VJ King will represent the Cards in the 2016 McDonald’s All-American Game TONIGHT at 8:00 in Chicago, IL. The game will be broadcast on ESPN. Louisville will also have representation in the Women’s Game TONIGHT at 5:30 when Ciera Johnson & Kylee Schook (both 6’4″). The women’s game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
The 6’7 VJ King will also participate in the 3-point contest. King is the 24th player to sign with Louisville & be named to the McDonald’s All-American roster (though not every signee made it to campus). VJ hails from Fairfax, VA from Paul VI High School. King averaged over 25 points per game and is a 5-star prospect according to every scouting service. King will also play in the Jordan Brand Classic Game on April 15th.
Jerry Eaves was the 1st Louisville signee selected to the McD’s roster and VJ King is the 1st Cardinal to appear in the game since Wayne Blackshear & Chane Behanan in 2011.
| Jerry Eaves | 1978 |
| Scooter McCray | 1978 |
| Manuel Forrest | 1981 |
| Milt Wagner | 1981 |
| Billy Thompson | 1982 |
| Barry Sumpter | 1983 |
| Kevin Walls | 1984 |
| Pervis Ellison | 1985 |
| Tony Kimbro | 1985 |
| Jerome Harmon | 1987 |
| LaBradford Smith | 1987 |
| Dwayne Morton | 1990 |
| Keith Legree | 1991 |
| Jason Osborne | 1993 |
| Carlos Hurt | 2001 |
| James Lang | 2003 |
| Sebastian Telfair | 2004 |
| Amir Johnson | 2005 |
| Earl Clark | 2006 |
| Samardo Samuels | 2008 |
| Peyton Siva | 2009 |
| Chane Behanan | 2011 |
| Wayne Blackshear | 2011 |
| VJ King | 2016 |
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