{"id":274470,"date":"2024-01-24T01:33:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T09:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/?p=274470"},"modified":"2024-01-24T12:27:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T20:27:02","slug":"in-the-paint-breaking-down-2024-mcdaag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/in-the-paint-breaking-down-2024-mcdaag\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Paint: Breaking Down 2024 McDAAG!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The rosters for the 2024 McDonald's All-American Game were released on January 23 and the \"In The Paint\" Show broke it down in a special edition (Ep. 178) of its weekly podcast. The ITP crew goes hard on this year's McDonald's All-American selections. Did FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy (Fla.) deserve to have more than three choices? The podcast also breaks down the trends, snubs, the college choices, and the future of the game.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23231100\/2024-McDonalds-All-Americans-websafe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-274472\" src=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23231100\/2024-McDonalds-All-Americans-websafe.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsz7vodgjx60a.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23231100\/2024-McDonalds-All-Americans-websafe.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/dsz7vodgjx60a.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23231100\/2024-McDonalds-All-Americans-websafe-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dsz7vodgjx60a.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23231100\/2024-McDonalds-All-Americans-websafe-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/preseason-poy-tracker-boozers-crown-flaggs-world\/\">Preseason 2023-24 Mr. Basketball USA Tracker<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/3XG3Kso\">\"In The Paint\" Podcast\u00a0(Spotify)<\/a> | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCAxSEraMigXGMoDVLg_qHNA\">\"In The Paint\" Podcast (YouTube)<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/honor\/mcdaag\/\">BIL McDonald's All-American Game Archives<\/a> | \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/moHmCT7Qzjc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>McDonald's All-American Game Notes &amp; Tidbits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*The 2024 game will be played at the Toyota Center in Houston, April 2 (9 pm ET, ESPN). The 2023 game was also played in Houston after the 2022 game was played at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*The first recognized team in 1977 had 15 players and actually played against the DMV team in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/honor\/cap-classic\/\">Capital Classic<\/a>, which began in 1974. The actual East vs. West format began in 1978 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>*Every NCAA championship team since 1978 has had a McDonald\u2019s All-American on its roster except three: 2002 Maryland, 2014 UConn, 2021 Baylor.<\/p>\n<p>*A majority of the teams that have finished <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/salute-to-all-time-fab-50-no-1s\/\">No. 1 in the FAB 50 National Team Rankings<\/a> or by the <em>National Sports News Service<\/em> before 1987-88 has had a McDonald\u2019s All-American on the roster. The five mythical national championship teams that did not have a future McDonald\u2019s All-American on its roster are: 2009-10 Yates (Houston, Texas), 1998-99 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 1994-95 St. Augustine (New Orleans, La.), 1985-86 Camden (N.J.) and 1985 Spingarn (Washington, D.C.). Five other teams didn\u2019t have a senior McDonald\u2019s All-American, but had a future one as an underclassmen: 2010-11 St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) with junior <strong>Kyle Anderson<\/strong>, 2004-05 Niagara Falls (N.Y.) with sophomore <strong>Johnny Flynn<\/strong>, 1999-00 Dominguez (Compton, Calif.) with junior <strong>Tyson Chandler<\/strong>, 1995-96 St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) with junior <strong>Anthony Perry<\/strong> and 1990-91 Simon Gratz (Philadelphia, Pa.) with sophomore <strong>Rasheed Wallace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programs with the Most McDonald\u2019s All-Americans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>35:<\/strong> Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of WIlson, Va.) 1980<br \/><strong>17:<\/strong> Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), 2013<br \/><strong>12:<\/strong> DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 1979<br \/><strong>12:<\/strong> Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) 2016<br \/><strong>11:<\/strong> IMG Academy (Brandenton, Fla.) 2017<br \/><strong>10:<\/strong> Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) 2009<br \/><strong>8:<\/strong> St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) 1984<br \/><strong>7:<\/strong> Dunbar (Baltimore, Md.) 1983<br \/><strong>7:<\/strong> Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1984<br \/><strong>6:<\/strong> Camden (N.J.) 1981<br \/><strong>6:<\/strong> Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1978<br \/><strong>6:<\/strong> Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 1995<\/p>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em> Program listed by first year team member selected. Findlay Prep and St. Anthony are now closed. The only Oak Hill Academy McDonald\u2019s All-American selection who wasn\u2019t coached by retired coach <strong>Steve Smith<\/strong> was <strong>Glen Mayers<\/strong> in 1980. In the past two seasons since he retired as head coach, Oak Hill Academy has not produced a McDonald's All-American. Oak Hill has had some notable players that would be considered snubs as well, most notably <strong>Rod Strickland<\/strong> in 1985 and <strong>Cam Thomas<\/strong> in 2020. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*IMG Academy has produced all of its All-Americans selections since 2016-17 and was the first program to have three players selected in the same year, when the 2019 FAB 50 No. 1 team produced <strong>Armando Bacot Jr.<\/strong>, <strong>Josh Green<\/strong> and <strong>Jeremiah Robinson-Earl<\/strong>. IMG Academy produced three players for a single game once again in 2022 with <strong>Jaden Bradley<\/strong>, <strong>Jarace Walker<\/strong> and <strong>Keyonte George<\/strong>. IMG Academy produced one selection this year in Syracuse-bound <strong>Donnie Freeman<\/strong>. That brings IMG's total to 11 selections in the past eight seasons. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*The 2020 FAB 50 title team at Montverde Academy also had three selections: Mr. Basketball USA <strong>Cade Cunningham<\/strong>, first five Elite All-American <strong>Scottie Barnes<\/strong> and forward <strong>Day'Ron Sharpe<\/strong>. This season, Montverde Academy once again has three players selected in Mr. Basketball USA candidates <strong>Cooper Flagg<\/strong> (Duke) and <strong>Derik Queen<\/strong> (one of three undecided players) and Indiana-bound <strong>Liam McNeeley<\/strong>. Montverde Academy has produced the second most McDonald's All-Americans by one program after Oak Hill Academy with 17. With Georgia-bound forward <strong>Asa Newell<\/strong> and Baylor-bound point guard <strong>Robert Wright<\/strong> not selected for this year's game, it's highly unlikely more than three players from one school in the same season will ever get selected for the game. Wright, in particular, we feel is vastly underrated and rate as a national Top 10 prospect. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) produced three selections this year and now is tied with long-time FAB 50 power DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) for third all-time with 12 selections, all in the past nine seasons. Those players are <strong>Zoom Diallo<\/strong> (Washington), <strong>Aiden Sherrell<\/strong> (Alabama) and Derrion Reid (Alabama). DeMatha's first McDonald's All-American was guard <strong>Sidney Lowe<\/strong> as part of the famed 1979 Class.<\/p>\n<p>*In 1977, McDonald's All-American Game Founder <strong>Bob Geoghan<\/strong> tapped DeMatha coach <strong>Morgan Wootten\u00a0<\/strong>as the Selection Committee Chairman. Retired UCLA coach <strong>John Wooden<\/strong> was named McDonald's Game Chairman. Geoghan had Wootten coach the U.S. All-Star team in the first <em>McDonald's Capital Classic<\/em> in 1974. The Naismith Hall of Fame coach was also chosen by <strong>Sonny Vaccaro<\/strong> to coach in the first <strong>Dapper Dan Roundball Classic<\/strong> in 1965.