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McDonald’s All-American rosters revealed

By Phil Watson

April 3, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the court and a rack of basketballs before the McDonald's All American Games at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
April 3, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the court and a rack of basketballs before the McDonald's All American Games at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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The rosters for the 38th annual McDonald’s All-American game were revealed Wednesday on ESPNU, with an unusually high nine uncommitted players on the list.

The top showcase for prep basketball stars for almost 40 years, the McDonald’s All-American game now has fully stocked rosters for the 38th edition of the game, scheduled for April 1 at the United Center in Chicago.

Australian power forward Ben Simmons, who plays at the Montverde Academy in Florida, headlines the list. The No. 1 recruit in the class of 2015, according to the ESPN100, Simmons signed with LSU in October 2013.

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Simmons is joined on the East squad by No. 2 overall prospect Jaylen Brown, a small forward from Wheeler High School in Alpharetta, Ga., who is still uncommitted.

Two other top 10 players, both from the state of Wisconsin, are on the East roster, as well—power forward Henry Ellenson of Rice Lake, Wis., (No. 5 overall, committed to Marquette) and center Diamond Stone of Milwaukee, who plays at Dominican High School (No. 7, undeclared).

The rest of the East roster includes (hometown, ranking and commitment in parentheses):

  • Cheick Diallo, PF (Centereach, N.Y, No. 11, undeclared)
  • Isaiah Briscoe, PG (Union, N.J., No. 13, Kentucky)
  • Antonio Blakeney, SG (Orlando, Fla., No. 14, LSU)
  • Dwayne Bacon, SG (Lakeland, Fla., No. 20, Florida State)
  • Thomas Bryant, C (Rochester, N.Y., No. 22, undeclared)
  • Luke Kennard, SG (Franklin, Ohio, No. 23, Duke)
  • Dedric Lawson, PF (Memphis, Tenn., No. 26, Memphis)
  • Jawun Evans, PG (Dallas, No. 36, Oklahoma State)

The West has five top-10 players—No. 4 Malik Newman, No. 6 Ivan Rabb, No. 8 Caleb Swanigan, No. 9 Chase Jeter and No. 10 Stephen Zimmerman.

Newman, a shooting guard from Jackson, Miss.; Rabb, a power forward from Oakland, Calif.; Swanigan, a center from Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Zimmerman, a 7-foot- center from Las Vegas; are all undeclared.

Jeter, a center from Las Vegas, is signed with Duke.

The rest of the West includes:

  • Brandon Ingram, SF (Kinston, N.C., No. 12, undeclared)
  • Allonzo Trier, SG (Seattle, No. 15, Arizona)
  • Deyonta Davis, PF (Muskegon, Mich., No. 16, Michigan State)
  • Jalen Brunson, PG (Lincolnshire, Ill., No. 17, Villanova)
  • Malachi Richardson, SG (Hamilton, N.J., No. 19, Syracuse)
  • Carlton Bragg, PF (Cleveland, No. 21, Kansas)
  • J. Dozier, PG (Columbia, S.C., No. 25, South Carolina)

One member of the ESPN100’s top 10—center Skal Labissiere of Memphis, ranked No. 3—is ineligible to play for his high school and, as such, is also not eligible to play in the McDonald’s game. He is signed with Kentucky.

The highest-ranked player on the list not chosen was Roxbury, Mass., point guard Jalen Adams, a Connecticut signee who is ranked No. 24.

Bruce Kelley of the Bullis School in Potomac, Md., will coach the East and Robert Smith of Chicago’s Simeon Career Academy will be in charge for the West.

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