For some of high school basketball’s elite athletes, the McDonald’s All American Games is where aspirations are born, dreams are realized and hype becomes legacy. Becoming one of the final 48 players is an honor unlike any other and this year, a new generation of high school hoopers are set to make their mark on history.
McDonald’s announced the final rosters for the 2022 All American Games in Chicago – with eight players from Central Florida joining a long list of greats to be named to the prestigious showcase over 45 years.
The local Florida players are:
- Grace VanSlooten, IMG Academy, Bradenton
- Janiah Barker, Montverde Academy, Montverde
- Ernest Udeh Jr., Dr. Phillips High School, Orlando
- Jaden Bradley, IMG Academy, Bradenton
- Keyonte George, IMG Academy, Bradenton
- Jarace Walker, IMG Academy, Bradenton
- Dillon Mitchell, Montverde Academy, Montverde
- Dariq Whitehead, Monteverde Academy, Montverde
The complete list of 2022 McDonald’s All Americans can be viewed here. The selections were revealed during a live segment on ESPN’s NBA Today. Earlier, 73 Florida players were nominated for the 2022 McDonald’s All American games in Chicago.
These forty-eight high school seniors – comprising the top 24 girls and 24 boys in the country – were selected from more than 760 nominated players by a committee of basketball experts. These eight players are now etched in history alongside more than 1,584 high school players to be named to the McDonald’s All American Games since 1977 – a legendary group including Michael Jordan, Breanna Stewart, LeBron James, Trae Young, Azzi Fudd, James Harden, Kobe Bryant, Jalen Green, Cade Cunningham, Paige Bueckers, Chet Holmgren, Sabrina Ionescu and many more of your favorite players.
Tickets for the 2022 McDonald’s All American Games are available now through Ticketmaster. ESPN2 will air the POWERADE Jam Fest at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, March 28. ESPN and ESPN2 will broadcast the 2022 McDonald’s All American Games live on Tuesday, March 29. The annual Girls Game will air on ESPN2 at 6:30 p.m. ET and the Boys Game will immediately follow on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET.
