McDonald's All-American nominees announced

The McDonald’s All-American nominees have been announced and several familiar names are included, headlined by Anton Brookshire.

One of the most prestigious accolades that high school basketball players can garner is the title of McDonald’s All-American. Specifically, North American, as the players selected can come from the United States or Canada. Held since the late 1970s, the game has included names from Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan to LeBron James and Kevin Durant.

For the second straight year, the actual game will not be played, but players can be recognized regardless. Via social media, the lists of boy and girl nominees have been released:

Several names from our neck of the woods appear on the list: Makaiya Brooks (Central, committed to Memphis), Aminu Mohammed (Greenwood Laboratory, committed to Georgetown), and our own Anton Brookshire (Kickapoo, committed to Mizzou).

Brookshire is from Milwaukee, WI originally, but has been a Springfield, MO resident for a while now. His impact on his school and his teammates has been tremendous, but it has come through work in the trenches that we at The Basketball Movement have been very fortunate to witness.

Congratulations, Anton on this nomination! Mizzou will be fortunate to have a driven young player that has not reached this level by accident. As he continues to work, we are excited to witness the heights he can achieve.

Joining Anton in the Midwest nominations are some other players we were fortunate to host during The Invitational last year: Tyrese Hunter (Iowa State commit), Kobe Johnson (USC commit), and David Joplin (Texas commit). All pure hoopers.

We are proud of the above players and will be watching to see the final selections! For more high school, NCAA, and professional hoops, keep it locked to The Basketball Movement.