Drake Powell listed among 5 McDonald's All-Americans that weren't always locks

Posted Jan 25, 2024
Rob Cassidy explores five of this year's McDonald's All-Americans that looked like anything but locks to make the game early in their high school careers. As far as UNC Basketball commits go, Drake Powell operated in the shadow of Ian Jackson and Elliot Cadeau for a bit, but he quickly began to blaze his own path to the top 10 in the EYBL last summer. (Rivals.com)

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