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Carter, Trent Named McDonald?s All-Americans
1/16/2017 9:11:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke signees Wendell Carter, Jr., and Gary Trent, Jr., were named to the East and West teams, respectively, on Sunday night when the McDonald's All-American Game committee announced the rosters for the 2017 event.
Carter and Trent's selections give Duke 71 all-time McDonald's All-Americans, tied for the most in the history of the event. This is Duke's 33rd consecutive season with a McDonald's All-American, the longest streak in the nation by 24 years.
Carter and Trent also bring Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski's total of McDonald's All-Americans to 62, the most all-time by a coach.
Carter is a five-star recruit ranked No. 3 overall in the 2017 recruiting class by ESPN. He was an honorable mention MaxPreps All-American as a junior after leading Pace Academy to the Georgia Class AA state title with averages of 21.6 points, 13.6 rebounds and 5.5 blocks per game.
He owns two gold medals as part of the USA Basketball program, helping lead the U.S. to the top of the medal stand at the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2016 U17 World Championship. He was named to the all-tournament team at the latter after posting averages of 10.1 points and 7.4 boards.
Trent is also a five-star recruit and is ranked No. 8 in the class by ESPN. He was named a MaxPreps All-American and the Gatorade Minnesota Player of the Year in 2016 after averaging 26.4 points and 5.8 rebounds for Apple Valley High School. He scored 21.5 points per game as a sophomore in 2015 to lead Apple Valley to the Minnesota 4A state title. He currently Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif.
Trent was a teammate of Carter's on both gold medal-winning USA Basketball teams in 2015 and 2016. He was named MVP of the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, leading the U.S. to gold with averages of 16.8 points and 2.8 rebounds.
The 2017 McDonald's All-American game will be held on March 29 in Chicago.
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