Kevin Ferrell, Indiana Hoosiers Commit, Will Play In McDonald's All-American Game

The 2012 McDonald's All-American Game will be feature a roster full of future stars as it puts the best high school players against each other in the annual all-star event. One of those stars will be Indiana Hoosiers commit Kevin Ferrell, better known as Yogi, as he makes the jump from Park Tudor to the big leagues.

Ferrell will follow in the footsteps of Cody Zeller as the second consecutive high school All-American for the Hoosiers. The announcement became official with a press release on Thursday.

"For 35 years, the McDonald's All American Games have showcased the best and the brightest high school stars nationwide and in 2012 the beat goes on," said Douglas Freeland, director of the McDonald's All American Games. "On March 28, fans have the chance to witness these elite players and get the first look at the world's future basketball stars."

The McDonald's All-American game has always been a fun game to watch and should be a good barometer as far as figuring out where Ferrell is in his current development. The full roster is available here.

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Friday night's battle between Kevin Ferrell and Ronnie Johnson featured a game with five Division I commitments and at least three other players drawing serious interest. Ferrell, who will play for the Indiana Hoosiers, and Johnson, who will play for the Purdue Boilermakers, were the main attractions. SB Nation's Hammer & Rails was on hand and broke down both players:

RJ is a lefty, and his left handed shot is not the prettiest, but it can be effective. He was shooting a lot of deep three-pointers and finished 4 of 13 from long range and 6 of 20 overall, so it wasn't the best night shooting. Again though, his teammates had no idea how to attack the zone. Breaking a 2-3 zone is a team effort, especially in a motion offense. Any time RJ drove the defense collapsed on him and prevented him from passing or scoring. Still, I could see a lot of Purdue in him because he was a defensive hustler and not afraid to go after loose balls.

As for Ferrell, he exhibited next level speed and skill:

Ferrell is a very dangerous player for the Hoosiers because his speed and ability to slice through defenses gives them an element they currently lack. He went crazy for nine points and five assists in the second quarter by driving the lane and either scoring the ball or dishing outside to wide open shooters in Bayt and Spears. In turn, they shot the lights out of the gym. Park Tudor was down 10-8 with 4:08 left in the first quarter, but went on a 40-22 run over the next 12 minutes because of its three point shooting.

As for the game, Park Tudor won 83-61 on the strength of 13 of 18 three-point shooting.

Indiana's stellar 2012 recruiting class now officially has two more members as Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell, a point guard at Park Tudor School in Indianapolis and Peter Jurkin, a 7' center from United Faith Christian Academy in North Carolina signed their National letters of intent just before noon. Ferrell, one of the top prep point guards in the country, made his announcement official via Twitter

YogiFerrell11 Kevin 'Yogi' Ferrell

I am officially a #Hoosier!!! #themovement

Ferrell will likely be the Hoosiers' starting point guard from day 1 of the 2012-13 season. He is one of a handful of candidates int he running for Indiana's Mr. Basketball award.

Jurkin is the lowest rated recruit in Indiana's No. 2 rated class. A 3-star prospect, he is expected to add defensive help according to Inside the Hall:

Expert opinion: "I think with Peter Jurkin defensively, you look at a guy like Baye Moussa Keita at Syracuse, who kind of carved out a role with his length and his ability to protect the rim. I think that’s what you want Peter Jurkin to do." – Dave Telep of ESPN.com