(La Porte County, IN) - Two members of the boys’ national basketball team at La Lumiere School were chosen as McDonald’s All-Americans this season.
Darius Adams and Jalen Haralson were among the 24 players chosen as McDonald’s All Americans from over 800 nominees from across the country.
“It’s just nice to see all of their hard work get recognized on the national scene,” said Head Coach Pat Holmes.
Adams, a 6’5” forward, is averaging 17 points a game while Haralson, a 6’7” forward, has a 15 point scoring average per game. Adams is committed to play next season at the University of Connecticut. Haralson signed to play at the University of Notre Dame. Both are members of the East squad, which is scheduled to play in the McDonald’s All-American game against the West team on April 1 in Brooklyn, New York.
The last time La Lumiere had two players from the same team selected to play in the much coveted games was 2017 when the Lakers brought home a national championship. The Lakers (18-11) are at risk of not receiving an invitation to the Chipotle National Finals for the second consecutive season. Holmes said the only way his team to receive one of the eight bids is to win their Nike Elite conference tournament in Augusta, Georgia during the first weekend in March.
“We have our work cut out for us,” he said.
So far, the Lakers have won just two of their nine conference games. For whatever reason, Holmes said the team has not quite lived up to his pre-season expectations.
“You’d think with all of the seniors we have that we’d be in a better position but we just haven’t been able to put it together,” he said.
Jaren Jackson, Jr. and Brian Bowen, II, were the last Lakers from the same team chosen as McDonald’s All-Americans. Jackson now plays for the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA while Bowen is with the Stockton Kings in the NBA’s G League.
