DeAndre Ayton is considered the top prospect in the 2017 class by 247Sports.com (Jon Lopez/Nike)
Sunday night the teams for this year’s McDonald’s All-American games were announced, with the rosters being a who’s who of the top recruits in college basketball. The McDonald’s All-American games (boys and girls) are scheduled for March 29 at the United Center in Chicago. Among those who made the cut for the boys’ game were center DeAndre Ayton and forward Michael Porter Jr., with both having already committed to attend Pac-12 programs next season.
Ayton, who attends Hillcrest Prep in Arizona and is a native of the Bahamas, committed to Arizona while Porter has committed to Washington. Porter, who plays at Nathan Hale HS in Seattle, is the son of Washington assistant coach Michael Porter Sr. The elder Porter was an assistant on the Missouri women’s basketball staff (where two of his daughters currently play) before joining longtime friend Lorenzo Romar’s staff at Washington this past summer.
Of the 24 players in the boys’ game four are headed to Kentucky, with all four being on the East roster. Also on that team is the undecided Mohamed Bamba, with John Calipari’s program being one of the finalists for his pledge. Duke and UCLA are also represented by multiple commitments, with Wendell Carter and Gary Trent Jr. headed to Duke next season and Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes having made their respective pledges to attend UCLA.
Below are the rosters for both games, with high school and college commitment information in parentheses.
Boys’ McDonald’s All-Americans
EAST ROSTER
F Wendell Carter (Pace Academy (Georgia)/Duke commit)
G Trevon Duval (IMG Academy (Florida)/Undecided)
F P.J. Washington (Findlay Prep (Nevada)/Kentucky commit)
G Quade Green (Neumann Goretti (Pennsylvania)/Kentucky commit)
F Kevin Knox (Tampa Catholic (Florida)/Undecided)
F Nick Richards (St. Patrick’s (New Jersey)/Kentucky commit)
C Mitchell Robinson (Chalmette (Louisiana)/Western Kentucky commit)
G Collin Sexton (Pebblebrook (Georgia)/Alabama commit)
G Lonnie Walker (Reading (Pennsylvania)/Miami commit)
F Mohamed Bamba (Westtown (Pennsylvania)/Undecided)
F Kris Wilkes (North Central (Indiana)/UCLA commit)
F Jarred Vanderbilt (Victory Prep Academy (Texas)/Kentucky commit)
WEST ROSTER
C DeAndre Ayton (Hillcrest Prep (Arizona)/Arizona commit)
F Michael Porter Jr. (Nathan Hale (Washington)/Washington commit)
G Gary Trent Jr. (Prolific Prep (California)/Duke commit)
F Brian Bowen (La Lumiere School (Indiana)/Undecided)
G Troy Brown Jr. (Centennial (Nevada)/Oregon commit)
G Jaylen Hands (Foothills Christian (California)/UCLA commit)
F Jaren Jackson Jr. (La Lumiere School (Indiana)/Michigan State commit)
C Brandon McCoy (Cathedral Catholic (California)/Undecided)
F Charles O’Bannon Jr. (Bishop Gorman (Nevada)/USC commit)
F Billy Preston (Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)/Kansas commit)
G M.J. Walker (Jonesboro (Georgia)/Undecided)
G Trae Young (Norman North (Oklahoma)/Undecided)
Girls’ McDonald’s All-Americans
EAST ROSTER
C Janelle Bailey (Providence Day (North Carolina)/North Carolina commit)
F Rellah Boothe (IMG Academy (Florida)/Texas commit)
G Mikayla Coombs (Wesleyan School (Georgia)/Connecticut commit)
F Rennia Davis (Jean Ribault (Florida)/Tennessee commit)
F Maya Dodson (Saint Francis (Georgia)/Stanford commit)
G Dana Evans (West Side Leadership Academy (Indiana)/Louisville commit)
C Raven Farley-Clark (Queen of Peace (New Jersey)/LSU commit)
G Anastasia Hayes (Riverdale (Tennessee)/Tennessee commit)
C Kasiyahna Kushkituah (Saint Francis (Georgia)/Tennessee commit)
G Chasity Patterson (North Shore (Texas)/Texas commit)
C Danielle Patterson (Mary Louis Academy (New York)/Notre Dame commit)
F Megan Walker (Monacan (Virginia)/UConn commit)
WEST ROSTER
G Chennedy Carter (Timberview (Texas)/Texas A&M commit)
C Ayanna Clark (Long Beach Poly (California)/USC commit)
F Sidney Cooks (St. Joseph’s Catholic (Wisconsin)/Michigan State commit)
C Loretta Kakala (Manteca (California)/Louisville commit)
G Destiny Littleton (The Bishop’s School (California)/USC commit)
G Alexis Morris (Legacy Christian Academy (Texas)/Baylor commit)
F Michaela Onyenwere (Grandview (Colorado)/UCLA commit)
G Deauzya Richards (Cypress Ranch (Colorado)/Baylor commit)
G Kianna Smith (Troy (California)/California commit)
G Evina Westbrook (South Salem (Oregon)/Tennessee commit)
F Jade Williams (The Colony (Texas)/Duke commit)
G Kiana Williams (Wagner (Texas)/Stanford commit)
