The first McDonalds All-American boys roster was compiled in 1977, and the girls debuted in 2002. Sunrise Christian. Reed Sheppard, CG, London (Kent.) Hes a big and strong shot maker from deep and has turned himself into one of the best perimeter defenders in the class. The 65 guard has been a staple at the top of the class rankings for so long that his game tends to get scrutinized more than his peers, but hes looked good since arriving in Chicago. Wagner, center Aaron Bradshaw, wing Justin Edwards and guard Reed Sheppard will all be playing in the game. He looks to be a perfect match for Tom Izzo and the Spartans. This infusion of scouts, who are regulars on the recruiting trail, helped curtail a majority of that scrutiny in recent seasons. Brandon Miller, F, Alabama: Miller is oozing with long-term upside as a rangey 68 wing heading to Alabama to play for Nate Oats. Dariq Whitehead, G, Duke: Two years ago, Whitehead was the burgeoning sophomore star for Florida prep powerhouse Montverde Academy playing behind Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, and Moses Moody (theres a reason why we called it the best high school team ever at the time). ET on ESPN. The dominant performance convinced Bender to skip college, despite having committed to play for Mississippi State, and declare for the 1999 NBA Draft: he was drafted out of high school with the 5th overall pick. Past Michigan boys high school basketball greats to receive McDonalds All-American recognition include Magic Johnson (Lansing Everett, 1977), Tim Andree (Brother Rice, 1979), Tim McCormick (Clarkston, 1980), Barry Spencer (Detroit Catholic Central, 1980), Eric Turner (Flint Central, 1981), Sam Vincent (Lansing Eastern, 1981), Antoine Joubert (Detroit Southwestern, 1983), Kevin Smith (Lansing Everett, 1983), Roy Marble (Flint Beecher, 1985), Derrick Coleman (Detroit Northern, 1986), Terry Mills (Romulus, 1986), Anthony Pendleton (Flint Northwestern, 1986), Mark Macon (Saginaw Buena Vista, 1987), Matt Steigenga (Grand Rapids South Christian, 1988), Jalen Rose (Detroit Southwestern, 1991), Chris Webber (Detroit Country Day, 1991), Kenyon Murray (Battle Creek Central, 1992), Jon Garavaglia (Southgate Aquinas, 1993), Willie Mitchell (Detroit Pershing, 1994), Robert Traylor (Detroit Murray Wright, 1995), Albert White (Inkster, 1995), Mateen Cleaves (Flint Northern, 1996), Winford Walton (Detroit Pershing, 1996), Shane Battier (Detroit Country Day, 1997), Dane Fife (Clarkston, 1998), LaVell Blanchard (Ann Arbor Pioneer, 1999), Jason Richardson (Saginaw Arthur Hill, 1999), Marcus Taylor (Lansing Waverly, 2000), Kelvin Torbert (Flint Northwestern, 2001), Paul Davis (Rochester, 2002), Anthony Roberson (Saginaw, 2002), Brandon Cotton (Detroit St. Martin DePorres, 2003), Olu Famutimi (Flint Northwestern, 2003), Joe Crawford (Detroit Renaissance, 2004), Malik Hairston (Detroit Renaissance, 2004), Keith Appling (Detroit Pershing, 2010), Ray McCallum (Detroit Country Day, 2010), Amir Williams (Detroit Country Day, 2011), James Young (Rochester, 2013), Deyonta Davis (Muskegon, 2015).