Sunday, January 17, 2016

2016 McD's All-American Predictions

The 2016 McDonald's All-American roster will be announced tonight on ESPNU. 24 of the top high school seniors will be selected to participate in the most prestigious high school All-Star game which will be held at the United Center in Chicago on March 30, 2016.

LOCKS:

Point Guard (4):

  • De’Aron Fox - 6'4", Cypress Lakes HS (TX) -- Kentucky
  • Lonzo Ball - 6'5", Chino Hills (CA) -- UCLA
  • Frank Jackson - 6'3", Lone Peak (UT) -- Duke
  • Kobi Simmons - 6'4", St. Francis (GA) -- Arizona

Shooting Guard (3):
  • Malik Monk, 6'4", Bentonville (AR) -- Kentucky
  • Markelle Fultz, 6'4", DeMatha (MD) -- Washington
  • Josh Langford, 6'5", Madison Academy (AL), Michigan State

Small Forward (4):
  • Jayson Tatum - 6'7", Chaminade (MO) -- Duke
  • Josh Jackson - 6'7", Prolific Prep (CA) -- Undecided
  • Miles Bridges - 6'7", Huntington Prep (WV) -- Michigan State
  • Terrance Ferguson - 6'7", API (TX) -- Alabama

Power Forward (2):
  • Edrice Adebayo - 6'9", High Point Christian Academy (NC) -- Kentucky
  • TJ Leaf - 6'9", Foothills Christian (CA) -- UCLA

Center (2):
  • Marques Bolden - 6'11", DeSoto (TX) -- Undecided
  • Jarrett Allen - 6'10", St. Stephen's Episcopal Academy (TX) -- Undecided

PROBABLE NOMINEES (9 SPOTS)
  • Tyus Battle - SF, Syracuse
  • VJ King - SF, Louisville
  • Mustapha Heron - SF, Auburn
  • Sacha Killeya-Jones - PF, Kentucky
  • Andrew Jones - SG, Texas
  • Tony Bradley - C, UNC
  • Alterique Gilbert, PG, UConn
  • Javin DeLaurier, PF, Duke
  • Kyle Guy, SG, Virginia

QUICK ANALYSIS:

The McDonald's All-American game will be loaded at the point guard and small forward position while both the East and West teams will be hurting for quality big men. The talent of this game will be hurt by injuries as two of the top players in the country will not be able to participate. Harry Giles and Dennis Smith both tore their ACL's and are headed to Duke and N.C. State, respectively. Also, numerous five-star players such as Rawle Alkins, Thon Maker, and Wenyen Gabriel were not eligible for participation in the game.


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