Wisconsin basketball recruit Marcetteaus McGee is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for arraignment on charges of second-degree sexual assault.
McGee, 18, was arrested July 25 at the Towers residence hall, 502 N. Frances St., where he had allegedly had sex with a woman from Milwaukee while she was sleeping and then attempted to dissuade her from calling the police. McGee was released from jail July 29 on bond and had a preliminary hearing Aug. 13. His trial is scheduled to commence Nov. 7.
The victim said she woke up to find McGee, whom she recognized, having sex with her, according to a police report. She tried to push him away, but he was too big, the victim said in her report.
If convicted, McGee could serve a maximum of 30 years in jail. He is also charged with a misdemeanor for interfering in the reporting of a crime.
“Please don’t do this. You’re going to mess up my scholarship. I’m going to get in trouble,” McGee said to the victim before grabbing her wrist and preventing her from using the phone to call police, according to the victim’s statement.
The 6-foot, 165-pound McGee, of Chicago, Ill., attended Farragut High School in Chicago and was regarded as one of the top point guard recruits in the Midwest. He had signed a national letter of intent with coach Bo Ryan in April to attend UW-Madison and play for the Badgers beginning in the fall of 2002.
“We will urge Marcetteaus to continue cooperating fully with the law enforcement officials as they conduct their investigation,” Ryan said in a statement released shortly after the incident. “As the legal process plays out, we will continue to confer with our athletic department administration and campus officials to determine what action, if any, our basketball staff might take.”
It remains unclear as to whether McGee will ever don a Badger uniform.
“We are very excited to have Marcetteaus join our basketball family,” Ryan said of McGee in April. “He will bring experience of playing in tough environments and in big games from being in those situations throughout his career.”
