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| South Atlanta High student named McDonald’s All American |
Derrick Favors, a senior at South Atlanta High School, has joined the ranks of high school basketball’s elite with his selection to the 2009 McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Boys Game as a member of the East squad. Favors is the only player from the state of Georgia to play in this year’s game. Favors averages 27.5 points- and 13.5 rebounds per game, according to his coach, Michael Reddick. Favors currently is ranked as the No. 1 college basketball prospect in the country according to Scout.com and several other basketball authorities. He has committed to play for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the fall. The Boys Game will air live April 1, 8 p.m., on ESPN. The Girls Game will precede the Boys Game at 5:30 p.m. ET and will broadcast live on ESPNU. Since 1977, more than 700 male players have competed in the McDonald’s All American Games. The list include basketball greats Alonzo Mourning, Magic Johnson, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant. |
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| Last Updated ( Sunday, 01 March 2009 22:29 ) |
