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South Carolina hasn't had much good news on the basketball court since the calendar turned to 2015, but a member of next year's team received some positive information this week.
P.J. Dozier of Spring Valley H.S. (Columbia, S.C.) and signed to play for the Gamecocks earned McDonalds All-American honors. He's one of 24 high school players to earn the honor.
As the Gamecocks continue to struggle through the rest of this season, it's great to see that significant reinforcements are coming in the way of elite talent. Dozier is the first Gamecock to play in the game since Rolando Howell in 2000.
The entire roster is below:
2015 McDonald All-America Rosters
EAST TEAM
| Player | Position | School | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bacon | SG | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) | Florida State Seminoles |
| Antonio Blakeney | SG | Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) | LSU Tigers |
| Isaiah Briscoe | PG | Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Jaylen Brown | SF | Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) | Undecided |
| Thomas Bryant | C | Huntington Prep (Huntington, W.Va.) | Undecided |
| Cheick Diallo | PF | Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) | Undecided |
| Henry Ellenson | PF | Rice Lake (Rice Lake, Wis.) | Marquette Golden Eagles |
| Jawun Evans | PG | Justin F. Kimball (Dallas) | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Luke Kennard | SG | Franklin (Franklin, Ohio) | Duke Blue Devils |
| Dedric Lawson | PF | Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.) | Memphis Tigers |
| Ben Simmons | F | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) | LSU Tigers |
| Diamond Stone | C | Dominican (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) | Undecided |
WEST TEAM
| Player | Position | School | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Bragg | PF | Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio) | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Jalen Brunson | PG | Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.) | Villanova Wildcats |
| Deyonta Davis | PF | Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) | Michigan State Spartans |
| P.J. Dozier Jr. | PG | Spring Valley (Columbia, S.C.) | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Brandon Ingram | SF | Kinston (Kinston, N.C.) | Undecided |
| Chase Jeter | C | Bishop Gorman, (Las Vegas) | Duke Blue Devils |
| Malik Newman | SG | Callaway (Jackson, Miss.) | Undecided |
| Ivan Rabb | C | Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) | Undecided |
| Malachi Richardson | SF | Trenton Catholic Academy (Trenton, N.J.) | Syracuse Orange |
| Caleb Swanigan | C | Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.) | Undecided |
| Allonzo Trier | SG | Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) | Arizona Wildcats |
| Stephen Zimmerman | C | Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) | Undecided |