National player of the year candidates
Bradley Beal,
Michael Gilchrist and
Austin Rivers highlighted a group of 24 high school seniors selected Thursday afternoon to participate in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game.
The event will take place Wednesday, March 30 at the United Center in Chicago. The boys game will be broadcast on ESPN and tip at 9 p.m. CT. The girls contest will be aired on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m.
Gilchrist, a 6-foot-7 forward headed to Kentucky, is the top-rated senior in America according to MaxPreps.com. His
St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) Celtics are ranked No. 1 in this week's Xcellent 25.
Michael Gilchrist, St. Patrick
Photo by Jim Redman
Rivers, a 6-4 shooting guard at
Winter Park (Fla.), is pouring in 29.6 point per game this season and signed with Duke in November.
Beal, also a 6-4 shooting guard, is averaging over 30 points per game for No. 13
Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.). The Florida signee is No. 5 on MaxPreps' 2011 Top 100.
Complete rosters are listed below.
Among the notable candidates left off the team were high-flying guard
Nick Johnson of
Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), unsigned guard
Trevor Lacey of
Butler (Huntsville, Ala.), who is averaging 32.4 points per game this season,
Tony Wroten Jr. of
Garfield (Seattle, Wash.), posting 26.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game this winter, and
Dorian Finney-Smith of
Norcom (Portsmouth, Va.).
Quincy Miller of
Westchester Country Day (High Point, N.C.), the No. 4 prospect in MaxPreps.com's 2011 Top 100, was also left off the list due to a season-ending injury.
EastBradley Beal,
Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) – Florida signee
Chane Behanan,
Bowling Green (Ky.) – Louisville
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope,
Greenville (Ga.) – Georgia
Michael Carter-Williams,
St. Andrew's (Barrington, R.I.) – Syracuse
Rakeem Christmas,
Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, Pa.) – Syracuse
Quinn Cook,
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) – Duke
Michael Gilchrist,
St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) – Kentucky
P.J. Hairston,
Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) – North Carolina
James McAdoo,
Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, Va.) – North Carolina
Johnny O'Bryant,
East Side (Cleveland, Miss.) – Louisiana State
Marshall Plumlee,
Christ School (Arden, N.C.) – Duke
Shannon Scott,
Milton (Ga.) – Ohio State
Coach: Bob Cimino,
Mount Vernon (N.Y.)WestKhem Birch,
Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Mass.) – Pittsburgh
Wayne Blackshear,
Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.) – Louisville
Anthony Davis,
Perspectives (Chicago, Ill.) – Kentucky
Branden Dawson,
Wallace (Gary, Ind.) – Michigan State
Myck Kabongo,
Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) – Texas
LeBryan Nash,
Lincoln (Dallas, Texas) – Oklahoma State
Austin Rivers,
Winter Park (Fla.) – Duke
Marquis Teague,
Pike (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Kentucky
Adonis Thomas,
Melrose (Memphis, Tenn.) – Memphis
Amir Williams,
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.) – Ohio State
Kyle Wiltjer,
Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) – Kentucky
Cody Zeller,
Washington (Ind.) – Indiana
Coach: Gene Pingatore,
St. Joseph (Westchester, Ill.)
