The McDonald's All American Game 2011 rosters were released recently, and Chaminade's own Brad Beal, committed to Florida in the fall, is among the player's to make the East Team. (Several players from Chicago made the West Team—don't think about it too hard.)
↵Beal, according to his ESPN recruiting profile, "draws favorable comparisons to Ray Allen." I wasn't sure there were any unfavorable comparisons to Ray Allen, but in any case you can watch his "tremendous range" and undeveloped "ball handling and playmaking skills" at the 2011 McDonald's All American Game, which is being held at the United Center in Chicago on March 30. (If they mean favorable as in comparisons-in-his-favor—well, as a Ray Allen fan, count me in.)
↵We'll keep you posted on Beal's McDonald's game performance; with the Gators out of the NCAA Tournament following a disappointing Elite Eight loss, SB Nation's Florida blog, Alligator Alley, has already begun documenting his future. Which kind of takes the wind out of the All American game, come to think of it.
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