DeMarcus Cousins of Mobile, Ala., lists Memphis as his top college choice.
The 2009 McDonald’s All-American boys basketball were recently named and of the 24 names in the West and East rosters, two stood out because of what it said under the last column – undecided.
Lance Stephenson of Lincoln High School from Brooklyn, N.Y., and DeMarcus Cousins of LeFlore High School from Mobile, Ala., have yet to sign with a college team next season, and all three have a boat-load of teams they are considering.
Cousins, a 6-11 versatile center who could potentially turn out to be the best player of this year’s high school class, has mentioned Memphis, Kentucky, Kansas State and Washington as his top three, but Memphis is the front-runner. Stephenson has about six or seven schools aching to land the best prep prospect to come out of New York City since Sebastian Telfair.
The complete rosters for the McDonald’s All-American Game in Miami:
EAST TEAM
13 Kenny Boynton, Jr. G 6-3 190 American Heritage School, FL (Pompano Beach, FL) Florida
32 Dominic Cheek G 6-6 185 St. Anthony High School, NJ (Jersey City, NJ) Villanova
15 DeMarcus Cousins C 6-11 265 LeFlore Magnet High School, AL (Mobile, AL) Undecided
34 Derrick Favors F 6-9 235 South Atlanta High School, GA (Atlanta, GA) Georgia Tech
24 Milton Jennings F 6-9 215 Pinewood Preparatory School, SC (Cottageville, SC) Clemson
4 Ryan Kelly F 6-10 217 Ravenscroft School, NC (Raleigh, NC) Duke
33 Alex Oriakhi C 6-9 240 Tilton School, NH (Lowell, MA) Connecticut
30 Peyton Siva G 6-0 175 Franklin High School, WA (Seattle, WA) Louisville
1 Lance Stephenson F 6-6 220 Abraham Lincoln High School, NY (Brooklyn, NY) Undecided
7 Dexter Strickland G 6-3 180 St. Patrick High School, NJ (Rahway, NJ) North Carolina
11 Dante Taylor F 6-9 230 National Christian Academy, MD (West Chester, NY) Pittsburgh
2 Maalik Wayns G 6-1 185 Roman Catholic High School, PA (Philadelphia, PA) Villanova
WEST TEAM
1 Avery Bradley, Jr. G 6-3 180 Findlay College Prep, NV (Puyallup, WA) Texas
3 Abdul Gaddy, Jr. G 6-3 183 Bellarmine Preparatory School, WA (Tacoma, WA) Washington
31 Keith Gallon C 6-9 293 Oak Hill Academy, VA (Huffman, TX) Oklahoma
13 Xavier Henry G 6-6 225 Putnam City High School, OK (Oklahoma City, OK) Memphis
22 John Henson F 6-10 200 Sickles High School, FL (Odessa, FL) North Carolina
33 Wally Judge F 6-9 230 Arlington Country Day School, FL (Landover, MD) Kansas State
5 Tommy Mason-Griffin G 5-11 192 James Madison High School, TX (Houston, TX) Oklahoma
32 Mason Plumlee F 6-11 220 Christ School, NC (Winona Lake, IN) Duke
1 Renardo Sidney, Jr. C 6-10 250 Fairfax High School, CA (Los Angeles, CA) USC
21 Michael Snaer G 6-5 200 Rancho Verde High School, CA (Moreno Valley, CA) Florida State
12 David Wear F 6-10 225 Mater Dei High School, CA (Huntington Beach, CA) North Carolina
24 Travis Wear F 6-10 230 Mater Dei High School, CA (Huntington Beach, CA) North Carolina