McDonald's All-Americans at Duke

Duke players who earned McDonald's All-American honors before arriving in Durham.

99 Duke players earned McDonald's All-American honors.

Player	Pos	Years	Drafted	Era
Gene Banks	Forward	1977–81	2nd Rd, 28th — Spurs	I. Foundation
Vince Taylor	Guard	1978–82	2nd Rd, 34th — New York Knicks	I. Foundation
Greg Wendt	Guard	1981–83	Undrafted	I. Foundation
Johnny Dawkins	Guard	1982–86	1st Rd, 10th — Spurs	I. Foundation
Weldon Williams	Guard	1982–86	Undrafted	I. Foundation
Tommy Amaker	Point Guard	1983–87	3rd Rd, 55th — SuperSonics	I. Foundation
Marty Nessley	Center	1983–87	6th Rd, 116th — Clippers	I. Foundation
Danny Ferry	Forward	1985–89	1st Rd, 2nd — Clippers	II. First Dynasty
John Smith	Forward	1985–89	Not drafted	I. Foundation
Quin Snyder	Point Guard	1985–89	Undrafted	II. First Dynasty
Alaa Abdelnaby	Center	1986–90	1st Rd, 25th — Trail Blazers	II. First Dynasty
Phil Henderson	Guard	1986–90	2nd Rd, 49th — Dallas Mavericks	II. First Dynasty
Robert Brickey	Forward	1987–90	Undrafted	II. First Dynasty
Joe Cook	Guard	1987–90	Undrafted	II. First Dynasty
Greg Koubek	Forward	1987–91	Undrafted (1991)	II. First Dynasty
Bobby Hurley	Point Guard	1989–93	1st Rd, 7th — Kings	II. First Dynasty
Billy McCaffrey	Guard	1989–91	Undrafted	II. First Dynasty
Kenny Blakeney	Guard	1990–95	Undrafted	II. First Dynasty
Grant Hill	Forward	1990–94	1st Rd, 3rd — Pistons	II. First Dynasty
Chris Collins	Guard	1992–96	Undrafted	II. First Dynasty
Joey Beard	Forward/Center	1993–95	Undrafted	II. First Dynasty
Jeff Capel	Guard	1993–97	Undrafted	III. Transition
Trajan Langdon	Guard	1994–99	1st Rd, 11th — Cavaliers	III. Transition
Ricky Price	Guard/Fwd	1994–98	Undrafted	III. Transition
Steve Wojciechowski	Guard	1994–98	Undrafted	III. Transition
Taymon Domzalski	Center	1995–99	Undrafted	III. Transition
Nate James	Forward	1996–00	Undrafted — played professionally overseas in 12 countries	III. Transition
Elton Brand	Fwd/Center	1997–99	1st Rd, 1st Overall — Bulls	IV. Second Dynasty
Chris Burgess	Forward	1997–99	Undrafted	III. Transition
D. Alvin Bryant	Guard	1998-99	Undrafted	IV. Second Dynasty
Corey Maggette	Forward	1998–99	1st Rd, 13th — Seattle (traded to Orlando/LA Clippers)	IV. Second Dynasty
Casey Sanders	Center	1999–03	Undrafted	IV. Second Dynasty
Carlos Boozer	Forward	1999–02	2nd Rd, 35th — Cavaliers	IV. Second Dynasty
Jay Williams	Guard	1999–02	1st Rd, 2nd Overall — Chicago Bulls	IV. Second Dynasty
Chris Duhon	Guard	2000–04	2nd Rd, 38th — Chicago Bulls	IV. Second Dynasty
Dahntay Jones	Guard/Fwd	2000–03	1st Rd, 20th — Boston Celtics (traded to Memphis Grizzlies)	IV. Second Dynasty
Andy Means	Guard	2001-03	Undrafted	IV. Second Dynasty
Daniel Ewing	Guard	2001–05	2nd Rd, 32nd — Los Angeles Clippers	IV. Second Dynasty
Michael Thompson	Center	2002–04	Undrafted	IV. Second Dynasty
Sean Dockery	Guard	2002–06	Undrafted	V. Between Crowns
Lee Melchionni	Guard	2002–06	Undrafted	V. Between Crowns
Shavlik Randolph	Forward	2002–05	Undrafted, 2005 — signed as free agent by Philadelphia 76ers	IV. Second Dynasty
JJ Redick	Shooting Guard	2002–06	1st Rd, 11th — Magic	V. Between Crowns
DeMarcus Nelson	Guard	2004–08	Undrafted — signed by Golden State Warriors	V. Between Crowns
Eric Boateng	Center	2005–06	Undrafted	V. Between Crowns
Jamal Boykin	Forward	2005–07	Undrafted	V. Between Crowns
Josh McRoberts	Forward	2005–07	2nd Rd, 37th — Trail Blazers	V. Between Crowns
Greg Paulus	Guard	2005–09	Did not play professional basketball or football — went directly into coaching	V. Between Crowns
Gerald Henderson	Guard	2006–09	1st Rd, 12th — Bobcats	V. Between Crowns
Jon Scheyer	Guard	2006–10	Undrafted — played professionally in G-League, Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv), and Spain (Gran Canaria)	V. Between Crowns
Lance Thomas	Forward	2006–10	Undrafted — D-League (Austin Toros), then signed by New Orleans Hornets	V. Between Crowns
Taylor King	Forward	2007–08	Undrafted	V. Between Crowns
