The 2015 McDonald’s All-Americans were announced today, headlined by two Duke recruits and two headed to LSU. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) is the only high school program with multiple selections.
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The McDonald’s All American Basketball Games selection committee has unveiled the 24 student-athletes who will participate in the 38th boys game to be played on April 1 (9 p.m. ET on ESPN) at the United Center in Chicago.
The 14th girls game will also take place on April 1 (6:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU).
The 2015 McDonald’s All American boys squad features a versitale talent pool, including Grassroots Hoops Mr. Basketball USA Tracker front-runner Ben Simmons and his main senior competition for national player of the year — Jaylen Brown, Malik Newman, and Ivan Rabb.
In last year’s game, hometown product Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young, Chicago) finished with a game-high 17 points and seven rebounds to lead his West team to a 105-102 victory over the East team before 17,116 fans. Okafor, now at Duke, is projected by many to be the No. 1 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft.
The East leads the all-time series 19-18.
2015 McDonald’s All American
Boys High School Basketball Team
East
Dwayne Bacon, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 6-6 SG (Florida State)
Antonio Blakeney, Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) 6-3 SG (LSU)
Isaiah Briscoe, Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) 6-3 PG (Kentucky)
Jaylen Brown, Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 6-6 SF (Undecided)
Thomas Bryant, Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) 6-10 C (Undecided)
Cheick Diallo, Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) 6-9 C (Undecided)
Henry Ellenson, Rice Lake (Wis.) 6-9 C (Marquette)
Juwan Evans, Kimball (Dallas, Texas) 6-0 PG (Oklahoma State)
Luke Kennard, Franklin (Ohio) 6-4 SG (Duke)
Dedric Lawson, Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.) 6-8 PF (Memphis)
Ben Simmons, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) 6-9 PF (LSU)
Diamond Stone, Dominican (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) 6-10 C (Undecided)
West
Carlton Bragg, Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio) 6-8 PF (Kansas)
Jalen Brunson, Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.) 6-1 CG (Villanova)
Deyonta Davis, Muskegon (Mich.) 6-9 PF (Michigan State)
P.J. Dozier, Spring Valley (Columbia, S.C.) 6-6 PG (South Carolina)
Chase Jeter, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-10 PF (Duke)
Brandon Ingram, Kinston (N.C.) 6-8 SF (Undecided)
Malik Newman, Callaway (Jackson, Miss.) 6-3 SG (Undecided)
Ivan Rabb, Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 6-10 C (Undecided)
Malachi Richardson, Trenton Catholic (Trenton, N.J.) 6-6 SG (Syracuse)
Caleb Swanigan, Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.) 6-8 PF (Undecided)
Allonzo Trier, Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) 6-4 SG (Arizona)
Stephen Zimmerman, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-11 C (Undecided)
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