Big Mac Game Rosters and Scoop

Published on: 12th February, 2010

Columbus, OH–

The 2010 McDonald’s All-American game will be hosted by Value City Arena this year on the campus of Ohio State University on Wednesday, March 31st. The host site will feature two future Buckeyes in Jared Sullinger (Columbus, (OH) Northland HS) and future front court teammate Deshaun Thomas (Fort Wayne, (IN) Bishop Luers HS). North Carolina leads the way with three future players participating in Reggie Bullock, Kendall Marshall and Harrison Barnes.  First year Memphis coach, Josh Pastner has put together a strong class going into his 2nd year at the helm with nabbing Joe Jackson and Jelan Kendrick.

A total of 7 uncommitted prospects round out this years game (Terrence Jones, Cory Joseph, CJ Leslie, Josh Selby, Brandon Knight, Doron Lamb, Ray McCallum) many of which are getting recruited by the likes of Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, UNLV, Villanova, West Virginia,Syracuse, UCON, Indiana, Florida, Georgetown, UCLA, Washington, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, and many more!

The McDonald’s All-American game is the “MECCA” of round-ball All-star games, as it showcases the future stars of the game. Ohio is no stranger to the game, as she last hosted the game back in 2003 and featured a local Ohio player some of you may have heard of — Lebron James (Game MVP).

East Roster:

Reggie Bullock, 6-6, W, Kinston (N.C.) – North Carolina
Tobias Harris, 6-8, F, Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills, N.Y.) – Tennessee
Kyrie Irving, 6-2, G, St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) – Duke
Joe Jackson, 5-11, G, White Station (Memphis, Tenn.) – Memphis
Perry Jones, 6-10, F, Duncanville (Texas) – Baylor
Jelan Kendrick, 6-6, G, Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) – Memphis
C. J. Leslie, 6-8, F, Word of God (Raleigh, N.C.) – Undecided
Kendall Marshall, 6-3, G, Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.) – North Carolina
Jayvaughn Pinkston, 6-6, F, Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) – Villanova
Josh Selby, 6-2, G, Lake Clifton (Baltimore, Md.) – Undecided
Jared Sullinger, 6-9, F, Northland (Columbus, Ohio) – Ohio State
Deshaun Thomas, 6-7, F, Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne, Ind.) – Ohio State

Coaches:  Dru Joyce (Akron SVSM) and Norm Person (Oak Hill)

West Roster:

Keith Appling, 6-3, G, Pershing (Detroit, Mich.) – Michigan State
Harrison Barnes, 6-7, G/F, Ames (Iowa) – North Carolina
Terrence Jones, 6-8, F, Jefferson (Portland, Ore.) – Undecided
Cory Joseph, 6-3, G, Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) – Undecided
Brandon Knight, 6-3, G, Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) – Undecided
Doron Lamb, 6-4, G, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) – Undecided
Ray McCallum, 6-1, G, Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.) – Undecided
Fabricio De Melo, 7-0, C, Sagemont (Weston, Fla.) – Syracuse
Jereme Richmond, 6-7, W, Waukegan (Ill.) – Illinois
Joshua Smith, 6-9, C, Kentwood (Covington, Wash.) – UCLA
Tristan Thompson, 6-9, Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) – Texas
Patric Young, 6-9, F, Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.) – Florida

Coaches: Eric Flannery (Lakewood St. Eds) and Carl Kremer (Cincinnati Moeller)

MVP Predictions:

East — Jared Sullinger/Ohio State

West–Brandon Knight/Undecided

Inside Scoop: Don’t be surprised if you see a couple of these undecided prospects committing to Kentucky by April. UK is on the hunt and have many official visits lined up for this 2010 class.  One of the toughest college decisions will be for Michigan native Ray McCallum, as he will need to choose to stay home and play for his father Ray Sr. at the University of Detroit, or take his game on the road (Arizona,Florida, Oklahoma UCLA, etc). Next, don’t be shocked if you see guard Cory Joseph call on Texas or Minnesota, considering his brother (Devoe) is already hooping for the Golden Gophers and Findlay Prep teammate Tristan Thompson is heading to Longhorn country. Josh Selby has recently taken a visit to Arizona and also has a trip planned to Kentucky in the near future. Brandon Knight is focused on finishing out his senior year, but don’t be shocked if this scoring machine stay’s south (Florida or maybe even Miami-Fl).

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