Future stars of college hoops
April 12, 2008 – 3:32 am
McDonald’s All-Americans: East Team
SF Al-Farouq Aminu
HIGH SCHOOL: Norcross, Ga.
COLLEGE: Wake Forest
BUZZ: Having a huge season and aiming for a third straight state championship.
SG William Buford
HIGH SCHOOL: Toledo (Ohio) Libbey
COLLEGE: Ohio State
BUZZ: The McDonald’s All-American road continues for the Buckeyes.
PF Ed Davis
HIGH SCHOOL: Mechanicsville (Va.) Benedictine School
COLLEGE: North Carolina
BUZZ: Having as good of a senior season as any big man in the nation.
PG Tyreke Evans
HIGH SCHOOL: Aston (Pa.) American Christian
COLLEGE: undecided
BUZZ: Could lead the game in scoring. He is wired to put the ball in the hole.
PF Jamychal Green
HIGH SCHOOL: Montgomery (Ala.) St. Jude
COLLEGE: Alabama
BUZZ: The high-energy big man is one of the toughest players to defend inside.
SG Sylven Landesberg
HIGH SCHOOL: Queens (N.Y.) Holy Cross
COLLEGE: Viginia
BUZZ: A huge senior season helped push him into the game.
SG Mike Rosario
HIGH SCHOOL: Jersey City (N.J.) St. Anthony
COLLEGE: Rutgers
BUZZ: Has helped pilot St. Anthony to an undefeated high school record and No. 1 overall ranking.
PF Samardo Samuels
HIGH SCHOOL: Newark (NJ) St. Benedict’s Prep
COLLEGE: Louisville
BUZZ: Has shined in nearly every national event he has played in this season.
SF Chris Singleton
HIGH SCHOOL: Dunwoody, Ga.
COLLEGE: Florida State
BUZZ: Hoping to help his Dunwoody team win another state title down the home stretch.
PG Kemba Walker
HIGH SCHOOL: New York (N.Y.) Rice
COLLEGE: Connecticut
BUZZ: One of the top pure point guards in the nation and is the best setup man in this game.
SG Elliot Williams
HIGH SCHOOL: Memphis (Tenn.) St. George’s
COLLEGE: Duke
BUZZ: One of the most complete guards in the nation.
C Tyler Zeller
HIGH SCHOOL: Washington, Ind.
COLLEGE: North Carolina
BUZZ: Putting up ridiculous numbers in final year in the Hoosier State.
McDonald’s All-Americans: West Team
PF Luke Babbitt
HIGH SCHOOL: Reno (Nev.) Galena
COLLEGE: Nevada
BUZZ: First national accolade of many for future Nevada star.
SG Demar DeRozan
HIGH SCHOOL: Compton, Calif.
COLLEGE: USC
BUZZ: Players like DeRozan shine in the McDonald’s game. See J.R. Smith and Gerald Green.
PG Larry Drew
HIGH SCHOOL: Woodland Hills (Calif.) Taft
COLLEGE: North Carolina
BUZZ: Another North Carolina-bound All-American.
C Michael Dunigan
HIGH SCHOOL: Chicago (Ill.) Farragut
COLLEGE: Oregon
BUZZ: The gritty center should be a defensive force inside the paint in this game.
PG Jrue Holiday
HIGH SCHOOL: North Hollywood (Calif.) Campbell Hall
COLLEGE: UCLA
BUZZ: Having as good of a senior season as anyone in the nation this year.
SG Scotty Hopson
HIGH SCHOOL: Hopkinsville (Ky.) University Heights
COLLEGE: undecided
BUZZ: Along with Evans, he’ll be one of the few unsigned prospects in the game.
PG Brandon Jennings
HIGH SCHOOL: Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill
COLLEGE: Arizona
BUZZ: Has been waiting for this big stage since the day he started high school.
SG Malcolm Lee
HIGH SCHOOL: Riverside (Calif.) J.W. North
COLLEGE: UCLA
BUZZ: Gets lost in the California shadow of Holiday and DeRozan but worthy of McDonald’s game.
PF Greg Monroe
HIGH SCHOOL: Harvey (La.) Helen Cox
COLLEGE: Georgetown
BUZZ: The big man really shined last summer playing with many of these same players.
C B.J. Mullens
HIGH SCHOOL: Canal Winchester, Ohio
COLLEGE: Ohio State
BUZZ: The best NBA big man prospect in the class of 2008.
PG Iman Shumpert
HIGH SCHOOL: Oak Park (Ill.) Oak Park River Forest
COLLEGE: Georgia Tech
BUZZ: Smooth, steady and full of star-power.
PG Willie Warren
HIGH SCHOOL: Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley
COLLEGE: Oklahoma
BUZZ: Of all of the players in the game, he has the biggest chance for a wow moment.
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