Casey Peters	Guard	2007–11	Undrafted	VI. Resurgence + Title
Kyle Singler	Forward	2007–11	2nd Rd, 33rd — Detroit Pistons	VI. Resurgence + Title
Nolan Smith	Guard	2007–11	1st Rd, 21st — Portland Trail Blazers	V. Between Crowns
Elliot Williams	Guard	2008–09	1st Rd, 22nd — Portland Trail Blazers	V. Between Crowns
Ryan Kelly	Forward	2009–13	2nd Rd, 48th — Los Angeles Lakers	VI. Resurgence + Title
Mason Plumlee	Center	2009–13	1st Rd, 22nd — Brooklyn Nets	VI. Resurgence + Title
Kyrie Irving	Guard	2010–11	1st Rd, 1st — Cleveland Cavaliers	VI. Resurgence + Title
Tyler Thornton	Guard	2010–14	Undrafted	VI. Resurgence + Title
Quinn Cook	Guard	2011–15	Undrafted	VI. Resurgence + Title
Sean Kelly	Guard	2011–15	Undrafted	VI. Resurgence + Title
Austin Rivers	Guard	2011–12	1st Rd, 10th — New Orleans Hornets	VI. Resurgence + Title
Amile Jefferson	Forward	2012–17	Undrafted	VI. Resurgence + Title
Marshall Plumlee	Center	2012–16	Undrafted	VI. Resurgence + Title
Rasheed Sulaimon	Guard	2012–15	Undrafted	VI. Resurgence + Title
Matt Jones	Guard	2013–17	Undrafted	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Semi Ojeleye	Forward	2013–15	2nd Rd, 37th — Boston Celtics	VI. Resurgence + Title
Jabari Parker	Forward	2013–14	1st Rd, 2nd — Milwaukee Bucks	VI. Resurgence + Title
Grayson Allen	Guard	2014–18	1st Rd, 21st — Utah Jazz	VI. Resurgence + Title
Tyus Jones	Guard	2014–15	1st Rd, 24th — Cleveland (traded to Minnesota)	VI. Resurgence + Title
Jahlil Okafor	Center	2014–15	1st Rd, 3rd — 76ers	VI. Resurgence + Title
Justise Winslow	Forward	2014–15	1st Rd, 10th — Miami Heat	VI. Resurgence + Title
Brandon Ingram	Forward	2015–16	1st Rd, 2nd — Lakers	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Chase Jeter	Forward/Center	2015–17	Undrafted	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Justin Robinson	Forward	2015–20	Undrafted	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Marques Bolden	Center	2016–19	Undrafted	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Frank Jackson	Guard	2016–17	2nd Rd, 31st — Charlotte Hornets (traded to New Orleans Pelicans)	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Trevon Duval	Point Guard	2017–18	Undrafted	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
RJ Barrett	Guard/Fwd	2018–19	1st Rd, 3rd Overall — New York Knicks	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Tre Jones	Guard	2018–20	2nd Rd, 41st — San Antonio Spurs	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Cam Reddish	Forward	2018–19	1st Rd, 10th — Atlanta Hawks	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Vernon Carey Jr.	Center	2019–20	Undrafted	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Matthew Hurt	Forward	2019–21	Undrafted	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Wendell Moore Jr.	Guard/Forward	2019–22	Undrafted	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
DJ Steward	Guard	2020–21	Undrafted	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Mark Williams	Center	2020–22	1st Rd, 15th — Charlotte Hornets	VII. One-and-Done Superteam
Dereck Lively II	Center	2022–23	1st Rd, 12th — Dallas Mavericks	VIII. Scheyer Era
Mark Mitchell	Forward	2022–24	Undrafted	VIII. Scheyer Era
Jaden Schutt	Guard	2022–24	Undrafted	VIII. Scheyer Era
Dariq Whitehead	Forward	2022–23	2023 NBA Draft, Round 1, Pick 22 — Brooklyn Nets	VIII. Scheyer Era
Ryan Young	Center	2022–24	Undrafted	VIII. Scheyer Era
Jared McCain	Guard	2023–24	1st Rd, 16th — Philadelphia 76ers (2024)	VIII. Scheyer Era
Sean Stewart	Forward	2023–24	Undrafted	VIII. Scheyer Era
Maliq Brown	Forward	2024–26	Undrafted	VIII. Scheyer Era
Isaiah Evans	Guard/Forward	2024–26	Projected 1st Round, 2026 NBA Draft	VIII. Scheyer Era
Cooper Flagg	Forward	2024–25	1st Rd, 1st — Dallas Mavericks (2025)	VIII. Scheyer Era
Nikolas Khamenia	G/F	2025–26	Undrafted	VIII. Scheyer Era
Cameron Williams	Forward	2026–	Undrafted	VIII. Scheyer Era

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