McDonald's All-American Game
The McDonald's All-American designation began in 1977 with the selection of the inaugural team. That year, the All-Americans played in an All-star game against a group of high school stars from the Washington D.C. area.[1] The following year, the McDonald's game format of East vs. West was begun with a boys contest. In 2002, with the addition of a girls contest, the current girl-game / boy-game doubleheader format began.
The McDonald's All-American Game refers to each of the all-star basketball games played each year for boys' and girls' high-school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top American and Canadian players, each team plays a single exhibition game after the conclusion of the high-school basketball season, in an East vs. West format. As part of the annual event, boys also compete in a slam-dunk contest, a three-point shooting competition, and an overall timed-skills competition. The girls compete in the three-point shooting competition and the overall-skills competition. The boys game has been contested annually since 1978, and the girls game has been played each year since it was added in 2002.
The McDonald's All-American Team is the best-known of the American high-school basketball All-American teams. Having the designation of McDonald's All-American instantly brands a player as one of the top high-school players in the United States or Canada. Selected athletes often go on to success in college basketball. Every college team to win the NCAA men's championship since 1978 has had at least one McDonalds All-American on its roster, except for the 2002 Maryland Terrapins.[2]
The teams are sponsored by McDonald's, the fast-food chain. Proceeds from the annual games go to local Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and their Ronald McDonald House programs.
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[edit] 35 Greatest McDonald’s All Americans
On January 31st, 2012, McDonald’s All American Games unveiled its list of 36 of the Greatest McDonald’s All Americans, released in celebration of the 36th Anniversary of the McDonald’s All American High School Boys Basketball Game.[3]
The Greatest McDonald’s All Americans list includes some of the top names in basketball history, and features past and present Olympics, NBA and NCAA stars. Each of the players was selected by members of the McDonald’s All American Games Selection Committee. In determining the list, all past McDonald’s All Americans were considered based on his high school career and performance in the McDonald’s All American Games, success at the collegiate and professional level, and post-career accomplishments. The full list includes:
- Earvin “Magic” Johnson (1977)
- Clark Kellogg (1979)
- Ralph Sampson (1979)
- Isiah Thomas (1979)
- Dominique Wilkins (1979)
- James Worthy (1979)
- Sam Perkins (1980)
- Glenn “Doc” Rivers (1980)
- Patrick Ewing (1981)
- Michael Jordan (1981)
- Chris Mullin (1981)
- Kenny Smith (1983)
- Danny Manning (1984)
- Larry Johnson (1987)
- Christian Laettner (1988)
- Alonzo Mourning (1988)
- Bobby Hurley (1989)
- Shaquille O’Neal (1989)
- Grant Hill (1990)
- Glenn Robinson (1991)
- Jason Kidd (1992)
- Jerry Stackhouse (1993)
- Vince Carter (1995)
- Kevin Garnett (1995)
- Paul Pierce (1995)
- Kobe Bryant (1996)
- Jay Williams (1999)
- Carmelo Anthony (2002)
- Amare Stoudemire (2002)
- JJ Redick (2002)
- LeBron James (2003)
- Chris Paul (2003)
- Dwight Howard (2004)
- Tyler Hansbrough (2005)
- Kevin Durant (2006)
- Derrick Rose (2007)
[edit] MVP Awards
An MVP/MOP award is presented each year to the most outstanding boy and girl players. The award is officially called the John R. Wooden Most Valuable Player Award.
[edit] Boys MVP
a Denotes All-Star Games in which joint winners were named
[edit] Girls MVP
a Denotes All-Star Games in which joint winners were named
[edit] Television coverage
| Date | Network | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentators | Sideline reporters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ESPN | Bob Wischusen | Stephen Bardo Jay Williams |
Quint Kessenich |
| 2009 | ESPN | |||
| 2008 | ESPN | |||
| 2007 | ESPN | Eric Collins | Len Elmore and Tim McCormick | |
| 2006 | ESPN | |||
| 2005 | ESPN | |||
| 2004 | ESPN[4] | Dave Pasch | Doug Gottlieb and Tim McCormick | |
| 2003 | ESPN | |||
| 2002 | ESPN | |||
| 2001 | ESPN | |||
| 2000 | ESPN[5] | Dave Barnett | Tim McCormick | |
| 1999 | ESPN | Dave Barnett | Larry Conley | Jay Bilas |
| 1998 | ESPN | Dave Barnett | Bill Raftery | Jay Bilas |
| 1997 | CBS | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner | |
| 1996 | CBS | Gus Johnson | Bill Raftery | |
| 1995 | CBS | |||
| 1992 | CBS | James Brown | Billy Packer | |
| 1991 | CBS | Billy Packer | Greg Gumbel | |
| 1989 | ABC | Gary Bender | Dick Vitale |
[edit] 2003 Roster
[edit] 2002 Roster
[edit] Host Cities
[edit] References
- ^ http://basketball.about.com/od/recruiting/a/mcdaa.htm
- ^ http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/60578/to_win_an_ncaa_title,_you_almost_always_need_some_help_from_mcdonalds
- ^ http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/wilkins-honored-one-35-greatest-mcdonalds-all-americans
- ^ http://www.orangepower.com/archive/index.php/t-2844.html
- ^ http://www.salisburypost.com/2000march/033000h.htm
[edit] External links
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