High school basketball: Predicting the McDonald's All-America selections

Ahead of Tuesday's announcement, here are the 24 players we predict will be selected for April 2 game in Houston.

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By Jordan Divens

Jan 22, 2024, 11:00am

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The McDonald's All America Game rosters will be announced Tuesday as the committee selects 24 of the top prospects in the Class of 2024 for the all-star showcase.

Today, we try to get into the mind of the committee and predict the 24-player roster from the more than 350 nominees.

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 contests will be played at the Toyota Center in Houston.

Here are the projected McDonald's All American picks:

Projected McDonald's All-American selections Ace Bailey of McEachern and Isaiah Evans of North Mecklenburg matched up at the City of Palms Classic. (Photo: Eugene Alonzo)

Ace Bailey, McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)

Jalil Bethea, Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)

Flory Bidunga, Kokomo (Ind.)

Carter Bryant, Centennial (Corona, Calif.)

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

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

Cooper Flagg, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)

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

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

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

Tre Johnson, Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)

Kon Knueppel, Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.)