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Jordan Brand Classic All-American rosters released with prestigious senior all-star games returning to Brooklyn, NY on April 21

BENSALEM, Pa. – The Jordan Brand Classic released the rosters today for the annual senior all-star high school basketball games that will be played on April 21 inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y..

Several of the players are rostered on teams from the current Blue Star Media Elite 25 boys’ and girls’ rankings. The rosters are composed of 26 players that will split into teams for the game. All players are listed alphabetically. The coaches will be announced at a later day but we did confirm Montverde Academy’s Kevin Boyle will coach in the boys’ game. Montverde has four players in the game. More as they are revealed.

Boys roster

Airious “Ace” Bailey, McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.); Jalil Bethea, Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.); Carter Bryant, Corona (Calif.) Centennial; VJ Edgecombe, Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.); Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.); Cooper Flagg, Montverde (Fla.) Academy; Boogie Fland, Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.); Donnie Freeman, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.); Dylan Harper, Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.); Darren Harris, St. Paul VI Catholic (Chantilly, Va.); Morez Johnson, Thornton (Harvey, Ill.); Tre Johnson, Link Academy (Branson, Mo.); Kon Knueppel, Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee); Liam McNeeley, Montverde Academy; Asa Newell, Montverde Academy; Patrick Ngongba, St. Paul VI Catholic; Ahmad Nowell, Imhotep (Philadelphia); Tahaad Pettiford, Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.); Labaron Philon, Link Academy; Drake Powell, Northwood (Pittsboro, N.C.); Jayden Quaintance, Word of God Academy (Raleigh, N.C.); Derrion Reid, Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.); Jase Richardson, Columbus (Miami); Billy Richmond, Camden, N.J.; Aiden Sherrell, Prolific; and Rob Wright III, Montverde Academy.

Girls roster

Izela Arenas, Sierra Canyon School (Chatsworth, Calif.); Tajianna Avant-Roberts, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.); Mikayla Blakes, Rutgers Prep (Somerset, N.J.); Jaloni Cambridge, Montverde (Fla.) Academy; Justice Carlton, Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas); Morgan Cheli, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.); Kendall Dudley, Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.); Joyce Edwards, Camden, S.C.; Katie Fiso, Garfield (Seattle); Toby Fournier, Crestwood Secondary (Ontario); Kayleigh Heckel, Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.); Zamareya Jones, North Pitt (Bethel, N.C.); Kate Koval, Long Island Lutheran; Jordan Lee, St. Mary’s (Stockton, Calif.); Madisen McDaniel, Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.); Alivia McGill, Coon Rapids, Minn.; Kiyomi McMiller, Life Center Academy (Burlington, N.J.); Me’Arah O’Neal, Episcopal (Houston); Olivia Olson, Benilde-St. Margaret’s School (St. Louis park, Minn.); MacKenly Randolph, Sierra Canyon School; Kennedy Smith, Etiwanda, Calif.; Sarah Strong, Grace Christian (Sanford, N.C.); Syla Swords, Long Island Lutheran; Blanca Thomas, Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic; Kennedy Umeh, McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.); and Allie Ziebell, Neenah, Wis.

Senior Writer and national analyst for Blue Media and compiles the Blue Star Elite 25 national boys and girls high school basketball and football rankings during the season. Lawlor, an award-winning writer, is a voting committee member and advisor for several national high school events, including the McDonald’s All-American Games. He previously wrote for USA TODAY and ESPN.com, where he was the national preps writer, while compiling the national rankings in four sports.

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