Chris Livingston, Cason Wallace named 2022 McDonald All-Americans

Kentucky basketball signees Chris Livingston and Cason Wallace have been named 2022 McDonald’s All-Americans, the 41st and 42nd players to receive the prestigious honor under John Calipari at UK.

Livingston and Wallace both signed with Kentucky in November, joining Skyy Clark and Shaedon Sharpe in the program’s 2022 recruiting class.

Sharpe enrolled at Kentucky in January, making him ineligible for the game. Clark was also not eligible for consideration due to game participation, with the five-star guard missing the start of his senior season recovering from knee surgery.

Duke (3) and Kansas (3) are the only schools with more selections, with Kentucky joining Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and UCLA with two.

2022 McDonald’s All-Americans

• Jaden Bradley – Alabama
• Jarace Walker – Houston
• Cason Wallace – Kentucky
• Jordan Walsh – Arkansas
• Arterio Morris – Texas 
• Keyonte George – Baylor
• Gradey Dick – Kansas
• Adem Bona – UCLA
• Kel’el Ware – Oregon
• Kijani Wright- USC
• Ernest Udeh – Kansas
• Anthony Black – Undecided
• Dereck Lively – Duke
• Amari Bailey – UCLA
• Dariq Whitehead – Duke
• Nick Smith – Arkansas
• MJ Rice – Kansas
• Chris Livingston – Kentucky
• Brandon Miller -Alabama
• Julian Phillips – LSU
• Cam Whitmore – Villanova
• Dillion Mitchell – Texas 
• JJ Starling – Notre Dame
• Mark Mitchell – Duke

The McDonald’s All-American Game will take place in Chicago on March 30. It will be the first time the game is held since 2019, with the prestigious event being canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. Teams were announced both years, but no in-person event took place.

Kentucky’s McDonald’s All-Americans under John Calipari

2021

• Daimion Collins

2020

• Brandon Boston Jr.
• Terrence Clarke

2019

• Tyrese Maxey
• Kahlil Whitney
• Oscar Tshiebwe*

*Tshiebwe transferred to Kentucky in 2021

2018

• Keldon Johnson
• Immanuel Quickley
• EJ Montgomery

2017

• Quade Green
• Kevin Knox
• Nick Richards
• Jarred Vanderbilt
• PJ Washington

2016

• Bam Adebayo
• De’Aaron Fox
• Sacha Killeya-Jones
• Malik Monk

2015

• Isaiah Briscoe

2014

• Devin Booker
• Trey Lyles
• Karl-Anthony Towns
• Tyler Ulis
• Reid Travis*

*Travis transferred to Kentucky in 2018

2013

• Aaron Harrison
• Andrew Harrison
• Dakari Johnson
• Marcus Lee
• Julius Randle
• James Young

2012

• Archie Goodwin
• Alex Poythress

2011

• Anthony Davis
• Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
• Marquis Teague
• Kyle Wiltjer

2010

• Terrence Jones
• Brandon Knight
• Doron Lamb

2009

• DeMarcus Cousins