Kansas basketball: Well represented at McDonald’s All American Game
Many Kansas basketball prospects will participate in the McDonald’s All American game. In fact a total of three KU signees stand to see minutes in the contest set for Atlanta in March.
East Region
David McCormack, the four star center with a 6-foot-10 frame will represent the east region. He will team up and share minutes with Moses Brown.Somer Kansas basketball fans are disappointed Zion Williamson is not coming to play for Hall of Fame Coach Bill Self. He announced Saturday he will attend that devil of a school in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Williamson will have the opportunity to play on the same squad with McCormack who chose the Jayhawks in September in September of finalists including UCLA and Duke.
West Region
Devon Dotson and Quentin Grimes, two promising backcourt players who have signed with Kansas will compete against McCormack’s team. Dotson, a point guard who can also score is set to be a key part of Kansas’s rotation next year. On the other hand, Quentin is an athletic shooting guard. At 6-5, he should be able to guard point guards, shooting guards as well as some small forwards.
The Game
The McDonald’s All American game will be a good sneak peak at how our recruits perform against other good players. The level of competition will be higher than what they generally face in high school games. But we should also not create hard set ideas about how they will fit and contribute at KU. Just like other promising high school players that Bill Self has found for the Jayhawks, they will have to show a knack for defending and learn Self’s system.
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The college basketball experience is different from high school and they have a lot to learn. At the same time, Jayhawk fans are excited for the skills and heart the new players bring to the right tradition of Kansas basketball next year. It will be exciting to see them hit the court in Allen FIeldhouse.