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Bill Self is likely not finished with the class of 2012.
Some of the top high school basketball players in the country will be showing off their skills soon enough in the upcoming 2012 McDonalds All-American Game on March 28. As players and fans look forward to the exhibition, the rosters have been announced and it's interesting to see who has recruited well in the process. Kansas has one player on the East roster with power forward Perry Ellis.
Surprisingly, N.C. State has three players on the East team and they should be interesting to watch. Here's the complete East roster:
Kyle Anderson St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) SF UCLA
DaJuan Coleman Jamesville-Dewitt (DeWitt, N.Y.) C Syracuse
Kris Dunn New London (New London, Conn.) PG Providence
Perry Ellis Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kan.) PF Kansas
Shaq Goodwin Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, Ga.) PF Memphis
Gary Harris Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.) SG Michigan State
Amile Jefferson Friends' Central (Wynnewood, Pa.) PF Undecided
Tyler Lewis Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) PG N.C. State
Tony Parker Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.) PF Undecided
Alex Poythress Northeast (Clarksville, Tenn.) SF Kentucky
Rodney Purvis Upper Room Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) SG N.C. State
T.J. Warren Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) SF N.C. State
The McDonald's All-American Game brings some of the best high school basketball players from around the country together to play against each other in front of a national audience. According to SB Nation's Sean Keeley, one of those players is a Kansas Jayhawks commit from Flower Mound, Texas: forward Perry Ellis.
Ellis will be wearing No. 33 during the game, which is slated to be played in Chicago on March 28. He stands at 6-foot-8 and weighs in at 220 pounds. He is currently rated as the No. 1 recruit in the state of Kansas. He's also named as the No. 6 recruit in ESPNU's top-50 Midlands recruits. Ellis is also ranked as the No. 9 ranked forward in the country and he's listed at No. 31 on ESPNU's top-100 high school recruits in the nation.
For more on Perry Ellis and the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, head to Rock Chalk Talk.
The Kansas Jayhawks signed Perry Ellis, one of the most decorated men's basketball players to ever come out of the state, on Wednesday, national signing day for the high school class of 2012.
Ellis, a 6'8 220 forward out of Wichita, is ranked No. 27 in the country by CBS Sports.
In highlight tapes, he shows a great skill-set and feel for the game for a player his size, and he is expected to swing between both forward positions for Bill Self. Kentucky and Kansas State also recruited him strongly.
The only other player expected to sign today is Zach Peters, a 6'9 forward out of Fort Worth, TX.
With a roster loaded with upperclassmen and only two four-star freshmen coming in this season, Self still has room to bring in additional players in the class of 2012, especially with Big 12 rivals Texas and Baylor reeling in top 10 classes of their own.
For the latest news and notes on the Jayhawks recruiting battles, head on over to Rock Chalk Talk.
McDonald's All-American Game 2012: West Roster Includes MIssouri Interest Devonta Pollard
The East roster of the 2012 McDonald’s All-American Game features one local recruit for Kansas in Perry Ellis, a power forward who will be an impact player for the Jayhawks. But Missouri is also chasing a player currently undecided for the West roster in Devonta Pollard, bringing local interest to the West roster as well.
The 6-7 small forward from Mississippi gets high marks from ESPN’s scouting services. They summarize his game with the following: “There is no questioning this guys upside or love to play the game. Every time he steps on the floor you know you get his best. He has the kind of athleticism and length to be a major contributor at the next level, not to mention great bloodlines from his mother who was a tremendous player.”
Here’s the full West roster:
Brandon Ashley Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) PF Arizona
Isaiah Austin Grace Prep (Arlington, Texas) C Baylor
Anthony Bennett Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) PF Undecided
Yogi Ferrell Park Tudor (Indianapolis) PG Indiana
Archie Goodwin Sylvan Hills (Sherwood, Ark.) SG Kentucky
Grant Jerrett La Verne Lutheran (La Verne, Calif.) PF Arizona
Shabazz Muhammad Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) SF Undecided
Marcus Paige Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) PG North Carolina
Devonta Pollard Kemper County (De Kalb, Miss.) PF Undecided
Cameron Ridley Bush (Fort Bend, Texas) C Texas
Marcus Smart Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) SG Oklahoma State
Rasheed Sulaimon Strake Jesuit (Houston) SG Duke
Feb 10 2:21p by Matt Conner