McDonald's All-American Game

The McDonald's All-American Game refers to each of the all-star basketball games played each year for American and Canadian boys' and girls' high-school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top 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 and girls compete in a slam dunk contest, a three-point shooting competition, and an overall timed skills competition. It is rare for girls to compete in the slam dunk contest. However, in 2004 Candace Parker won that very contest. 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 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 Team is the best-known of the American high-school basketball All-American teams. Designation as a 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 McDonald's All-American on its roster, except for the 2002 Maryland Terrapins[2] and 2014 Connecticut Huskies.[3]

The teams are sponsored by the fast-food chain, McDonald's. Proceeds from the annual games go to local Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and their Ronald McDonald House programs.

35 Greatest Boys McDonald's All-Americans

On January 31, 2012, McDonald's All-American Games unveiled its list of 35 of the Greatest McDonald's All-Americans, released in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the McDonald's All-American High School Boys Basketball Game.[4]

The Greatest Boys McDonald's All-Americans list, includes some of the top names in men's basketball history, and features past and present Olympics, NBA and NCAA stars. The players were 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 their high school careers and performances in the McDonald's All-American Games, success at the collegiate and professional level, and post-career accomplishments. The full list includes:

McDonald's High School All-American Game Results

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.

Boys

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East All-Stars (20 wins) West All-Stars (21 wins)
YearResultHost arenaHost cityGame MVP, High SchoolAttendanceTV NetworkCommentators
1977The inaugural 1977 team did not play in the current East versus West format (MVP: Gene Banks) Games Not Televised
1978West 94, East 86The SpectrumPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaRudy Woods, Bryan High School (TX)13,063
1979East 106, West 105 (OT)Charlotte ColiseumCharlotte, North CarolinaDarren Daye, John F. Kennedy HS (CA)11,666
1980West 135, East 111Oakland Coliseum ArenaOakland, CaliforniaRussell Cross, Hugh Manley HS (IL)8,429
1981East 96, West 95Levitt ArenaWichita, Kansas[a]Adrian Branch, DeMatha HS (MD)
[a]Aubrey Sherrod, Wichita Heights HS (KS)		10,006
1982West 103, East 84Rosemont HorizonRosemont, IllinoisEfrem Winters, King College Prep High School (IL)15,836
1983West 115, East 113Omni ColiseumAtlanta, Georgia[a]Winston Bennett, Male HS (KY)
[a]Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, Boys and Girls High School (NY)		14,926
1984West 131, East 106Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CaliforniaJohn Williams, Crenshaw High School (CA)10,214
1985East 128, West 98Moody ColiseumUniversity Park, TexasWalker Lambiotte, Central HS (VA)9,007ESPNJim Thacker
Dick Vitale
1986East 104, West 101Joe Louis ArenaDetroit, MichiganJ. R. Reid, Kempsville HS (VA)15,527ESPN[6]
1987East 118, West 110The SpectrumPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMark Macon, Buena Vista THS (MI)10,156ABC[7]
1988East 105, West 99The PitAlbuquerque, New Mexico[a]Alonzo Mourning, Indian River HS (VA)
[a]Billy Owens, Carlisle HS (PA)		12,815ABCKeith Jackson
Dick Vitale
1989West 112, East 103Kemper ArenaKansas City, Missouri[a]Shaquille O'Neal, Robert G. Cole HS (TX)
[a]Bobby Hurley, St. Anthony HS (NJ)		9,419ABCGary Bender
Dick Vitale
1990East 115, West 104Market Square ArenaIndianapolis, Indiana[a]Shawn Bradley, Emery County High School (UT)
[a]Khalid Reeves, Christ the King HS (NY)		12,033ABCGary Bender
Dick Vitale
1991West 108, East 106Springfield Civic CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts[a]Chris Webber, Detroit Country Day School (MI)
[a]Rick Brunson, Salem HS (MA)		8,246CBSGreg Gumbel
Billy Packer
1992West 100, East 85Alexander Memorial ColiseumAtlanta, GeorgiaOthella Harrington, Murrah HS (MS)7,589CBSJames Brown
Billy Packer
1993East 105, West 95Mid-South ColiseumMemphis, Tennessee[a]Jacque Vaughn, John Muir HS (CA)
[a]Jerry Stackhouse, Oak Hill Academy (VA)		10,225CBSGreg Gumbel
Bill Raftery
1994East 112, West 110Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale, New YorkFelipe López, Rice HS (NY)6,008CBSVerne Lundquist
Bill Raftery
1995West 125, East 115Kiel CenterSt. Louis, MissouriKevin Garnett, Farragut Academy HS (IL)16,201CBSVerne Lundquist
Bill Raftery
1996East 120, West 105Civic ArenaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaShaheen Holloway, St. Patrick HS (NJ)13,411CBSGus Johnson
Bill Raftery
1997East 94, West 81Clune ArenaColorado Springs, ColoradoKenny Gregory, Independence HS (OH)5,858CBSGus Johnson
Dan Bonner
1998East 128, West 112Norfolk ScopeNorfolk, VirginiaRonald Curry, Hampton HS (VA)10,253ESPNDave Barnett, Bill Raftery,
Jay Bilas
1999West 141, East 128Hilton ColiseumAmes, IowaJonathan Bender, Picayune Memorial HS (MS)10,993ESPNDave Barnett, Larry Conley,
Jay Bilas
2000West 146, East 120FleetCenterBoston, MassachusettsZach Randolph, Marion HS (IN)18,624ESPN[8]Dave Barnett
Tim McCormick
2001West 131, East 125Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, North CarolinaEddy Curry, Thornwood HS (IL)9,314ESPNDave Sims
2002East 138, West 107Madison Square GardenNew York City, New YorkJ. J. Redick, Cave Spring HS (VA)16,505ESPNDave Sims
Larry Conley
2003East 122, West 107Gund ArenaCleveland, OhioLeBron James, St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)18,728ESPNDan Shulman
Jay Bilas
2004East 126, West 96Ford CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma[a]Dwight Howard, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
[a]J. R. Smith, St. Benedict's Preparatory School (NJ)		14,402ESPN[9]Dave Pasch, Doug Gottlieb,
Tim McCormick
2005East 115, West 110Joyce CenterNotre Dame, IndianaJosh McRoberts, Carmel HS (IN)7,660ESPN
2006West 112, East 94Cox ArenaSan Diego, California[a]Chase Budinger, La Costa Canyon HS (CA)
[a]Kevin Durant, Montrose Christian School (MD)		11,900ESPNDave Pasch, Jay Williams,
Tim McCormick
2007West 114, East 112Freedom HallLouisville, KentuckyMichael Beasley, Notre Dame Prep (MA)11,632ESPNEric Collins, Len Elmore,
Tim McCormick, Quint Kessenich
2008East 107, West 102Bradley CenterMilwaukee, WisconsinTyreke Evans, American Christian Academy (PA)10,914ESPN 
2009East 113, West 110BankUnited CenterCoral Gables, FloridaDerrick Favors, South Atlanta HS (GA)5,981ESPN 
2010West 107, East 104Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio[a]Harrison Barnes, Ames HS (IA)
[a]Jared Sullinger, Northland HS (OH)		9,210ESPNBob Wischusen, Jay Williams,
Quint Kessenich
2011East 111, West 96United CenterChicago, Illinois[a]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, St. Patrick HS (NJ)
[a]James Michael McAdoo, Norfolk Christian (VA)		19,909ESPNBob Wischusen, Jay Williams,
Stephen Bardo, Quint Kessenich
2012West 106, East 102United CenterChicago, IllinoisShabazz Muhammad, Bishop Gorman HS (NV)16,308ESPNBob Wischusen, Jay Williams,
Stephen Bardo, Quint Kessenich
2013West 110, East 99United CenterChicago, IllinoisAaron Gordon, Archbishop Mitty HS (CA)15,818ESPNCarter Blackburn, Jay Williams,
Jalen Rose, Quint Kessenich
2014West 105, East 102United CenterChicago, Illinois[a]Jahlil Okafor, Whitney Young (IL)
[a]Justin Jackson, Homeschool Christian Youth Association (TX)		17,116ESPNCarter Blackburn, Jay Williams,
Jalen Rose, Quint Kessenich
2015East 111, West 91United CenterChicago, IllinoisCheick Diallo, Our Savior New American School (NY) ESPNAdam Amin, Jay Williams,
Jalen Rose, Quint Kessenich
2016West 114, East 107United CenterChicago, Illinois[a]Josh Jackson, Justin-Siena HS/Prolific Prep (CA)
[a]Frank Jackson, Lone Peak HS (UT)		 ESPNAdam Amin, Jay Williams,
Jalen Rose, Quint Kessenich
2017West 109, East 107United CenterChicago, IllinoisMichael Porter Jr., Nathan Hale HS/Father Tolton HS (MO) ESPNAdam Amin, Jay Williams,
Cory Alexander, Quint Kessenich
2018West 131, East 128Philips ArenaAtlanta, GeorgiaNassir Little, Orlando Christian Prep ESPN2Adam Amin, Jay Williams,
Cory Alexander, Quint Kessenich

