MBB | Gaels Sign Versatile Forward Trent MacLean out of SoCal Academy

MORAGA, Calif. — The Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball staff is hard at work continuing to add pieces for their 2025-26 campaign. The Gaels picked up the signing of freshman Dillan Shaw out of Heritage Christian High School on National Signing Day back in November, and now have signed another exciting prospect out of Southern California, Trent MacLean, a 6-9 power forward out of SoCal Academy. 

“Trent is a versatile basketball player with an ability to be a very good shooter and scorer at this level.” noted Head Coach Randy Bennett, “His intense desire to be a very good basketball player will be what drives him to be a high level college basketball player.”

The son of UCLA all-time leading scorer and nine year NBA veteran Don MacLean, Trent has made a name for himself in the high school ranks of Southern California. After leading Thousand Oaks High School to the State Tournament as a junior, MacLean transferred to SoCal Academy, where he spent last year competing with and against some of the top talent in all of prep basketball in events like the Holiday Hoopsgiving, the Made Hoops Main Event, the Tarkanian Classic, and HoopHall West. His abilities on the court earned him national attention, earning a four star designation and ranking as the 141st player in the prep class of 2025. 

Originally, MacLean committed to West Virginia in mid-November after receiving offers from Saint Mary’s as well as Arizona State, Loyola Marymount, Rutgers, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara. After the departure of West Virginia Head Coach Darian DeVries, MacLean requested a release from his NLI, and flipped his commitment to Saint Mary’s. MacLean will join an exciting group of returners in the front court, including 2025 WCC Newcomer of the Year Paulius Murauskas, Harry Wessels and Andrew McKeever. 

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