You name the NBA star and they likely have played in the McDonald’s All-American game. Past NBA stars Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Webber, Jerry Stackhouse and Kevin Garnett have played, Current top stars like LeBron James, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and Dwight Howard have all played in the game and future stars like Jahlil Okafor, D’Angelo Russell, Aaron Gordon, Karl-Anthony Towns and Julius Randle have played in the most recent versions of the game.
It’s an All-Star game where the top talents around the country and Canada come to play the game they love alongside their future co-workers in the NBA.
The 2016 All-Star game is no different as it will be headlined by two of the top three recruits, according to ESPN, in Jayson Tatum and Josh Jackson.
Following from an official press release by McDonald’s.
The McDonald’s All American Games unveiled the official rosters for the 39th annual boys game and 15th annual girls game during today’s McDonald’s All American Games Selection Show on ESPNU. The nation’s premier high school basketball allstar event will take place March 30 at Chicago’s United Center for the sixth consecutive year.
The 2016 McDonald’s All American boys teams feature the country’s top talent hailing from 14 different states. The East Team includes Duke-bound Jayson Tatum (Chaminade College Preparatory School – St. Louis, Missouri) and highly ranked power forward Bam Adebayo (High Point Christian Academy – High Point, North Carolina). The two will be joined by small forward Miles Bridges (Huntington Prep – Huntington, West Virginia), shooting guard Terrance Ferguson (Advanced Preparatory International – Dallas, Texas) and combo guard Markelle Fultz (DeMatha Catholic High School – Hyattsville, Maryland).
The West Team will be led by small forward Josh Jackson (Prolific Prep – Windsor, California), Malik Monk (Bentonville High School – Bentonville, Arkansas), Lonzo Ball (Chino Hills High – Chino Hills, California) and Frank Jackson (Lone Peak High School – Highland, Utah), the first Utah boys player to play in the Games since 2000.
