Ex-Duke Basketball Signee Mackenzie Mgbako Heads to Kansas for Visit

Mackenzie Mgbako, once the highest-ranked piece to the 2023 Duke basketball class at No. 8 on the 247Sports 2023 Composite, visited St. John's over the weekend.

Judging by the pictures, the 6-foot-8, 210-pound forward out of Roselle Catholic (N.J.) enjoyed the trip. No, it wouldn't be a shock if he became part of Rick Pitino's roster overhaul in Queens.

Five-star former @DukeMBB commit Mackenzie Mgbako on his @StJohnsBBall visit pic.twitter.com/NOgZspTUHN
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) April 30, 2023

But Mgbako, who asked the Blue Devils to release him from his national letter of intent a few weeks ago, plans to check out three more schools before deciding on a winner. And up next is blueblood Kansas, where he would have to compete for minutes on a loaded roster likely to yield a spot in the top 10 to begin the season.

According to a tweet from Cerebro Sports' Andrew Slater, the five-star McDonald's All-American will visit Bill Self and his staff in Lawrence on Monday night.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mackenzie Mgbako’23 @MackenzieMgbako of @new_scholars & @rc_basketball, the top available senior, will visit Kansas tonight #kubball pic.twitter.com/MUl9A1DI93
— 𝒜𝓃𝒹𝓇ℯ𝓌 𝒮𝓁𝒶𝓉ℯ𝓇 (@Andrew__Slater) May 1, 2023

Interestingly, his first two visits since his decommitment from the Blue Devils are to programs with Hall of Fame national championship head coaches.

As Zagsblog's Adam Zagoria recently reported, Indiana and Louisville are the other two programs penciled in to host Mackenzie Mgbako. However, there's been no word yet on the dates for those trips.

Meanwhile, despite losing out on Mgbako, Duke basketball's 2023 haul remains No. 2 in the national rankings. Jon Scheyer's four five-star newcomers will likely arrive in Durham for summer school and chemistry-building workouts in late June.

Stay tuned to Blue Devil Country for more Duke basketball recruiting updates.