2011 McDonald's All-American Game Selections & Snubs

The official announcement for the top national prep players who would partake in the 2011 McDonald’s All-American game were just announced recently.  The game will be played at the United Center in Chicago, IL on March 30th.  The rosters are included below with players’ respective college choices, high schools, hometowns, and links to most of the respective player scouting reports (provided by SwishScout.com) for further information:

East:

Bradley Beal (Florida) -Chaminade Prep (St. Louis, MO)

Chane Behanan (Louisville) –Bowling Green HS (Bowling Green, KY)

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Georgia) -Greenville HS (Greenville, GA)

Michael Carter-Williams (Syracuse) -St. Andrew’s (Barrington, RI)

Rakeem Christmas (Syracuse) -Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, PA)

Quinn Cook (Duke) -Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA)

Michael Gilchrist (Kentucky) -St. Patrick HS (Elizabeth, NJ)

PJ Hairston (North Carolina) -Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, VA)

James McAdoo (North Carolina) -Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, VA)

Johnny O’Bryant (LSU) -Eastside HS (Cleveland, MS)

Marshall Plumlee (Duke) -Christ School (Arden, NC)

Shannon Scott (Ohio State) -Milton HS (Alpharetta, GA)

West:

Khem Birch (Pittsburgh) -Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA)

Wayne Blackshear (Louisville) -Morgan Park HS (Chicago, IL)

Anthony Davis (Kentucky) -Perspectives Charter (Chicago, IL)

Branden Dawson (Michigan State) -Lew Wallace HS (Gary, IN)

Myck Kabango (Texas) -Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV)

LeBryan Nash (Oklahoma State) -Lincoln HS (Dallas, TX)

Austin Rivers (Duke) -Winter Park HS (Winter Park, FL)

Marquis Teague (Kentucky) -Pike HS (Indianapolis, IN)

Adonis Thomas (Memphis) -Melrose HS (Memphis, TN)

Amir Williams (Ohio State) -Detroit Country Day School (Beverly Hills, MI)

Kyle Wiltjer (Kentucky) -Jesuit HS (Portland, OR)

Cody Zeller (Indiana) -Washignton HS (Washington, IN)

While the selections were mostly correct and justified, there were a few players that definitely got snubbed.  Here are some players who should have got more consideration and were worthy of selection, despite not being chosen.

Biggest Snubs:

-Quincy Miller (Baylor)* -Westchester Country Day School (High Point, NC)

-Tony Wroten Jr. (Washington) –Garfield HS (Renton, WA)

-Josiah Turner (Arizona) –Sacramento HS (Sacramento, CA)

-Jabari Brown (Oregon) –Oakland HS (Oakland, CA)

-Nick Johnson (Arizona) –Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV)

-Jahii Carson (Arizona State) – Mesa HS (Gilbert, AZ)

*Due to injury

Note that the majority of the snubs are players from the West Coast and are Pac-10 conference commits.  Definitely doesn’t help the "East Coast Bias" theory, as all but one player are truly from the west coast.  The rest of the selections on the West roster are from the Midwest or the South.  Perhaps the biggest hit will be for the dunk contest, which will be without the talents of highflyer Nick Johnson.  Nonetheless, it should be a good game to watch.  It’s a great chance to see future stars before next years NCAA basketball or the 2012 NBA Draft.