Roosevelt High boys basketball standout Brayden Burries and Etiwanda girls basketball stars Grace Knox and Aliyahna “Puff” Morris were among the 48 high school players across the nation chosen to participate in the 2025 McDonald’s All-American Games.
The McDonald’s All-American Games are the most prestigious high school basketball all-star events. This year’s games will be played April 1 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The girls game will be televised on ESPN2, followed by the boys game on ESPN.
Burries is a 6-foot-4 guard averaging 28.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 2.7 steals per game this season for Roosevelt. He has not yet made his college decision and is the ESPN.com’s No. 11-ranked senior in the nation.
Burries is the ninth boys player from an Inland school and the first from Roosevelt to be selected for the McDonald’s All-American Game. The previous eight Inland boys players chosen were Fontana’s Corey Benjamin (1996), North’s Malcolm Lee (2008), Rancho Verde’s Michael Snaer (2009), Chino Hills’ Lonzo Ball (2016), Rancho Christian brothers Isaiah Mobley (2019) and Evan Mobley (2020), and Centennial’s Jared McCain (2023) and Carter Bryant (2024).
Knox is a 6-foot-3 forward who is among the team leaders in scoring, rebounding and blocks. She has signed with LSU and is the No. 6-ranked senior in the nation, according to Hoopgurlz.com.
Morris is a 5-foot-5 point guard who leads the Eagles in scoring, assists and 3-pointers made this season. She has signed with Cal and is No. 24 in the Hoopgirlz.com senior rankings.
Knox and Morris are the fifth and sixth girls players from the greater Inland area and the second and third from Etiwanda to be selected for the prestigious event. The previous players chosen were Norco’s Erika Arriaran (2005), Great Oak’s Lindsay Sherbert (2010), Silverado’s Candice Agee (2012), and Etiwanda’s Kennedy Smith (2024).
Burries, Knox and Smith were among nine California players to be selected this season. Joining Burries on the West boys roster are Alijah Arenas (Chatsworth), Niko Bundalo (Prolific Prep), Nikolas Khamenia (Harvard-Westlake), Darryn Pearson (Prolific Prep), and Tounde Yessoufou (Santa Maria St. Joseph). Joining Knox and Morris on the West girls roster is Addison Deal (Mater Dei).
The final rosters were selected from a list of nominees submitted by coaches and athletic directors.
Other Inland boys who were nominated were Nate Garcia (Damien), Aaron Glass (Rancho Cucamonga), Shawn Jamison Jr. (Chino), and Myles Walker (Roosevelt. The other girls nominees were Shaena Brew (Etiwanda) and Makayla Haddock (Roosevelt).
