HSE's Harris, Park Tudor's Ferrell Named McDonald's All Americans

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On Thursday, the official rosters for the 35^th Annual McDonald’s All American Boys Game and 11^th Annual McDonald’s All American Girls Game were unveiled during a selection show on ESPNU.

Among the 48 boys and girls chosen to participate, two Central Indiana standouts were selected to play in the boys game scheduled to take place on March 28 at Chicago’s United Center.

Hamilton Southeastern senior shooting guard Gary Harris was named to the East Team. Park Tudor senior point guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell was selected to play for the West Team.

The two Indianapolis-area players were the only Hoosier high schoolers selected to compete in the annual event and the only Big Ten recruits currently on the boys’ rosters.

Harris signed his letter of intent to play at Michigan State. Ferrell signed with Indiana University.

Several other top 2012 prospects weren’t eligible for the boys’ game due to being fifth-year players. Among those players was Chesterton’s Mitch McGary, the No. 2 prospect in the state by ESPNU 100. The 6-10 power forward has signed with Michigan.

The nation’s No. 1 recruit, according to ESPNU 100, Nerlens Noel of The Tilton School (Everett, Mass.) was also ineligible due to being a fifth-year player. Noel is currently undecided.

Lake Central’s Glenn Robinson, the state’s No. 3 recruit, was nominated for the event but missed the final cut. The 6-6 small forward has committed to Michigan.

Other Central Indiana boys players nominated were Avon’s Austin Burgett, Kellen Dunham of Pendleton Heights, Jeremy Hollowell of Lawrence Central, Ronnie Johnson of North Central and Broad Ripple’s Ron Patterson.

Harris, who is ranked No. 1 at his position nationally by ESPNU 100, committed to Michigan State last November. The 11^th overall recruit in the nation considered offers from Kentucky, Indiana, Purdue and Louisville before picking the Spartans.

Class 4A Hamilton Southeastern is ranked No. 1 in the state and has won two sectional titles in the past three years. The 6-4 Harris leads the team in scoring and rebounding this season, averaging 24.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

Harris will be joined on the East Team by Kyle Anderson (St. Anthony, N.J.), the nation’s fourth-ranked recruit.

Ferrell, who is ranked third at his position by ESPNU 100, is the 33^rd overall prospect in the nation and fourth in the state.

The 5-11 Ferrell has led the Class 2A Park Tudor Panthers to the IHSAA State Finals in consecutive seasons, claiming the school’s first basketball state title last March.

Park Tudor is ranked No. 1 in the state and carries a 15-2 record this year.

Ferrell will be joined by Shabazz Muhammad, the nation’s No. 2 recruit overall, on the West Team. Shabazz, a 6-6 guard from Las Vegas, is entertaining offers from UCLA, USC, Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, UNLV, Memphis and Texas A&M.

This year’s McDonald’s All American teams were selected from a field of 600 nominees by the McDonald’s All American Games Selection Committee, led by committee chairman, Morgan Wootten.

The boys game tips-off at 9:30 p.m. (ET), broadcasting live on ESPN. The girls game begins at 7:30 p.m. (ET) and will be shown live on ESPNU.

Practices for the 2012 games begin on March 25 in Chicago. On March 26, The POWERADE Jam Fest, which includes a skills competition, 3-point shootout and a dunk contest, will be held at the University of Chicago. The event will air on ESPN2, beginning at 6:30 p.m. (ET).

2012 McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Teams

Boys East Team

Name/Pos/Ht./High School/College

Kyle Anderson/G-F/6-8/St. Anthony, NJ/UCLA

DaJuan Coleman/F-C/6-10/Jamesville-DeWitt, NY/Syracuse

Kris Dunn/G/6-3/New London, CT/Providence

Perry Ellis/F-C/6-8/Wichita Heights, KS/Kansas

William Goodwin/F/6-8/Southwest DeKalb, GA/Memphis

Gary Harris/G/6-4/Hamilton Southeastern, IN/Michigan State

Amile Jefferson/G/6-9/Friends Central, PA/Undecided

Tyler Lewis/G/5-11/Oak Hill Academy, VA/N.C. State

Tony Parker/F-C/6-9/Miller Grove, GA/Undecided

Alex Poythress/F/6-8/Northeast, TN/Kentucky

Rodney Purvis/G/6-3/Upper Room Christian, NC/N.C. State

T.J. Warren/G-F/6-7/Brewster Academy, NH/N.C. State

Boys West Team

Name/Pos/Ht./High School/College

Brandon Ashley/F/6-9/Findlay Prep, NV/Arizona

Isaiah Austin/F-C/7-0/Grace Prep, TX/Baylor

Anthony Bennett/F/6-7/Findlay Prep, NV/Undecided

Kevin Ferrell/G/5-11/Park Tudor, IN/Indiana

Archie Goodwin/G-F/6-5/Sylvan Hills, AR/Kentucky

Grant Jerrett/F-C/6-9/Lutheran, CA/Arizona

Shabazz Muhammad/G/6-6/Bishop Gorman, NV/Undecided

Marcus Paige/G/6-1/Linn-Marr, IA/North Carolina

Devonta Pollard/F/6-7/Kemper County, MS/Undecided

Cameron Ridley/C/6-10/George Bush, TX/Texas

Marcus Smart/G-F/6-4/Marcus, TX/Oklahoma State

Rasheed Sullivan/G/6-4/Strake Jesuit, TX/Duke

Girls East Team

Name/Pos/Ht./High School/College

Brianna Butler/G/5-11/Nazareth Regional, NY/Syracuse

Kahleah Cooper/G/6-1/Prep Charter, PA/Rutgers

Bashaara Graves/F/6-2/Clarksville, TN/Tennessee

Bria Holmes/G/6-1/James E. Hillhouse, CT/West Virginia

Malina Howard/F-C/6-3/Twinsburg, OH/Maryland

Niya Johnson/G/5-7/P.K. Young, FL/Baylor

Michaela Mabrey/G/5-9/Manasquan, NJ/Notre Dame

Sierra Moore/G-F/5-11/Delone Catholic, PA/Duke

Alexis Prince/G-F/6-2/Edgewater, FL/Baylor

Breanna Stewart/F/6-3/Cicero-North Syracuse, NY/Connecticut

Brittney Sykes/G/5-9/University, NJ/Syracuse

Janee Thompson/G/5-7/Whitney Young, IL/Kentucky

Girls West Team

Name/Pos/Ht./High School/College

Jordan Adams/G/6-1/Mater Dei, CA/USC

Candice Agee/F-C/6-6/Silverado, CA/Penn State

Katie Collier/C/6-3/Seattle Christian, WA/Washington

Nirra Fields/G/5-9/Mater Dei, CA/UCLA

Moriah Jefferson/G/5-7/Home School, TX/Connecticut

Alexis Jones/G/5-8/MacArthur, TX/Duke

Jordan Jones/G/5-6/DeSoto, TX/Texas A&M

Jewell Loyd/G/5-9/Niles West, IL/Notre Dame

Xylina McDaniel/F-C/6-2/Spring Valley, SC/North Carolina

Imani Stafford/C/6-7/Windward, CA/Texas

Morgan Tuck/F/6-2/Bolingbrook, IL/Connecticut

Courtney Williams/G-F/6-1/North Shore, TX/Texas A&M