Four future Cats picked as McDonald's All-Americans
It would be unprecedented for nearly any other program in the country, but at Kentucky it's just like most any other year.
Four of Kentucky's Class of 2017 basketball pledges have been selected as McDonald's All-Americans.
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The East team in the 2017 McDonald's game will feature point guard Quade Green, forwards P.J. Washington and Jarred Vanderbilt, and center Nick Richards.
Kentucky, with four selections, once again has the most McDonald's All-Americans of any program in the country.
The Cats have also been linked to several other players chosen to play in the game who have not yet made their college decision: Big man Mohamed Bamba, forward Kevin Knox and guard Trae Young.
Things may have tapered off quite a bit between Kentucky and Young, but there's been a lot of chatter about the Cats' improved standing with Bamba lately, and when it comes to their chances with Knox the situation may not be quite so clear.
In the latest round of updates to the Rivals150 for the Class of 2017, Kentucky's McDonald's commitments came out looking good. P.J. Washington is the highest-ranked future Cat and is rated the No. 11 player in the class by Rivals.com. He's followed by Richards (16th), Vanderbilt (21st) and Green (23rd).
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is Kentucky's other 2017 commitment. He was nominated for the game but was not selected for the final roster. Hamidou Diallo reclassified is with the Wildcats right now.
Here's the full list of players selected to play in this year's McDonald's game.
EAST: Mohamed Bamba (uncommitted), Wendell Carter (Duke), Trevon Duval (uncommitted), Quade Green (Kentucky), Kevin Knox (uncommitted), Nick Richards (Kentucky), Mitchell Robinson (WKU), Collin Sexton (Alabama), Lonnie Walker (Miami), P.J. Washington (Kentucky), Kris Wilkes (UCLA), Jarred Vanderbilt (Kentucky).
WEST: DeAndre Ayton (Arizona), Brian Bowen (uncommitted), Troy Brown Jr. (Oregon), Jaylen Hands (UCLA), Jaren Jackson (Michigan State), Brandon McCoy (uncommitted), Charles O'Bannon Jr. (USC), Michael Porter Jr. (Washington), Billy Preston (Kansas), Gary Trent Jr. (Duke), M.J. Walker (uncommitted), Trae Young (uncommitted).
The 2017 McDonald's All-American Game will take place May 29 in Chicago, Ill., at the United Center.