Seton Hall-bound guard Isaiah Whitehead of Lincoln High School will learn on Wednesday evening whether he has been named a McDonald’s All-American.
The 24 selections for the game will be named at 6 p.m. EST on ESPNU.
“I’d like to be a McDonald’s All-American,” the 6-foot-4 Whitehead recently told SNY.tv. “It would be a big honor. I’ve tried to show this season and over the summer what I’m capable of. We’ll find out in a month or so, but I’ve worked hard to try to show that I should be a McDonald’s All-American.”
If Whitehead makes the game, he would be the first Seton Hall commit since Andre Barrett and the late Eddie Griffin made the game in 2000 and the first New York City player since Loughlin’s JayVaughn Pinkston in 2010.
“I think he should,” longtime New York recruiting expert Tom Konchalski said. “I can’t say he’s going to, but I think he should, especially being the MVP and the star of stars at the Elite 24. I think that really solidified it in most people’s eyes. And then going down and playing as well as did in City of Palms, where he was MVP. I would be very surprised if he didn’t make it, and he certainly deserves it. He’s one of the best guards in the country.”
The game is set for April 2 at the United Center in Chicago.
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