Duke, McDonald's All-America Team Share Long History

Courtesy: Duke PhotographyDURHAM -- McDonald’s is one of the oldest and largest fast-food franchises in the world.

It’s also become the standard of measure for college basketball recruiting, sponsoring a prep All-America basketball team since 1977. The McDonald’s All-America team — flawed as it is in many ways — has become the most recognized gauge of recruiting success.

And no college program has enjoyed its Big Mac experience over the last 39 years more than the Duke Blue Devils. With the selection of 2016 recruits Frank Jackson and Jayson Tatum to the 2016 McDonald’s All-America team, Duke has now landed 68 McDonald’s All-Americans over the years — 69 if you count guard Shaun Livingston,…