UNC Basketball Signees Ian Jackson, Drake Powell Named To McDonald’s All-American Game

Posted Jan 23, 2024
UNC 5-star basketball signees Ian Jackson (Centereach, NY) and Drake Powell (Pittsboro, NC) were named Tuesday to the McDonald’s All-American Game. They will be the first UNC recruits to play in the game since Nassir Little and Coby White in 2018, when Little earned MVP honors, giving the Tar Heels 83 McDonald’s All-Americans since 1977. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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