2002 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 2002 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Thursday, April 4, 2002 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2002. The game was the 25th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

2002 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
East 7068 138
West 4463 107
DateApril 4, 2002
ArenaMadison Square Garden
CityNew York City, NY
MVP/MOPJ. J. Redick
Officials1
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Attendance16,505
NetworkESPN
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2002 game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. For the 25th game, McDonald's chose a prestigious venue: the Madison Square Garden. 2002 was also the inaugural year of the McDonald's Girls game. The East team was led by J. J. Redick, who earned the MVP award by scoring 26 points, which included 5 3-point shots made. Other players who starred were Carmelo Anthony, who entertained the crowd with several dunks and scored 19 points; Rashad McCants, who scored 22 points; Bracey Wright, who recorded a double double with 16 points and 11 rebounds; and Chris Bosh, who had 14 points and 7 rebounds.[1][2] Of the 24 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. Two players declared their eligibility for the 2002 NBA Draft: DeAngelo Collins and Amar'e Stoudemire. Stoudemire was selected with the 9th overall pick by the Phoenix Suns, while Collins, who was by far the oldest player in the All-American game at almost 22 years of age, went undrafted and never played in the NBA, opting to play professionally overseas.

East roster

[2][3][4]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
2Raymond Felton6-1190GLatta, SC, U.S.LattaNorth Carolina
4J. J. Redick6-4195GRoanoke, VA, U.S.Cave SpringDuke
12Elijah Ingram6-1165GJersey City, NJ, U.S.St. AnthonySt. John's
20Jason Fraser6-10215FAmityville, NY, U.S.Amityville MemorialVillanova
21Torin Francis6-10225CMarion, MA, U.S.Tabor AcademyNotre Dame
22Carmelo Anthony6-7210FMouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.Oak Hill AcademySyracuse
25Travis Garrison6-8235FHyattsville, MD, U.S.DeMatha CatholicMaryland
31Eric Williams6-9285CRolesville, NC, U.S.RolesvilleWake Forest
32Amare Stoudemire[5]6-10245COrlando, FL, U.S.Cypress CreekUndecided (Did not attend)
33Rashad McCants6-3195GNew Hampton, NH, U.S.New HamptonNorth Carolina
41Sean May6-8250FBloomington, IN, U.S.Bloomington NorthNorth Carolina
42Shavlik Randolph6-10215FRaleigh, NC, U.S.Needham B. BroughtonDuke

West roster

[2][3][4]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
1Chris Bosh6-10205FDallas, TX, U.S.LincolnGeorgia Tech
4Bracey Wright6-3185GThe Colony, TX, U.S.The ColonyIndiana
10Anthony Roberson6-3185GSaginaw, MI, U.S.SaginawFlorida
11Dee Brown6-0185GMaywood, IL, U.S.Proviso EastIllinois
15Sean Dockery6-3190GChicago, IL, U.S.JulianDuke
21Evan Burns6-8220FLos Angeles, CA, U.S.FairfaxUCLA[6]
22Hassan Adams6-4185GLos Angeles, CA, U.S.WestchesterArizona
24Paul Davis6-11250CRochester, MI, U.S.RochesterMichigan State
30Daniel Horton6-3190GCedar Hill, TX, U.S.Cedar HillMichigan
44Brad Buckman6-9230FAustin, TX, U.S.WestlakeTexas
50Michael Thompson6-11255CNew Lenox, IL, U.S.Providence CatholicDuke
54DeAngelo Collins6-10225FInglewood, CA, U.S.InglewoodUndecided (Did not attend)

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week

Contest winners
  • The 2002 Slam Dunk contest was won by Carmelo Anthony.
  • The 2002 3-point shoot-out was won by J.J. Redick.

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. 2002 game and rosters at page 83.
  3. "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 2002 roster at page 9.
  4. "25th McDonald's AA Game: Burns, Adams & Collins Named To West Team--(Feb. 27, 2002) Announced". SoCalHoops. February 27, 2002.
  5. The name was incorrectly spelled Amare by the media until the spelling was clarified to be Amar'e by Stoudemire in 2008.
  6. Deemed ineligible by the NCAA, Burns could not play for UCLA and chose to attend San Diego State instead. Henson, Steve (September 11, 2002). "UCLA Loses Fairfax's Burns". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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