Rosters were announced for the boys and girls McDonald’s All American basketball games on Tuesday, March 28, 2023
The Kentucky men’s basketball team’s signee class will once again be well represented on the 2023 McDonald’s All American Game roster. Signees Aaron Bradshaw, Justin Edwards, Reed Sheppard and DJ Wagner have been selected to the annual roster, with Kentucky having four selections, more than any other program.
This is the 46th season rosters for the McDonald’s All American game have been picked, and the game will take place on March 28 at the Toyota Center in Houston. With the latest selections, UK has signed 44 McDonald’s All Americans out of high school during the John Calipari era, more than any other school in the country during that time period. Multiple players from each of Calipari’s signing classes have been tabbed McDonald’s All Americans, including six in 2013 and five in 2017.
Kentucky has signed 76 McDonald’s All Americans since the game began in 1977, including current Wildcats Daimion Collins (2021), Chris Livingston (2022) and Cason Wallace (2022). UK’s current signing haul, which also includes Rob Dillingham, have all inked national letters of intent with UK. All five players are consensus four- or five-star prospects and all are ranked in the top 25 by at least one major national recruiting service.
In all but two seasons in the Calipari era, the Wildcats have signed a top-three recruiting class according to the Recruiting Services Consensus Index, which tallies major recruiting rankings and plugs them into a formula to calculate a consensus ranking. With the fall additions, Kentucky has signed 71 top-50 recruits, 56 top-25 players and 31 top-10 players (according to Rivals) in what will now be Calipari’s 15 recruiting classes at Kentucky.
The Kentucky men’s basketball team’s signee class continues to be well-represented in the McDonald’s All American Game, with four players from the class selected for the roster in 2023, more than any other program. This is a testament to the success of the program under Coach Calipari and the talent that the team is able to attract year after year. The 2023 McDonald’s All American Game will be held on March 28 at the Toyota Center in Houston, and it will be exciting to see these four players take the court and represent Kentucky.
| Player | High School | Position | Height | Committed to |
| Xavier Booker | Cathedral (IN) | C | 6’10 | Michigan State |
| Aaron Bradshaw | Camden (NJ) | C | 7’0 | Kentucky |
| Matas Buzelis | Sunrise Christian (KS) | SF | 6’9 | G League Ignite |
| Stephon Castle | Newton (GA) | PG | 6’6 | UConn |
| Justin Edwards | Imhotep (PA) | SF | 6’7 | Kentucky |
| Kwame Evans Jr. | Montverde (FL) | PF | 6’9 | Oregon |
| Aden Holloway | Prolific Prep (CA) | PG | 6’1 | Auburn |
| Elmarko Jackson | South Kent School (CT) | SG | 6’3 | Kansas |
| Mackenzie Mgbako | Roselle Catholic (NJ) | PF | 6’8 | Duke |
| Sean Stewart | Montverde (FL) | PF | 6’8 | Duke |
| D.J. Wagner | Camden (NJ) | PG | 6’2 | Kentucky |
| Cody Williams | Perry (AZ) | SF | 6’7 | Colorado |
| Player | High School | Position | Height | Committed to |
| Omaha Biliew | Waukee Senior (IA) | PF | 6’9 | Iowa State |
| Isaiah Collier | Wheeler (GA) | PG | 6’4 | USC |
| Mookie Cook | Compass Prep (AZ) | SF | 6’7 | Oregon |
| Baye Fall | Accelerated Schools (CO) | C | 6’11 | Arkansas |
| Jeremy Fears | Joilet West (IL) | PG | 6’2 | Michigan State |
| Brandon Garrison | Del City (OK) | C | 6’9 | Oklahoma State |
| Ron Holland | Duncanville (TX) | PF | 6’8 | Texas |
| Bronny James | Sierra Canyon (CA) | PG | 6’3 | Undeclared |
| Jared McCain | Centennial (CA) | SG | 6’3 | Duke |
| Reed Sheppard | North Laurel (KY) | SG | 6’2 | Kentucky |
| Andrej Stojackovic | Jesuit (CA) | SF | 6’7 | Stanford |
| Ja’Kobe Walter | Link Academy (TX) | SG | 6’5 | Baylor |
GIRLS
KK Arnold, Germantown (Wisconsin)
Sofia Bell, Jesuit (Oregon)
Madison Booker, Germantown (Mississippi)
Zoe Brooks, St. John Vianney (New Jersey)
Addy Brown, Derby (Kansas)
Essence Cody, Valdosta (Georgia)
Breya Cunningham, La Jolla Country Day (California)
Aalyah Del Rosario, The Webb School (Tennessee)
Jadyn Donovan, Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)
MiLaysia Fulwiley, Keenan (South Carolina)
Hannah Hidalgo, Paul VI (New Jersey)
Kymora Johnson, Saint Annes-Belfield (Virginia)
Tessa Johnson, Saint Michael Albertville (Minnesota)
Amanda Muse, Brentwood (California)
Riley Nelson, Bullis (Maryland)
Courtney Ogden, Westminster (Georgia)
Laila Reynolds, Shabach Christian Academy (Maryland)
Emma Risch, Palm Bay (Florida)
Taliah Scott, St. Johns Country Day (Florida)
Ashlynn Shade, La Lumiere (Indiana)
Juju Watkins, Sierra Canyon (California)
Jada Williams, La Jolla Country Day (California)
Mikaylah Williams, Parkway (Louisiana)
Sahara Williams, Waterloo West (Iowa)
When is the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game?
- Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
- Time: 9 p.m. ET
- Channel: ESPN
The 2023 McDonald’s All-American Girls Game will air on Tuesday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
The McDonald’s All-American Boys Game will immediately follow on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET
