Preston scores 10 points to help the West hold off the East 109-107
Five-star forward and Kansas signee Billy Preston scored 10 points and pulled down three rebounds to help the West hold off the East, 109-107 in the McDonald’s All-American game on Wednesday night.
Billy Preston, the 6-foot-9, 220-pound forward from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., took part in the prestigious McDonald’s All-American game, which took place in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday night.
Preston, the No. 8 ranked player in the 2017 class, signed with Kansas during the early signing period, after receiving serious interest from the likes of Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Connecticut, Fresno State, Indiana, Maryland, New Mexico State, North Carolina State, Oregon, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Utah and others.
With a national audience watching, Preston, on Wednesday night, scored 10 points and pulled down three rebounds in 16 minutes of action. Preston opened up the scoring for the West with a three from the top of the key, and his step back three in the second half was one of the most impressive shots of the game.
Preston, in all, hit 4-of-8 field goals and was 2-of-2 from behind the arc.
Trevon Duval, the 6-foot-2, 189-pound point guard from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., finished with eight points, one rebound, three assists and four turnovers in 20 minutes of action. Playing for the East, Duval, the No. 3 ranked player in the 2017 class and the top point guard prospect, connected on 4-of-8 field goals, but was 0-of-3 from behind the arc.
Down to Kansas, Duke, Arizona, Baylor and Seton Hall, Duval, who unofficially visited Kansas during the weekend of Late Night in the Phog and returned for his official visit when Kansas played host to Baylor on February 1.
Having completed all of his official visits, Duval hopes to reach a final decision in April.
"I really want to decide sometime in April," Duval recently told Rivals.com National Basketball Analyst Eric Bossi. "It might go into early May but I'd really like to get it done in April. I feel as if the visits really help separate certain schools from the others but it's also just seeing how the teams are set and if players go."