2023 McDonald’s All American young boys’ game: 5 things to know
Each year, the distinguished McDonald’s All American Games feature the country’s finest high school senior basketball players in the nation. This year is no exception, as the leading kids and girls prepare for Tuesday’s showcase events in Houston.The 2023 McDonald
‘s All American girls’ game suggestions off at 6:30 p.m. ET( ESPN2/ESPN App), with the boys game scheduled for 9 p.m. ET( ESPN/ESPN App). The celebrations get under
way with the kids ‘skirmish at 4 p.m. ET Sunday( ESPN+), followed by Monday’s Powerade Jam Fest(7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN App)and 3-point shooting contest.Here are 5 things to know heading into the young boys’game Tuesday: 1. Which conferences have the most McDonald’s All Americans being available in next year?The SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12 lead the way.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated The SEC has 6 top employees on the way. Kentucky, with the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, leads all schools with four All Americans. Arkansas and Auburn each have one.The Big 12, which boasts the previous two national champions in Baylor(2021) and Kansas (2022), has 5 All Americans coming its method. Baylor, Iowa State, Texas,
Kansas and Oklahoma State all have one McDonald’s All American signee. The Pac-12 likewise has 5 All Americans: Oregon has 2, while Colorado, Stanford and USC have one each. Duke the only ACC school on the list, has three McDonald’s All Americans.2. Star power and upside All 24 McDonald’s All Americans fall inside the leading 30 in the ESPN 100, including all top-10 seniors and 15 luxury prospects. This is one of the best assessment picks up NBA scouts, and all 30 NBA teams will be represented.Potential is a harmful word because it might work in your favor or versus you. To become an NBA draft pick and player, it takes skill and strong work routines. The candidates with the most prospective in this year’s game: Cody Williams, Matas
Buzelis, Justin Edwards, Xavier Booker and Ja’Kobe Walter.McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN ROSTERS EAST Call Pos Ht High school College Xavier Booker C 6-10 Cathedral (Ind. )Michigan St.Aaron Bradshaw C 7-0 Camden( N.J. )Kentucky Matas Buzelis SF 6-9 Daybreak Christian Academy (Kan. )Uncertain Stephon Castle PG 6-6 Newton(Ga.)UConn Justin Edwards SF 6-7 Imhotep Institute Charter(Penn.)Kentucky Kwame Evans PF 6-9
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| Academy(Fla.)Oregon Aden Holloway PG 6-1 Prolific Preparation | (Calif. | ||||||
| )Auburn Elmarko Jackson SG | 6-3 South Kent School (Conn. | )Kansas Mackenzie Mgbako | |||||
| PF 6-8 Roselle Catholic(N.J.)Duke Sean Stewart PF 6-8 Montverde Academy | (Fla.)Duke D.J. Wagner PG | 6-2 Camden(N.J.)Kentucky Cody Williams SF 6-7 Perry High School(Ariz.) | Colorado WEST Name Pos | ||||
| Ht High school College | Omaha Biliew PF 6-9 Waukee (Iowa | )Iowa | |||||
| State Isaiah Collier PG 6-4 Wheeler | (Ga.)USC | Mookie Cook SF 6-7 AZ Compass Preparation(Ariz.)Oregon Baye Fall C 6-11 Accelerated Preparation(Colo.)Arkansas Jeremy Worries PG 6-2 | Joliet West (Ill.) | Michigan St.Brandon Garrison | |||
| C 6-9 Del City( | Okla.)Oklahoma | St.Ron Holland PF 6-8 Duncanville(Texas)Texas Bronny James PG 6-3 | Sierra Canyon(Calif.) | Undecided Jared | McCain SG 6-3 Centennial(Calif.)Duke Reed Sheppard | ||
| SG 6-2 North Laurel | (Ky.)Kentucky Andrej | StojakovićSF 6-7 Jesuit (Calif.)Stanford Ja’ | |||||
| Kobe Walter SG 6-5 Connect Academy( | Mo. | )Baylor 3. Top spot in ESPN 100 is wide open | Justin Edwards has actually risen to the top spot in the ESPN 100 rankings | ||||
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| Nwachukwu/Getty Images | Edwards | was elevated | to the No. 1 spot in the ESPN 100 after sitting at No. 2 in January | . Searching the 6-foot-7 Edwards throughout the years, his efficiency on both ends has actually been his | calling | card. On nationwide television | at the Hoopball |
| Classic, he willed | his team | to a | big win with a dominant game of 25 | points | |||
| , 12 rebounds, 6 steals | , 4 helps | and 1 block. In the previous three rankings, | |||||
| he has gone from No. 13 to No. | 2 | to No. 1. D.J. Wagner had held on to the No. | |||||
| 1 area given that his sophomore year | through his dynamic play, competitiveness and winning groups. He is No. 2 in | our newest rankings. Isaiah Collier is | presently the No. 3 overall possibility in | ||||
| the class and was recently voted as the McDonald | ‘s Morgan Wooten Gamer of | the Year. He is a huge and | |||||
| strength guard who is the very best | playmaker in the class and has the mindset | when | |||||
| needed to post huge numbers. All three prospects had a fantastic senior season, and all three will remain in | |||||||
| contention for the No. 1 area.4. A game with | deep roots |
Bronny James is one of numerous players with basketball household history in this year’s game. Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire This year’s game features 5 players whose family members have deep basketball roots.Andrej Stojakovic is the son of Peja Stojakovic, a first-round draft pick in 1996 who had a long and effective NBA career– NBA champ, a three-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA 3-point shooting contest champ. Andrej will be heading to Stanford next season.Bronny James– you may have become aware of him– is the child of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, the four-time NBA champ and 19-time All-Star thought about among the greatest players of all time. D.J. Wagner’s daddy, Dajuan Wagner, was the No. 6 choice in the 2002 NBA draft and a McDonald’s All American, and his grandfather, Milt Wagner, won a championship game at Louisville in 1986 and an NBA title with the Lakers in 1988. Cody Williams’ older sibling, Jalen Williams, was a first-round choose of Santa Clara and now is with the Oklahoma City Thunder.Reed Sheppard’s household has deep Kentucky roots, as both his mother and father were basketball legends. Jeff Sheppard was a two-time NCAA champion at Kentucky, and his mama, Stacey, is in the top 10 in Wildcats basketball history in made 3-pointers, assists and takes.5. Who wins the 3-point shooting
and slam dunk contests?The most awaited occasion leading up to the games is the slam dunk contest. To win it will take imagination, showing the crowd a spectacular vertical bounce and making all efforts– no misses.Last year’s contest came down to three amazing dunkers in Dillon Mitchell, Nick Smith and South
Carolina’s Ashlyn Watkins. Watkins, with an assist from Jarace Walker, ended up being just the third girl to win the event. Some favorites from the boys’side this year are James, Sean Stewart, Ron Holland, Booker and Mookie Cook. The top prospects to win the 3-point shooting contest are Buzelis, Aden Holloway, Jared McCain, Mackenzie Mgbako, Sheppard and Stojakovic.