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5 Arkansas high school basketball players on McDonald's All-American nominees list

Four boys and one girl player are on the list

Nate Olson

5 Arkansas high school basketball players on McDonald's All-American nominees list
5 Arkansas high school basketball players on McDonald's All-American nominees list /

McDonald's All-American Game officials released the list of nominees this week for its prestigious boys and girls high school all-star games set to tip off in April. The McDonald's All-American games highlight some of the top boys and girls basketball seniors in the country. 

Little Rock Central senior Jordan Marshall  (Louisiana Tech) was the lone Arkansas girl on the list. The boys nominees included Little Rock Central's Annor Boateng (Missiouri), Farmington's Layne Taylorn (North Texas), Little Rock Parkview's Dallas Thomas (Clemson) and Little Rock Christian Academy's Landren Blocker (Louisiana Tech). 

The games' final rosters will be released later this season. The games will be played in Houston on Tuesday, April 2, with the girls game at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and the boys game immediately following on ESPN at 8 p.m.

No Arkansas player played in the game last season. North Little Rock's Nick Smith and Kel'el Ware were on the 2022 boys roster. 

Photo of Annor Boateng courtesy of 247Sports

--Nate Olson I @ndosports

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NATE OLSON

Nate Olson has covered prep and college sports in Arkansas since 1998. He has managed several newspapers and magazines in The Natural State and has won numerous awards for his work. Nate, who also has six years of public relations experience, has appeared statewide on radio and television throughout his career, and currently co-hosts a high school football postgame radio show. 

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