MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Incoming Central Michigan freshman John Simons earned a spot this week on the 2012 PARADE All-America High School Boys Basketball Team, the only player committed to a Mid-American Conference school named to the 40-player list.
Simons, who just wrapped up a stellar career at Cadillac High School, is one of four players who will attend school in Michigan next year - joining Michigan State's Matt Costello (Bay City Western) and Gary Harris (Hamilton Southeastern) and Michigan's Mitch McGary (Brewster Academy).
The 6-foot-8 forward was named to the 2012 all-state first team after averaging more than 28 points per game to go with 10 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.8 blocks and 2.4 steals. He finished third in the voting for Michigan's Mr. Basketball Award.
2012 PARADE All-America High School Boys Basketball Team
|
John Simons |
Central Michigan |
|
Adolphus Washington |
Ohio State |
| Alex Poythress | Kentucky |
|
Archie Goodwin |
Kentucky |
|
Brandon Ashley |
Arizona |
|
Brice Johnson |
North Carolina |
|
Bruce Marshall |
Missouri State |
|
Cameron Biedscheid |
Notre Dame |
|
Deandre Burnett |
Miami |
|
Devonta Pollard |
undecided |
|
Dewayne Russell |
USC |
|
Gary Harris |
Michigan State |
|
Grant Jerrett |
Arizona |
|
Isaiah Cousins |
Oklahoma |
|
Javion Watson |
Long Beach State |
|
Joe McDonald |
George Wash. |
|
John Ross Glover |
Lipscomb |
|
Jordan Loveridge |
Utah |
|
Josh Scott |
Colorado |
|
Kaleb Tarczewski |
Arizona |
|
Kenneth Gaines |
Georgia |
|
Kris Dunn |
Providence |
|
Kyle Anderson |
UCLA |
|
Marcus Paige |
North Carolina |
|
Matt Costello |
Michigan State |
|
Maurice Watson |
Boston U. |
|
Mike Gesell |
Iowa |
|
Mitch McGary |
Michigan |
|
Nerlens Noel |
Kentucky |
|
Omar Calhoun |
UConn |
|
Perry Ellis |
Kansas |
|
Rasheed Sulaimon |
Duke |
|
Rodney Purvis |
N.C. State |
|
Sam Dekker |
Wisconsin |
|
Savon Goodman |
undecided |
|
Shabazz Muhammad |
UCLA |
|
Stefan Moody |
Florida Atlantic |
|
Tony Hicks |
Pennsylvania |
|
Tony Parker |
UCLA |
|
Twymond Howard |
UTEP |
