams with perimeter shooting or slashing to the rim. Although he might not have an elite offensive move, Williams can do a little bit of everything.

Williams is definitely an above-average athlete and his skill level has grown tremendously over the past year. If he is able to continue on this upward development trajectory, I think that he will find time as a starter throughout his career with the Gophers. He just does so many things well. Marcus Carr and Gabe Kalscheur seem to be the likely pair to start in the backcourt next season for Minnesota but Williams could be an immediate reserve contributor.

I think that Williams is the most-likely first-year contributor from this recruiting class.