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Ohio State’s Anthony Thompson quiet in McDonald’s All-American Game
Highlights from five-star Ohio State signee Anthony Thompson
Ohio State signee Anthony Thompson had 23 points and seven rebounds in a Hudson Western Reserve Academy 83-52 win against Erie Prep Academy on Nov. 13, 2025.
The first appearance by an Ohio State men’s basketball player in the McDonald’s All-American Game in 12 years was a quiet one.
Anthony Thompson, the first prep player signed by the Buckeyes to participate in the event since D’Angelo Russell in 2014, came off the bench for the East team and finished with 5 points, three rebounds, a block and two turnovers in a 102-86 loss.
A five-star forward playing at Hudson (Ohio) Western Reserve Academy, Thompson is the highest-rated player to sign with OSU since Jared Sullinger in 2010 according to the 247Sports.com rankings. Inside Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, Thompson subbed into the game with 4:55 left in the first half, turned the ball over on a drive and then buried a 3-pointer from the right corner.
“He can flame it up from the outside,” ESPN’s Paul Biancardi said on the broadcast.
One possession later, though, Thompson got the ball in transition, rushed a look from deep and airballed the 3-point attempt. After playing the remainder of the first quarter, Thompson sat until the second half, when he started for the East and was primarily matched up with Christian Collins, a USC signee. Again on the perimeter, Thompson crashed the glass, nabbed an offensive board and put it back for his final points of the night.
With the East team’s guards struggling to get the ball past midcourt, Thompson took only six shots, two of which were putbacks off offensive rebounds and one of which he missed.
His 6-foot-9 frame and 7-4 wingspan helped Thompson flash defensively when he blocked one 3-point attempt and altered another.
Thompson was on the floor for 15:39. Arizona signee Caleb Holt Missouri signee Jason Crowe Jr. from the West team were named co-MVPs.
Ohio State men’s basketball beat writer Adam Jardy can be reached at ajardy@dispatch.com, on Bluesky at @cdadamjardy.bsky.social or on Twitter at @AdamJardy.