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Recruiting: McDonald's All-American boys' rosters announced
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Tony Parker has consistently dominated the biggest names in the 2012 class. He's arguably the most physically imposing post player in the country, and he's had several of his best showings on national TV and at some of the most prestigious summer camps and showcases.

Still, to hear Parker tell it, none of that gave him any peace of mind while he anxiously waited to hear if he'd made the McDonald's All-American Game.

"There are a lot of great players out there," said Parker, an uncommitted senior power forward at Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.). "I don't just assume that I will be picked. I just put in the hard work and hoped that it would be enough."

It was. On Thursday, Parker and 23 other high school basketball players from 17 states were selected for the 2012 McDonald's All-American boys' game March 28 (9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN) at the United Center in Chicago. Chicago is the first city to host back-to-back McDonald's All-American Games.

"The McDonald's game just speaks for itself," said Parker, the No. 21 player in the ESPNU 100, who is mulling offers from Ohio State, Duke and UCLA, among others. "It's a great game with great tradition. A lot of the players we idolized growing up played in this game, so I'm really blessed to be a part of it. All of these guys will go off to great colleges and do their thing."

North Carolina State leads the way with three All-American recruits: point guard Tyler Lewis of Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), shooting guard Rodney Purvis of Upper Room Christian (Raleigh, N.C.) and small forward T.J. Warren of Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.). Kentucky and Arizona claim two selections apiece, while no other college currently has multiple recruits selected to the game.

"I was just so thrilled when I got the call to be in this game," said Marcus Paige, a senior at Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) who has signed with North Carolina and is the No. 1 point guard in the ESPNU 100. "It's every high school player's dream to have the chance to play in this game, and it's something that we've all talked about for years. I'm just happy that I'll get a chance to hang out with all of the guys that I met this summer. Making this game definitely gives me more confidence closing out my senior season."

http://espn.go.com/high-school/boys-bask...-announced
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EAST TEAM
Name School Position College
  • Kyle Anderson St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) SF UCLA
  • DaJuan Coleman Jamesville-Dewitt (DeWitt, N.Y.) C Syracuse
  • Kris Dunn New London (New London, Conn.) PG Providence
  • Perry Ellis Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kan.) PF Kansas
  • Shaq Goodwin Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, Ga.) PF Memphis
  • Gary Harris Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.) SG Michigan State
  • Amile Jefferson Friends' Central (Wynnewood, Pa.) PF Undecided
  • Tyler Lewis Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) PG N.C. State
  • Tony Parker Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.) PF Undecided
  • Alex Poythress Northeast (Clarksville, Tenn.) SF Kentucky
  • Rodney Purvis Upper Room Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) SG N.C. State
  • T.J. Warren Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) SF N.C. State
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WEST TEAM
Name School Position College
  • Brandon Ashley Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) PF Arizona
  • Isaiah Austin Grace Prep (Arlington, Texas) C Baylor
  • Anthony Bennett Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) PF Undecided
  • Yogi Ferrell Park Tudor (Indianapolis) PG Indiana
  • Archie Goodwin Sylvan Hills (Sherwood, Ark.) SG Kentucky
  • Grant Jerrett La Verne Lutheran (La Verne, Calif.) PF Arizona
  • Shabazz Muhammad Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) SF Undecided
  • Marcus Paige Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) PG North Carolina
  • Devonta Pollard Kemper County (De Kalb, Miss.) PF Undecided
  • Cameron Ridley Bush (Fort Bend, Texas) C Texas
  • Marcus Smart Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) SG Oklahoma State
  • Rasheed Sulaimon Strake Jesuit (Houston) SG Duke
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35 of the greatest McDonald's All-Americans
  • Earvin "Magic" Johnson (1977)
  • Clark Kellogg (1979)
  • Ralph Sampson (1979)
  • Isiah Thomas (1979)
  • Dominique Wilkins (1979)
  • James Worthy (1979)
  • Sam Perkins (1980)
  • Glenn "Doc" Rivers (1980)
  • Patrick Ewing (1981)
  • Michael Jordan (1981)
  • Chris Mullin (1981)
  • Kenny Smith (1983)
  • Danny Manning (1984)
  • Larry Johnson (1987)
  • Christian Laettner (1988)
  • Alonzo Mourning (1988)
  • Bobby Hurley (1989)
  • Shaquille O'Neal (1989)
  • Grant Hill (1990)
  • Glenn Robinson (1991)
  • Jason Kidd (1992)
  • Jerry Stackhouse (1993)
  • Vince Carter (1995)
  • Kevin Garnett (1995)
  • Paul Pierce (1995)
  • Kobe Bryant (1996)
  • Jay Williams (1999)
  • Carmelo Anthony (2002)
  • Amare Stoudemire (2002)
  • LeBron James (2003)
  • Chris Paul (2003)
  • Dwight Howard (2004)
  • Tyler Hansbrough (2005)
  • Kevin Durant (2006)
  • Derrick Rose (2007)
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Very excited to watch this game. UK can potentially have 4 players in this one game. Either way, we will be represented by the best of the best!!!
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