McDonald's All-American Teams Announced

The McDonald's All-American rosters were announced today and, unless Scotty Hopson signs with the Cats, it will feature no Wildcat signees for the 6th time in the last 10 contests, which doesn't sound so great on the surface.

But, if you take a closer look at the game's alumni that have suited up for Kentucky, it might not be all that bad. Here are the All-Americans signed by the Cats in the past 10 years.

Patrick Patterson (2007) - This seems to be quite the home run so far. If he sticks around for awhile, then it should continue to be a pretty solid pickup.

Joe Crawford (2004) - I'll give Joe a free pass. Has he been having an excellent senior year, but after all the up-and-down movement since he stepped on campus, he might not have been worth the trouble leading into this season. I'd like to think you should expect more from an All-American, but this year gets him a temporary pass.

Randolph Morris (2004) - Morris, the jewel of the 2004 class that sent UK into a downward spiral, was a pretty successful college player before bailing early. Except for the first early entry. And if you don't count his constant fading away. And if you can forgive his knack for fouling. Other than that, he did a pretty good job - especially when you consider he did it all while being cross-eyed.

Rajon Rondo (2004) - This guy laid a big, fat turd. I'm sure everyone will want to jump all over me for this one and cite his NBA success, but the truth is that this douche was made for the League and his college career proved it. If there was a stat for most career dribbles, then Rondo would probably own it. The only problem is that even though he could get to the rack for an easy lay-up whenever he wanted, he rarely did.

Rashaad Carruth (2001) - Carruth didn't really do anything outside of a big game against Duke as a freshman, which was enough to gain him tons of fan support - something that got you pretty much nowhere in the Tubby Smith Era (which is how it should be). After transferring from UK and Oklahoma and quitting Souther Miss, Carruth left only one lasting impression on me. At my freshman orientation in the summer of 2001, I was lucky enough to bump into Mr. Carruth at the Classroom Building, which was the one thing I wanted to do while I was in Lexington. How did I know it was him? Outside of his unmistakeable physical appearance, Carruth was actually wearing his own McDonald's All-American jersey on campus. If that doesn't make up for his lackluster career in your eyes, then I guess he's still a bust.

Marvin Stone (1999) - When your biggest moment as a college player is beating Kentucky while wearing a Louisville jersey, then you earn infinity negative points. When you factor in that he looked and moved like the missing link, then you've got the most disappointing player in the history of basketball. At any level.

Keith Bogans (1999) - The Ole Bullethead had a pretty good career. His junior year was a little rocky after declaring for the draft and returning to school but, overall, he's the type of four-year player that defined Kentucky basketball in the late 90s and early 2000s. I still say Kentucky makes the Final Four if he's healthy enough to at least stand in Dwyane Wade's way a couple of times in 2003.