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*In 1978-79, DeMatha opened up as preseason No. 1 team in the country after capturing the mythical national title in 1977-78. The Stags finished 28-3 in 1978-79. Lowe's backcourt mate <b>Dereck Whittenburg\u00a0<\/b>wasn't originally selected for the 1979 McDonald's Game, but ended up playing as a late fill-in for injured <strong>Jimmy Braddock<\/strong> of Baylor Prep (Chattanooga, Tenn.). Whittenburg ended up making two free throws to send the game into overtime and nailed a jump shot in overtime to give the East team a lead it would not relinquish in a 106-105 victory. Whittenburg was also the hero for the D.C. metro team at the <em>McDonald's Capital Classic<\/em> against a star-studded U.S. team. He nailed a deep corner jumper with eight seconds remaining to secure the D.C. Metro Team's 86-85 victory. Lowe and Whittenburg both went to N.C. State and were almost joined by Wootten following their freshman season of college. Ultimately, he turned down the N.C. State job to stay at DeMatha. The DeMatha backcourt stars would go on to become NCAA champions under <strong>Jim Valvano<\/strong>. In the 1983 NCAA title game, Whittenburg let fly another long-range jumper as time was about to run out -- and it came up a bit short. Teammate <strong>Lorenzo Charles<\/strong>, however, slammed home the shot to give NC State a dramatic win over heavily favored Houston.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*The first pair of high school teammates originally selected to the McDonald\u2019s All-American Game were <strong>Arron Bain<\/strong> (Villanova) and <strong>George Lynch <\/strong>(North Carolina) in 1989 from Flint Hill Prep (Roanoke, Va.).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*Since 2017, the teams that make up the <em>EYBL Scholastic<\/em> League (previously known as the <em>National Interscholastic Basketball Conference)<\/em>, plus Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) and now defunct Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) account for over 29 percent (55 of a possible 192) of all the McDonald\u2019s All-American selections. The high mark was 11 of the 24 in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Father-Son McDAAG Duos (In Order Prior):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doc Rivers<\/strong>, Proviso East (Maywood, Ill.) 1980 &amp; <strong>Austin Rivers<\/strong>, Winter Park (Fla.) 2011<br \/><strong>Gary Springer<\/strong>, Ben Franklin (New York) 1980 &amp; <strong>Jaden Springer<\/strong>, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) 2020<br \/><strong>Milt Wagner<\/strong>, Camden (N.J.) 1981 &amp; <strong>Dajuan Wagner<\/strong>, Camden (N.J.) 2001 <br \/><strong>James Blackmon Sr<\/strong>., Marion (Ind.) 1983 &amp; <strong>James Blackmon Jr.<\/strong>, Marion (Ind.) 2014<br \/><strong>Ricky Winslow<\/strong>, Yates (Houston) 1983 &amp; <strong>Justise Winslow<\/strong>, St. John\u2019s (Houston) 2014<br \/><strong>Rick Brunson<\/strong>, Salem (Mass.) 1991 &amp; <strong>Jalen Brunson,<\/strong> Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.) 2015<br \/><strong>Charles Bannon Sr.<\/strong>, Artesia (Lakewood, Calif.) 1993 &amp; <strong>Charles O\u2019Bannon Jr.<\/strong>, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 2017<br \/><strong>Lester Earl<\/strong>, Glen Oaks (Baton Rouge, La.) 1996 &amp; <strong>Jeremiah Robinson-Earl<\/strong>, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) 2019<br \/><strong>Dujuan Wagner<\/strong>, Camden (N.J.) 2001 &amp; <strong>D.J. Wagner<\/strong>, Camden (N.J.) 2023<br \/><strong>LeBron James<\/strong>, St. Mary-St. Vincent (Akron, Ohio) 2003 &amp; <strong>Bronny James<\/strong>, Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) 2023<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: <\/em>The Wagners are the first father-son-grandson combo to ever play in the game. All three of them played on nationally-ranked teams at Camden (N.J.).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i><em>Ronnie Flores is the national Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He can be reached at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:ronnie@ballislife.com\"><em>ronnie@ballislife.com<\/em><\/a><em>. Don't forget to follow him on Twitter:\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ronmflores\">@RonMFlores<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rosters &#038; More!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":274471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8316,1444,85,6886,38,1975,46250,13565,23192,416,247],"tags":[41685,41858,8017,9101,7751],"featured":[],"class_list":["post-274470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-all-blogs","category-hs-east","category-exclusive-videos","category-high-school","category-hs-midwest","category-news","category-podcast","category-profiles","category-hs-south","category-hs-west","tag-boogie-fland","tag-cooper-flagg","tag-mcdonalds-all-american-game","tag-montverde-academy","tag-prolific-prep"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In The Paint: Breaking Down 2024 McDAAG! 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