High school basketball: Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey headline 2024 McDonald's All American Game selections

By Jordan Divens Jan 23, 2024, 1:00pm

Postseason showcase to be played April 2 in Houston.

Taking an in-depth look at the game of 5-star 2024 Rutgers commit Ace Bailey of McEachern (Powder Springs, GA).

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The McDonald's All America Game returns to Houston for the second straight year as the best basketball players from around the country meet April 2 for the 47th annual event. On Tuesday, the 24-player roster was announced on NBA Today.

National Top 10 No. 1 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) and No. 3 Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) each had three players selected. Cooper Flagg, Liam McNeeley and Derik Queen were selected from the top-ranked Eagles, while Zoom Diallo, Derrion Reid and Aiden Sherrell were selected from the California powerhouse. No other high school had multiple players selected to the showcase.

Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina and Rutgers each have two future stars playing in the contest.

Sharman White of Pace Academy (Atlanta, Ga.) will coach the East and Tommy Brakel of North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) is the West coach.

The 2024 McDonald's All American girls game airs on ESPN2 at 6:30 p.m. ET on April 2 with the boys game following at 9 p.m. Both will be played at the Toyota Center in Houston.

Top 25 Kentucky signee Boogie Fland makes the cut for the 2024 McDonald's All-American Game roster. (Photo: Eugene Alonzo)

Top 25 Kentucky signee Boogie Fland makes the cut for the 2024 McDonald's All-American Game roster. (Photo: Eugene Alonzo)

2024 McDonald's All Americans

East roster

Jalil Bethea, Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)

6-4 | Guard | Miami

John Bol, Overtime Elite

7-1 | Center | Mississippi

Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.)

6-6 | Wing | Duke

Cooper Flagg, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)

6-9 | Wing | Duke

Boogie Fland, Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)

6-2 | Guard | Kentucky

Ian Jackson, Our Saviour Lutheran (Bronx, N.Y.)

6-5 | Guard | North Carolina

Liam McNeeley, Montverde Academy

6-7 | Wing | Indiana

Tahaad Pettiford, Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.)

6-1 | Guard | Auburn

Drake Powell, Northwood (Pittsboro, N.C.)

6-6 | Wing | North Carolina

Jayden Quaintance, Word of God (Raleigh, N.C.)

6-9 | Center | Kentucky

Derik Queen, Montverde Academy

6-10 | Center | Uncommitted

Bryson Tucker, Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.)

6-6 | Wing | Uncommitted

Five-star Rutgers commit Dylan Harper looks to lead the West team to the victory over a loaded East opposition. (Photo: Eugene Alonzo)

Five-star Rutgers commit Dylan Harper looks to lead the West team to the victory over a loaded East opposition. (Photo: Eugene Alonzo)

West roster

Ace Bailey, McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)

6-8 | Wing | Rutgers

Flory Bidunga, Kokomo (Ind.)

6-8 | Center | Kansas

Carter Bryant, Centennial (Corona, Calif.)

6-8 | Forward | Arizona

Zoom Diallo, Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.)

6-4 | Guard | Washington

V.J. Edgecombe, Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)

6-5 | Guard | Baylor

Donnie Freeman, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

6-9 | Forward | Syracuse

Dylan Harper, Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)

6-6 | Guard | Rutgers

Tre Johnson, Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)

6-6 | Guard | Texas

Karter Knox, Overtime Elite

6-5 | Wing | Uncommitted

Trent Perry, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)

6-4 | Guard | USC

Derrion Reid, Prolific Prep

6-7 | Forward | Alabama

Aiden Sherrell, Prolific Prep

6-10 | Center | Alabama

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