University of Tennessee Athletics
Hoops Signee Kennedy Chandler Named McDonald's All-American
February 23, 2021 | Men's Basketball
Tennessee basketball signee Kennedy Chandler was among 24 elite high school seniors selected as 2021 McDonald's All-Americans Tuesday.
Due to the pandemic—and for the second year in a row—an actual McDonald's All-American Game will not take place.
Chandler becomes the 10th Tennessee signee to earn McDonald's All-American acclaim. And for only the second time in program history, a Vol signee has earned McDonald's All-American status for three consecutive years.
Current Tennessee freshman Jaden Springer and sophomore Josiah-Jordan James were McDonald's All-Americans in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Chandler attends Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas, and plans to enroll at UT this summer. Earlier this month, the 6-1 guard was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Trophy for Boys Player of the Year award.
A five-star prospect rated by ESPN as the nation's top point guard in the Class of 2021, Chandler has led the Buffaloes to a 20-2 record this season while playing an elite, national schedule.
Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes has now signed 18 McDonald's All-Americans in his career, including three in his five-plus years with the Vols.
Tennessee's previous McDonald's All-American signees were Doug Roth (1985), Allan Houston (1989), Charles Hathaway (1996), Tony Harris (1997), Vincent Yarbrough (1998), Scotty Hopson (2008), Tobias Harris (2010), James (2019) and Springer (2020).
Due to the pandemic—and for the second year in a row—an actual McDonald's All-American Game will not take place.
Chandler becomes the 10th Tennessee signee to earn McDonald's All-American acclaim. And for only the second time in program history, a Vol signee has earned McDonald's All-American status for three consecutive years.
Current Tennessee freshman Jaden Springer and sophomore Josiah-Jordan James were McDonald's All-Americans in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Chandler attends Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas, and plans to enroll at UT this summer. Earlier this month, the 6-1 guard was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Trophy for Boys Player of the Year award.
A five-star prospect rated by ESPN as the nation's top point guard in the Class of 2021, Chandler has led the Buffaloes to a 20-2 record this season while playing an elite, national schedule.
Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes has now signed 18 McDonald's All-Americans in his career, including three in his five-plus years with the Vols.
Tennessee's previous McDonald's All-American signees were Doug Roth (1985), Allan Houston (1989), Charles Hathaway (1996), Tony Harris (1997), Vincent Yarbrough (1998), Scotty Hopson (2008), Tobias Harris (2010), James (2019) and Springer (2020).
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