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The 48 players picked for the 2024 McDonald's All-American high school basketball games

adam duvall, peoria journal star
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No Illinois prep players were selected to the 2024 McDonald's All-American game, but one athlete headed to the University of Illinois got the call.

The rosters for the annual high school basketball games released the boys and girls rosters Tuesday afternoon on ESPN. None of the three Peoria-area nominees — Aaliyah Guyton (Peoria High), Lathan Sommerville (Richwoods) or Cooper Koch (Metamora) — made either of the 24-player rosters for the games on April 2 at the Toyota Center in Houston.

2024 McDonald's All-Americans: Boys and girls rosters for the game

Guyton was among the 18 girl nominees from Illinois, which had a dozen boys nominees including Sommerville and Koch.

Illinois women's recruit Berry Wallace of Pickerington Central (Ohio) gives the Fighting Illini their first McDonald's All-American since 2014.

Peoria has had six previous McDonald's All-Americans: Howard Nathan (1991), Mike Robinson (1996), Marcus Griffin (1997), Frank Williams (1998), Britney Jordan (2003) and Shaun Livingston (2004).

2024 McDonald’s All-American Games boys rosters

EAST

  • Jalil Bethea, G 6-4, Archbishop Wood High School (Pa.), Miami (Fla.)

  • John Bol, C 7-1, Overtime Elite Academy, (Ga.), Ole Miss

  • Isaiah Evans, F 6-7, North Mecklenburg High School (N.C.), Duke

  • Cooper Flagg, F 6-9, Montverde Academy (Fla.), Duke

  • Johnuel Fland, G 6-2, Archbishop Stepinac High School (N.Y.), Kentucky

  • Ian Jackson, F 6-4, Our Saviour Lutheran School (N.Y.), North Carolina

  • Liam McNeeley, F 6-7, Montverde Academy (Fla.), Indiana

  • Tahaad Pettiford, G 5-10, Hudson Catholic Regional High School (N.J.), Auburn

  • Drake Powell, G 6-5, Northwood High School (N.C.), North Carolina

  • Jayden Quaintance, F 6-9, Word of God Christian Academy (N.C.), Kentucky

  • Derik Queen, C 6-9, Montverde Academy (Fla.), Uncommitted

  • Bryson Tucker, F 6-7, Bishop O'Connell High School (Va.), Uncommitted

  • Coaches: Sharman White, Pace Academy (Ga.); Johnathan Robinson, Pace Academy (Ga.); James Hartry, Tucker High School (Ga.)

WEST

  • Airious Bailey, F 6-8, McEachern High School (Ga.), Rutgers

  • Flory Bidunga, C 6-9, Kokomo High School (Ind.), Kansas

  • Carter Bryant, F 6-8, Centennial High School (Calif.), Arizona

  • Vazoumana Diallo, G 6-3, Prolific Prep of Napa Christian (Calif.), Washington

  • Valdez Edgecombe Jr., G 6-4, Long Island Lutheran High School (N.Y.), Baylor

  • Donavan Freeman, F 6-7, IMG Academy (Fla.), Syracuse

  • Dylan Harper, G 6-5, Don Bosco Preparatory High School (N.J.), Rutgers

  • Richard Johnson, G 6-6, Link Academy (Mo.), Texas

  • Karter Knox, G 6-6, Overtime Elite Academy (Ga.), Uncommitted

  • Trent Perry, G 6-4, Harvard-Westlake School (Calif.), Southern California

  • Derrion Reid, F 6-7, Prolific Prep of Napa Christian (Calif.), Alabama

  • Aiden Sherrell, C 6-11, Prolific Prep of Napa Christian (Calif.), Alabama

  • Coaches: Tommy Brakel, North Crowley High School (Texas); James Manthe, North Crowley High School (Texas); Ethan Anderson, North Crowley High School (Texas)

2024 McDonald’s All-American Games girls rosters

EAST

  • Mikayla Blakes, G 6-0, Rutgers Preparatory School (N.J.), Vanderbilt

  • Kendall Dudley, G 6-2, Sidwell Friends School (Washington D.C.), UCLA

  • Joyce Edwards, F 6-2, Camden High School (S.C.), South Carolina

  • Kayleigh Heckel, G 5-9, Long Island Lutheran High School (N.Y.), Southern California

  • Zamareya Jones, G 5-7, North Pitt High School (N.C.), NC State

  • Kateryna Koval, C 6-4, Long Island Lutheran High School (N.Y.), Notre Dame

  • Madisen McDaniel, G 5-9, Bishop McNamara High School (Md.), South Carolina

  • Olivia Olson, G 6-1, Benilde-St. Margaret's (Minn.), Michigan

  • Zania Socka-Nguemen, F 6-3, Sidwell Friends School (Washington D.C.), UCLA

  • Sarah Strong, F 6-2, Grace Christian School (N.C.), Uncommitted

  • Syla Swords, W 6-0, Long Island Lutheran High School (N.Y.), Michigan

  • Berry Wallace, W 6-1, Pickerington High School Central (Ohio), Illinois

  • Coaches: Fran Burbidge, Westtown School (Pa.); Fanny Burbidge, Springfield High School (Pa); Kylynn McNichol, Springfield High School (Pa.)

WEST

  • Imari Berry, G 5-10, Clarksville High School (Tenn.), Clemson

  • Jaloni Cambridge, G 5-6, Montverde Academy (Fla.), Ohio State

  • Justice Carlton, F 6-2, Seven Lakes High School (Texas), Texas

  • Morgan Cheli, G 6-2, Archbishop Mitty High School (Calif.), UConn

  • Avery Howell, G 5-11, Boise High School (Idaho), Southern California

  • Jordan Lee, W 6-0, Saint Mary's High School (Calif.), Texas

  • Alivia McGill, G 5-9, Hopkins High School (Minn.), Florida

  • Me'Arah O’Neal, C 6-3, Episcopal High School (Texas), Florida

  • Mackenly Randolph, F 6-0, Sierra Canyon School (Calif.), Uncommitted

  • Arianna Roberson, F 6-4, Clark High School (Texas), Duke

  • Kennedy Smith, W 6-1, Etiwanda High School (Calif.), Southern California

  • Allie Ziebell, G 5-10, Neenah High School (Wisc.), UConn

  • Coaches: Ann Fritz, Blue Valley North High School (Kansas); Mike Hilbert, Blue Valley North High School (Kansas); Mark Spigarelli, Blue Springs High School (Mo.)

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: 2024 McDonald's All-American rosters: High school all-stars