Teenage girls of retired NBA stars Shaquille O’Neal and Zach Randolph are named to McDonald’s All-American teams DECADES after their dads won MVP in the annual game

This year’s edition of the McDonald’s All-American basketball games will once again have a distinctively familiar feel.

A year after Bronny James followed in his father LeBron’s footsteps by being selected for the event — considered a top honor for high school students — this week both teenage daughters of retired NBA stars Shaquille O’Neal and Zach Randolph selected.

Me’Arah O’Neal, a 6-foot-1 guard from Episcopal High School in Texas, and Mackenly Randolph, a 6-foot-2 forward from Sierra Canyon in California, were both named to the West team for the girls’ game .

Coincidentally, Randolph played at the same high school Bronny attended in the Los Angeles area before committing to play at USC this season.

In another coincidence, Bronny, Me’Arah and Mackenly’s fathers all won MVP honors at the annual competition.

Shaquille O’Neal is seen next to his daughter, Me’Arah O’Neal, a 6-foot-2 guard from Episcopal High School in Texas. She is already committed to playing her college ball in Florida

Mackenly Randolph, Zach’s daughter, is still unsure where she will play in college

Shaq’s daughter Me’Arah has already committed to play for the Florida Gators

Mackenly Randolph (left) follows in the footsteps of her father, Zach (right)

And they aren’t the only second-generation ballers named to the 2023-2024 McDonald’s All-American teams.

Dylan Harper, son of former Cleveland Cavaliers star Ron, was also selected to the team. He is currently committed to Rutgers, where his older brother, Ron Jr., previously played.

Meanwhile, Me’Arah is committed to playing at Florida, while Mackenly is still considering several schools, including Michigan State, where her father played for a season before being drafted to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Cooper Flagg was also selected for the game. The nation’s top recruit is committed to Duke

Mackenly not only played at the same school as LeBron’s son, but was also a former teammate of Kobe Bryant’s daughter, Gianna, at the NBA legend’s Mamba Academy. The two girls formed a fast friendship prior to the helicopter crash that claimed Gianna’s life, as well as those of Kobe, the pilot and six others, including Team Mamba members Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester.

“She was super nice,” MacKenly said of Gigi in a 2021 interview with The New York Timesand later added that “three of my best friends were here one day and the next day they were gone.”

‘It was hard for my baby, it still is, but I’m proud of her. She’s 15, but she’s strong, man,” Zach Randolph said of Mackenly, who is now 17.

But perhaps the biggest name to be included in this year’s McDonald’s All-American game is boys player Cooper Flagg, a Maine native and top recruit who is now committed to Duke.