a Denotes All-Star Games in which joint winners were named

MVP winners

Girls

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollege choice
2002[a]Shanna ZolmanWawasee High School (IN)Tennessee
2002[a]Ann StrotherHighlands Ranch High School (CO)Connecticut
2003Sanjay VikramBeech Grove High School (IN)Purdue
2004Alexis HornbuckleSouth Charleston High School (WV)Tennessee
2005Courtney ParisPiedmont High School (CA)Oklahoma
2006Jayne AppelCarondelet High School (CA)Stanford
2014Brianna Turner[10]Manvel High School (TX)Notre Dame
2015[a]Marina MabreyManasquan High School (NJ)Notre Dame
2015[a]Te’a CooperMcEachern High School (GA)Tennessee
2016Sabrina IonescuMiramonte High School (CA)Oregon
2017Rellah BootheIMG Academy (FL)Texas
2018Christyn WilliamsCentral Arkansas Christian High School (AR)Connecticut

a Denotes All-Star Games in which joint winners were named

Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year

Prior to each game since 1997 a Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year has been chosen from the field of McDonald's All-Americans based on activity in the community, classroom and on the court.

Past winners have been

Sprite/Powerade Jam Fest Award Winners

YearDunk Contest3-Point ContestSkills Contest
1984Jeffrey Huffmon
1985Michael Porter [12]
1987Jerome Harmon
1988Matt Steigenga
1989James RobinsonPat Graham
1990Darrin HancockAdrian Autry
1991Jimmy KingSharone Wright
1992Carlos StrongChris Collins
1993Jerry StackhouseChris Kingsbury
1994Ricky PriceTrajan Langdon
1995Vince CarterLouis Bullock
1996Lester EarlNate James
1997Baron DavisShane Battier
1998Ronald CurryTeddy Dupay
1999Donnell HarveyJason Kapono
2000DeShawn StevensonChris Duhon
2001David LeeMo Williams
2002Carmelo AnthonyJ.J. Redick
2003LeBron JamesMike Jones
2004Candace ParkerDarius Washington Jr.
2005Gerald GreenMario ChalmersRichard Hendrix
2006Gerald Henderson, Jr.Wayne EllingtonJames Keefe
2007Blake GriffinChris WrightNolan Smith
2008DeMar DeRozanLarry Drew IIJrue Holiday
2009Avery BradleyRyan KellyDante Taylor
2010Josh SelbyCory JosephKeith Appling
2011Le'Bryan NashKyle WiltjerMichael Carter-Williams
2012Shabazz MuhammadRasheed SulaimonTyler Lewis
2013Chris WalkerNigel Williams-GossDemetrius Jackson
2014Grayson AllenJames Blackmon, Jr.Tyus Jones
2015Dwayne BaconLuke KennardJalen Brunson
2016Frank JacksonMalik MonkJayson Tatum
2017Collin SextonTrae YoungQuade Green
2018Zion WilliamsonImmanuel Quickley
Cam Reddish		Romeo Langford
Note: The 2004 winner – Candace Parker – is the only female winner.

References

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  2. ↑ Littmann, Chris (2010-03-25). "To Win an NCAA Title, You Almost Always Need Some Help from McDonald's – From Our Editors – SBNation.com". Sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  3. ↑ Kussoy, Howie. "UConn defeats Kentucky to win NCAA Championship".
  4. ↑ "McDonald's announces its 35 greatest". ESPN.com. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  5. ↑ McDonald's All American Games All-time Stats and Award Winners.
  6. ↑ "Presenting McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team for 1986". Ebony. April 1986. p. 12-13.
  7. ↑ "Presenting McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team for 1987". Ebony. April 1987. p. 12-13.
  8. ↑ "Heels don't get their men". Salisburypost.com. 2000-03-30. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  9. ↑ OP 9000. "DO – Gottlieb likes OSU's chances against Pitt". OrangePower.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  10. ↑ Olsen, Dan (April 3, 2014). "Bonus Awards From McDonald's Game". ESPNW. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ RecruitingNation: Jabari Parker wins Wootten, ESPN, April 4, 2013.
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSQhFcVO9jU
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