Four Kentucky basketball gamers have been named for the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game.
Aaron Bradshaw, Justin Edwards, DJ Wagner and Reed Shepard shall be attending the annual occasion in Houston on Tuesday, March twenty eighth.
Bradshaw, Edwards and Wagner shall be on the East workforce, and Sheppard shall be on the West workforce. Kentucky led all faculties in probably the most choices. The Wildcats have been adopted by Duke (third), Oregon and Michigan (2nd).
Top 10 prospect and Overtime Elite UK signatory Robert Dillingham was not thought of for choice.
Four McDonald’s All-Americans brings John Calipari’s 15-year whole in Kentucky to 44, greater than any college since 2009. Calipari period class.
Kentucky received not less than 4 McDonald’s All American Selections in 2013 (6 occasions), 2017 (5 occasions), 2016 (4 occasions), 2014 (4 occasions) and 2011 (4 occasions) This is the sixth time after .
The Wildcats have the #1 hiring class in the nation in accordance to the trade common of 247Sports Composite. Bradshaw, Edwards, Wagner, Dillingham and Sheppard every signed National Letters of Intent with the varsity in the course of the early signing interval in November.
“I could not be extra enthusiastic about this class,” Calipari recalled to Fall. “We have 5 proficient, dynamic gamers with the drive and dedication wanted to succeed in Kentucky. They all know this isn’t for everybody and welcome the problem. And they need to be pushed each day not solely by the teaching workers but additionally by different actually good gamers.There is nice potential on the market for them.Are they prepared to embrace this stage now and work each day? It’s up to them, all 5 of them are winners, they’re successful on the highest stage they usually understand how to affect their wins in other ways, that is what the Big Blue Nation needs to root for It’s a bunch.”
full roster
Xavier Booker, C, Michigan
Matas Buzeris, SF/G League Ignite
Aden Holloway, PG, Auburn
El Marco Jackson, SG, Kansas
Jeremy Fears, PG, Michigan
Brandon Garrison, C, Oklahoma
Andrej Stojakovic, SF, Stanford
Ja’Kobe Walter, SG, Baylor
Cody Williams, San Francisco, Colorado
