High school basketball: Who will make the McDonald's All-American Game and who should make it

Quentin Coleman, Luke Ertel, Anthony Felesi, Jasiah Jervis, Dionte Neal and Zavier Zens among potential Burger Boy snubs.

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By Jordan Divens

Jan 26, 2026, 9:30am

Reidsville (NC) guard scored 115 over a two-game stretch and is averaging 37.2 points per game this season.

Dionte Neal is the Definition of a MaxPreps Stat Freak 1,723,068 views 1:05

The McDonald's All American Game rosters are expected to be announced in the coming weeks as the committee selects 24 of the top high school basketball players in the Class of 2026 for the annual showcase.

No additional details have been announced for the 2026 McDonald's All-American Game at this point.

Ahead of the announcement, we are breaking down the candidates with a look at who should make the team and who will make the team. Twenty-four players will ultimately get the call from a group of more than 400 nominees.

Six players deserving of an invitation stand out as unlikely to earn a spot in the game.

Wake Forest signee Quentin Coleman has been among the most impactful players in the country this season, leading Principia (St. Louis, Mo.) to the No. 5 spot in the MaxPreps Top 25 with averages of 23.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Purdue signee Luke Ertel has authored a dominant senior campaign in Indiana, tallying 25.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per contest to help Mt. Vernon (Fortville) to a spot in the top 50 nationally.

Headed to Purdue, Anthony Felesi of Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah) leads the Nike EYBL Scholastic in scoring at 23.3 points per contest to go along with 6.9 rebounds through nine league games.

Michigan State signee Jasiah Jervis has been the most consistent player for No. 8-ranked Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.), putting up 18.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per outing against a challenging national schedule.

Dionte Neal has a career record of 98-2 at Reidsville (N.C.) with a pair of state championships. This season the UNC-Greensboro signee is averaging 37.2 points, 8.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.6 rebounds per game. Although his height may limit his upside at the highest level, it's hard to argue with the resume the 5-foot-9 guard has compiled in his high school career.

Zavier Zens is averaging 25.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game for nationally-ranked Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.). He will play at Northern Iowa next season.

Who should make it

J.J. Andrews, Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock, Ark.)

Toni Bryant, Southeastern Prep Academy (Orlando, Fla.)

Christian Collins, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)

Quentin Coleman, Principia (St. Louis, Mo.)

Jason Crowe Jr., Inglewood (Inglewood, Calif.)

Arafan Diane, Iowa United (Des Moines, Iowa)

Luke Ertel, Mt. Vernon (Fortville, Ind.)

Anthony Felesi, Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah)

Caleb Gaskins, Columbus (Miami, Fla.)

Caleb Holt, Prolific Prep (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Bryson Howard, Heritage (Frisco, Texas)