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UNC, Duke heavily represented on McDonald's All American roster

McDonald's All American game rosters were released Thursday, and like most years, UNC and Duke had heavy representation.

The top high school basketball tournament puts the best players in the country on the same court going head-to-head.

The game will be played April 1 at the Toyota Center in Houston.

Word of God forward Isaiah Todd, the No. 1 player in North Carolina, was selected to play in the game. Todd committed to Michigan in the fall. Montverde Academy center Day'Ron Sharpe, who played three years at South Central High School in Winterville, N.C., was one of four future UNC players named to the McDonald's team.

Jalen Springer, a senior at Florida's IMG who is headed to Tennessee, was also named to the team. Springer is originally from Charlotte.

Sharpe will be joined in Houston by future teammates R.J. Davis, Caleb Love and Walker Kessler. Davis, a guard from New York, is the No. 2 player in the state, according to 247Sports. Love, a point guard out of St. Louis, is the top player in Missouri and the No. 3 point guard in the class of 2020.

Kessler, a five-star center from Georgia, rounds out the group of future UNC players. It's the third time in school history there have been four future Tar Heels in the same McDonald's game.

Future Duke players Mark Williams, D.J. Steward and Jeremy Roach made the roster. It's the 10th straight season the Blue Devils have had at least two McDonald's All-Americans and their 36th straight year with at least one player on the roster.

Roach is the No. 1 player in Virginia and the No. 4 point guard in the country. Steward is the No. 1 player in Illinois and the No. 7 combo guard. Williams, who played three years at Norfolk (Va.) Academy before transferring to IMG, is the No. 5 center in the nation.

Deja Kelly, a point guard from Duncanville, Texas, was named to the girls roster. Kelly will play at North Carolina next season.

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