If you have followed high school basketball in the state of Michigan for the past four years, you have certainly heard the name, Romeo Weems.
Credit to Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.comWeems, who is committed to DePaul, is currently a senior at New Haven High School, the No. 3 ranked team in Division 2 (No. 11 overall) according to MLive.
On Wednesday, the nominations for the 2019 McDonald's All-American Game were released and Weems, along with three other seniors boys from Michigan made the list.
So far in 2019, Weems has absolutely overpowered his competition as he is averaging 31.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 3.5 steals per game. He is also just two points away from becoming New Haven's all-time leading scorer and is on pace to eclipse the 2,000 point mark for his career.
Congrats to 6-7 wing Romeo Weems @romeo_weems_0 on being nominated for the 2019 McDonald's All-American game. Romeo is averaging 31.1 pts 11.9 reb 4.1 ast 3.5 stl. 2pts away from becoming NH all time leading scorer and on course to eclipse 2,000 points https://t.co/QpjQqnnDTH
— NEW HAVEN BASKETBALL (@RocketCountry) January 17, 2019
Joining Weems as nominees from Michigan are Caleb Hodgson from Dansville High School, and DeSean Munson and Wade Ryan from Ann Arbor Skyline.
In addition, the nominees for the girls McDonald's All-American game have been announced and 15 seniors made the list.
Congrats to all of the nominees!
The final roster for both McDonald’s All-American Games will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. on ESPN’s The Jump and at 6 p.m. on SportsCenter.
The games will be played on Wednesday, March 27 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
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