Chet Holmgren, Emoni Bates highlight Naismith All-America boys teams

By JACOB POLACHECK

The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced its 2021 high school boys’ All-America teams Tuesday, with 2021 recruit Chet Holmgren and 2022 recruit Emoni Bates headlining the first-team.

Holmgren, a 7-foot, 190-pound center from Minnehaha (MN) Academy, is ranked by 247Sports.com as the No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2021.

He is currently considering a final seven of Michigan, Minnesota, Gonzaga, Ohio State, Georgetown, Memphis and North Carolina.

Bates, a 6-foot-8, 200-pound small forward from Ypsi Prep (MI) Academy, is ranked by 247Sports.com as the No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2022.

Bates is currently committed to Michigan State for the 2022 class.

Duke signee Paolo Banchero, Auburn signee Jabari Smith Jr. and uncommitted 2021 guard Jaden Hardy were also selected to the first-team.

The full high school boys’ All-America teams are provided below:

Team	First Name	Last Name	Class	Position	High School	City, State	Committed to
1st Team	Paolo	Banchero	Sr.	Forward	O’Dea High School	Seattle, WA	Duke
1st Team	Emoni	Bates	Jr.	Forward	Ypsi Prep Academy	Ypsilanti, MI	Michigan State
1st Team	Jaden	Hardy	Sr.	Guard	Coronado High School	Henderson, NV	Undecided
1st Team	Chet	Holmgren	Sr.	Center	Minnehaha Academy	Minneapolis, MN	Undecided
1st Team	Jabari	Smith Jr.	Sr.	Forward	Sandy Creek High School	Tyrone, GA	Auburn
2nd Team	Kennedy	Chandler	Sr.	Guard	Sunrise Christian Academy	Bel Aire, KS	Tennessee
2nd Team	J.D.	Davison	Sr.	Guard	Calhoun School	Letohatchee, AL	Alabama
2nd Team	Jalen	Duren	Jr.	Center	Montverde Academy	Montverde, FL	Undecided
2nd Team	Caleb	Houstan	Sr.	Forward	Montverde Academy	Montverde, FL	Michigan
2nd Team	Hunter	Sallis	Sr.	Guard	Millard North High School	Omaha, NE	Undecided
3rd Team	Kendall	Brown	Sr.	Forward	Sunrise Christian Academy	Bel Aire, KS	Baylor
3rd Team	Daimion	Collins	Sr.	Forward	Atlanta High School	Atlanta, TX	Kentucky
3rd Team	Michael	Foster	Sr.	Forward	Hillcrest Prep	Phoenix, AZ	Undecided
3rd Team	A.J.	Griffin	Sr.	Forward	Archbishop Stepinac High School	White Plains, NY	Duke
3rd Team	Harrison	Ingram	Sr.	Forward	Saint Mark’s School	Dallas, TX	Stanford
Honorable Mention	Patrick	Baldwin Jr.	Sr.	Forward	Hamilton High School	Sussex, WI	Undecided
Honorable Mention	Tamar	Bates	Sr.	Guard	IMG Academy	Bradenton, FL	Texas
Honorable Mention	Nate	Bittle	Sr.	Center	Prolific Prep	Central Point, OR	Oregon
Honorable Mention	Max	Christie	Sr.	Guard	Rolling Meadows High School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Michigan State
Honorable Mention	Matt	Cleveland	Sr.	Forward	Pace Academy	Atlanta, GA	Florida State
Honorable Mention	Moussa	Diabate	Sr.	Forward	IMG Academy	Bradenton, FL	Michigan
Honorable Mention	Keyonte	George	Jr.	Guard	iSchool Entrepreneurical Academy	Lewisville, TX	Undecided
Honorable Mention	Scoot	Henderson	Jr.	Guard	Kell High School	Marietta, GA	Undecided
Honorable Mention	Nolan	Hickman	Sr.	Guard	Wasatch Academy	Mount Pleasant, UT	Kentucky
Honorable Mention	Trevor	Keels	Sr.	Guard	Paul VI High School	Fairfax, VA	Undecided
Honorable Mention	Aminu	Mohammed	Sr.	Guard	Greenwood Laboratory School	Washington, DC	Georgetown
Honorable Mention	D.J.	Wagner	So.	Guard	Camden High School	Camden, NJ	Undecided
Honorable Mention	TyTy	Washington	Sr.	Guard	AZ Compass Prep	Chandler, AZ	Creighton
Honorable Mention	Peyton	Watson	Sr.	Forward	Long Beach Polytechnic High School	Long Beach, CA	UCLA
Honorable Mention	Mikey	Williams	So.	Guard	Lake Norman Christian School	Huntersville, NC	Undecided

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