When he announced his commitment to Indiana on Friday, Mackenzie Mgbako became the 32nd IU player who took part in the event since it started in 1977. The Hoosiers had two players on that inaugural team.
Trayce Jackson-Davis was the most recent player to achieve the prestigious honor. He’s expected to be selected in the NBA Draft in June. Prior to TJD, 9 of the last 10 McDonald’s All-Americans from IU went on to see action in the NBA.
Mgbako played for 15 minutes and had a couple rebounds in the 2023 game held on March 28 in Houston.
Transfer center Kel’el Ware was also a McDonald’s All-American. Although IU didn’t land Ware out of high school, this will be the first time the Hoosiers have had two McDonald’s All-Americans on their roster since James Blackmon, Jr. and Thomas Bryant in 2016-17.
You can see the complete list of former IU basketball McDonald’s All-Americans below.
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- Mackenzie Mgbako highlight reels
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- Updated scholarship chart
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IU BASKETBALL McDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS
(Note: Transfer center Kel’el Ware was also a McDonald’s All-American)
2023 – MACKENZIE MGBAKO
2019 – TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS
2018 – ROMEO LANGFORD
2015 – THOMAS BRYANT
2014 – JAMES BLACKMON, JR.
2013 – NOAH VONLEH
2012 – YOGI FERRELL
2011 – CODY ZELLER
2007 – ERIC GORDON
2004 – D.J. WHITE
2002 – BRACEY WRIGHT
2000 – JARED JEFFRIES
1998 – DANE FIFE
1997 – LUKE RECKER
1996 – JASON COLLIER
1994 – NEIL REED
1994 – ANDRAE PATTERSON
1993 – SHERRON WILKERSON
1991 – ALAN HENDERSON
1990 – DAMON BAILEY
1989 – GREG GRAHAM
1989 – PAT GRAHAM
1988 – ERIC ANDERSON
1987 – JAY EDWARDS
1985 – RICKY CALLOWAY
1984 – DELRAY BROOKS
1983 – DARYL THOMAS
1981 – JOHN FLOWERS
1979 – ISIAH THOMAS
1978 – LANDON TURNER
1977 – RAY TOLBERT
1977 – TOMMY BAKER
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