2000 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 2000 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 29, 2000 at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2000. The game was the 23rd annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

2000 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
West 7472 146
East 6357 120
DateMarch 29, 2000
ArenaFleetCenter
CityBoston, MA
MVP/MOPZach Randolph
Officials1
2
3
Attendance18,624
NetworkESPN
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2000 game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. The venue was the FleetCenter, home of the Boston Celtics of the NBA. The game was characterized by the high efficiency of the West players: the team took advantage of the bigger players in the roster and scored many points in the paint. Center Zach Randolph was the MVP of the game with 23 points and 15 rebounds. Other players who starred were DeShawn Stevenson, the game top scorer with 25 points; Darius Miles with his 17 points; Andre Brown, another player who recorded a double-double with 20 points and 14 rebounds, like Gerald Wallace (15 pts/10 rebs); Andre Barrett, the agile 5-9 point guard, recorded 12 assists, the second best performance in the event history.[1][2][3] Of the 24 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. Following their good performance in the All-American game both Miles and Stevenson decided to forgo college and declared for the 2000 NBA Draft: Miles was the 3rd overall pick and Stevenson the 23rd.

East roster

[2][4][5]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
10Omar Cook6-1190GMiddle Village, NY, U.S.Christ the KingSt. John's
11Taliek Brown6-1185GQueens, New York, U.S.St. John's Preparatory SchoolConnecticut
12Andre Barrett5-9165GManhattan, NY, U.S.RiceSeton Hall
20Darius Rice6-10200FJackson, MS, U.S.LanierUndecided[6]
21Scott Hazelton6-7205FLawrence, MA, U.S.Central CatholicConnecticut
22Jerome Harper6-5190GColumbia, SC, U.S.W. J. KeenanIowa State (Did not attend)[7]
24[8]Scooter Sherrill6-3180GMount Ulla, NC, U.S.West RowanNC State
33Eddie Griffin6-9205FPhiladelphia, PA, U.S.Roman CatholicSeton Hall
34Mario Austin6-8255CYork, AL, U.S.Sumter CountyMississippi State
42Neil Fingleton7-6310CWorcester, MA, U.S.Holy Name Central CatholicNorth Carolina
45Gerald Wallace6-7210FChildersburg, AL, U.S.ChildersburgAlabama
55Rolando Howell6-9220CHopkins, SC, U.S.Lower RichlandSouth Carolina

West roster

[2][4][5]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
0DeShawn Stevenson6-5210GFresno, CA, U.S.Washington UnionKansas (Did not attend)
13Luke Ridnour6-2175GBlaine, WA, U.S.BlaineOregon
21Darius Miles6-8212GEast St. Louis, IL, U.S.East St. LouisSt. John's (Did not attend)
25Chris Duhon6-1185GSlidell, Louisiana, U.S.SalmenDuke
32Marcus Taylor6-4200GLansing, MI, U.S.WaverlyMichigan State
33Brian Boddicker6-9230CDuncanville, TX, U.S.DuncanvilleTexas
34Alton Ford6-10265CHouston, TX, U.S.MilbyHouston
35Jared Jeffries6-10215FBloomington, IN, U.S.NorthIndiana
41Garner Meads6-8215FSalt Lake City, UT, U.S.BrightonUndecided[9]
44Andre Brown6-9185FChicago, IL, U.S.LeoDePaul
45Travon Bryant6-7235FLong Beach, CA, U.S.JordanUndecided[10]
50Zach Randolph6-9270CMarion, IN, U.S.MarionMichigan State

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week

Contest winners
  • The 2000 Slam Dunk contest was won by DeShawn Stevenson.
  • The 2000 3-point shoot-out was won by Chris Duhon.

References
  1. A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN® GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST
  2. "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-29. 2000 game and rosters at page 81.
  3. "H.S. BASKETBALL MCDONALD'S ALL AMERICA GAME AT BOSTON WEST". The Indianapolis Star. March 30, 2000. p. 28.
  4. "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 2000 roster at pages 8-9.
  5. "2000 McDonald's(R) All American High School Basketball Team(R) Announced". PRNewswire. February 29, 2000.
  6. Committed later to Miami.
  7. At the time of selection, Harper was committed to play for Cincinnati. The scholarship was revoked by Cincinnati after Harper was arrested. DeCourcy, Mike (March 1, 2000). "UC pulls offer to arrested recruit". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2018-01-31. Harper later committed to Iowa State but was unable to complete his GED and never played NCAA college basketball. Henry, Scott (August 7, 2013). "NCAA Basketball Recruiting: The Biggest Bust in Each Class of the Last Decade". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-01-31. He attended Indian Hills Community College.
  8. Sherrill had chosen number 23, but since that number was retired in honor of Michael Jordan, he switched to 24.
  9. Committed later to Brigham Young.
  10. Committed later to Missouri.
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