Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:02 pm EDT
The
McDonalds All-American game, which is supposed to be an All-Star game of the
nation's best high school players, goes down tonight at 9:30 (ESPN). Pictured to
your right (as graciously passed on by the omnipresent Unsilent Majority) is
Brandon Jennings, soon-to-be-star at Arizona, sporting a fresh-to-death new look
for tonight's game. Both Kid and Play are said to be very impressed.
I'll probably watch, but I'm not a huge fan of the McDonalds game. Obviously, these are outstanding players, and some of the best in the country, but a ton of equally talented
players get left out because they don't attend the right school or know the
right people. Do you know how many kids play high school basketball? Do you know
how insane it is to believe that you can actually narrow it down to the 24 best? This year's Duke team had 8 All-Americans. I rest my case.
But if you're interested, here are the rosters, along with positions, and the
schools at which these boys will be matriculating. Two guys, Tyreke Evans and
Scotty Hopson are currently undecided.
East:
Al-Farooq Aminu. 6'9", 205, Forward, Wake Forest
William Buford. 6'5", 185, Guard, Ohio State
Ed Davis. 6'9", 215, Forward, North Carolina.
Tyreke Evans. 6'6", 217, Guard, Considering: Texas, Memphis, UConn,
Villanova.
JaMychal Green. 6'9", 220, Forward, Alabama.
Sylven Landesberg. 6'6", 205, Guard, Virginia.
Michael Rosario. 6'2", 180, Guard, Rutgers.
Samardo Samuels. 6'9", 230, Forward, Louisville.
Chris Singleton. 6'9", 225, Forward, Florida State.
Kemba Walker. 6'0", 175, Guard, UConn.
Elliot Williams. 6'4", 165, Guard, Duke.
Tyler Zeller. 7'0", 200, Center, North Carolina.
West:
Luke Babbitt. 6'8", 225, Forward, Nevada.
DeMar DeRozan. 6'6", 210, Forward, USC.
Larry Drew II. 6'0", 160, Guard, North Carolina.
Michael Dunigan. 6'10", 248, Center. Oregon.
Jrue Holiday. 6'4", 195, Guard. UCLA.
Scotty Hopson. 6'5", 180, Guard, Considering: Tennessee, Mississippi
State, Kentucky, Louisville, Texas, Cincinnati.
Brandon Jennings. 6'1", 165, Guard, Arizona.
Malcolm Lee. 6'4", 165, Guard, UCLA.
Greg Monroe. 6'10", 235, Forward, Georgetown.
B.J. Mullens. 7'1", 260, Center, Ohio State.
Iman Shumpert. 6'4", 200, Guard, Georgia Tech.
Willie Warren. 6'4", 195, Guard, Oklahoma.
And here's West and future USC guard DeMar DeRozen winning the McDonalds Dunk
Contest last night:
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