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Chicago, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2021) – The McDonald’s All American Games is the pinnacle of high school basketball. Each year ushers a new group of young players into a club of legendary athletes, many of whom are known by a single name: Shaq, Lebron, Candace, A’ja. Continuing a
decades-long tradition of celebrating the next generation of basketball greats, McDonald’s today announced the final rosters for the 2021 McDonald’s All American Games teams.
From lockdown defenders to three-point specialists, these 48 high school seniors – comprising the top 24 girls and 24 boys in the country – were selected by a committee of basketball experts from more than 700 nominated players. While the top high school talent won’t face off on the
Wasatch Academy vs Hamilton Heights GOES DOWN! Nolan Hickman and the Tigers were looking UNSTOPPABLE
MOUNT PLEASANT The day Wasatch Academy received its first McDonald s All-American citation started out like a normal day.
So normal, in fact, that the honoree found out with only two people in the room.
But after Tigers senior Nolan Hickman was announced as one of 14 honorees for the prestigious prep all-star event in Chicago, the equally even-keeled Richard Pop Isaacs and Hickman simply nodded and dabbed one another.
Then Wasatch coach Paul Peterson texted the rest of his players, who all had class when the roster was announced on ESPN s The Jump. He didn t say why, but practice is canceled; come to my office.
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The McDonald’s All-American Game has announced its rosters for the Class of 2021.
The event is considered the most prestigious All-American team for high school basketball recruits and is frequently used by colleges as a sign of the amount of talent it has in its recruiting class. Michigan leads all colleges with three current commitments on the 24-man roster.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the actual game will not happen and the players will be honored virtually.
Here are the 24 men’s players that made the team, along with more information on each of them, including what college they are committed to.