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2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

American high school basketball game


American high school basketball game

FieldValue
name2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
image[[File:20130403 Aaron Gordon MCDAAG MVP (3) cropped.jpgframeless]]
captionAaron Gordon earned MVP honors
visitorEast
homeWest
visitor_total99
home_total110
visitor_per144
visitor_per255
home_per156
home_per254
dateApril 3, 2013 9:30 PM ET
refereeDave King
Bobby Daw
James Ford
arenaUnited Center
cityChicago, Illinois
attendance15,818
mvpAaron Gordon
halftimeTrevor Jackson
networkESPN
announcersCarter Blackburn Jalen Rose &
Jay Williams
seriesMcDonald's All-American
previous2012
next2014

Bobby Daw James Ford Jay Williams

The 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game that was played on April 3, 2013 at the United Center in Chicago, home of the Chicago Bulls. It is the 36th annual McDonald's All-American Game for high school boys. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited blue chip boys high school basketball players graduating in 2013. Chicago, which became the first city to host the game in back-to-back years in 2012, continued to host the game annually until 2017. The Kentucky Wildcats landed a record number of 5 selections at the time of the original selection and an additional later commitment. The West team won the game by a 110–99 margin and Aaron Gordon was MVP.

Rosters

Kentucky established a record in 2013 with five selections (Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, James Young, Marcus Lee and Dakari Johnson) to the 24-man roster as well as a late addition, Julius Randle who have committed to one college program, while Duke (Jabari Parker and Matt Jones), North Carolina (Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks), Florida (Kasey Hill and Chris Walker) each had a pair of selections among their respective recruiting classes. Later, Kansas had two selections as well, but Andrew Wiggins did not sign with Kansas until May 2013 to join Wayne Selden Jr. The previous record of four athletes in a single school's recruiting class had been shared by Michigan (1991, featuring four of the group soon to be known as the Fab Five), Duke (1999) The game includes a pair of twins in the Harrison brothers, which had recently happened in 2009 and 2006. Nine of the top ten recruits, according to ESPN.com's Class of 2013 ESPN 100 listing were selected, but Julius Randle, who missed most of the season with a foot fracture was not selected, originally. He committed to Kentucky on March 20.

East Roster

#NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice
126-2165GHampton, VirginiaHampton High SchoolNC State
36-5182GDallas, TexasJustin F. Kimball High SchoolSMU
46-9205FOxford, North CarolinaJ. F. Webb High SchoolNorth Carolina
06-1180GEustis, FloridaMontverde AcademyFlorida
116-1185GMishawaka, IndianaMarian High SchoolNotre Dame
26-6205FPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaChester High SchoolArizona
416-11250CNew York City, New YorkMontverde AcademyKentucky
56-10285CCharlotte, North CarolinaWest Charlotte High SchoolNorth Carolina
306-9225FDallas, TexasPrestonwood Christian AcademyKentucky
16-5225GBoston, MassachusettsTilton SchoolKansas
356-9225FHaverhill, MassachusettsNew Hampton SchoolIndiana
236-10215FBonifay, FloridaHolmes County High SchoolFlorida
226-8205FThornhill, CanadaHuntington Prep SchoolKansas

West Roster

#NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice
236-6185GRichmond, CaliforniaSalesian High SchoolCalifornia
326-8220FSan Jose, CaliforniaArchbishop Mitty High SchoolArizona
46-5185GBellflower, CaliforniaSt. John Bosco High SchoolTexas-El Paso
26-6215GRichmond, TexasWilliam B. Travis High SchoolKentucky
56-5215GRichmond, TexasWilliam B. Travis High SchoolKentucky
146-5198GDeSoto, TexasDeSoto High SchoolDuke
246-10202FAntioch, CaliforniaDeer Valley High SchoolKentucky
356-9222FTallulah, LouisianaMadison Preparatory AcademyLSU
226-8240FChicago, IllinoisSimeon Career AcademyDuke
106-10220FLittle Rock, ArkansasHall High SchoolArkansas
06-3180GHappy Valley, OregonFindlay PrepWashington
16-6210GRochester, MichiganRochester High SchoolKentucky

Awards

On March 18, Parker earned the Morgan Wootten Male Player of the Year (also known as the McDonald's player of the year). The award recognizes "the McDonald's All-American who demonstrates outstanding character, exhibits leadership and exemplifies the values of being a student-athlete in the classroom and the community".

On April 1, Demetrius Jackson won the boys skills contest, Nigel Williams-Goss won the three-point shooting contest and Chris Walker won the slam dunk competition at the Ratner Center. Aaron Gordon posted 24 points and 8 rebounds to earn the MVP of the game.

Coaches

The West team was coached by:

  • Head coach Mike Flaherty of Mt. Carmel High School (Chicago, IL)
  • Asst coach Jasper Williams of Bloom Township High School (Chicago Heights, IL)
  • Asst coach Brian Flaherty of Bremen High School (Midlothian, IL)

The East team was coached by:

  • Head coach Freddy Johnson of Greensboro Day School (Greensboro, NC)
  • Asst coach Steve Shelton of Greensboro Day School (Greensboro, NC)
  • Asst coach Jeff Smith of Greensboro Day School (Greensboro, NC)

Game

References

References

  1. (October 24, 2012). "Chicago to Host McDonald's All-American Again in 2012". [[SLAM Magazine]].
  2. Becht, Colin. (April 3, 2013). "After committing to Arizona, Aaron Gordon eyes the future".
  3. Telep, Dave. (May 15, 2013). "No. 1 Andrew Wiggins picks Kansas". [[ESPN]].
  4. Flores, Ronnie. (March 22, 2012). "I'm Lovin' It: Great McDonald's moments". [[ESPN]].
  5. (February 14, 2013). "2013 McDonald's All-American Games Rosters Announced". [[SLAM Magazine]].
  6. Telep, Dave. (March 20, 2012). "Julius Randle commits to Kentucky". [[ESPN]].
  7. "McDonald's All American® 2O13 Team". McDonaldsAllAmerican.com.
  8. (March 18, 2013). "Jabari Parker, Taya Reimer picked as McDonald's players of the year". [[FOX Sports]].
  9. Powers, Scott. (March 18, 2013). "Jabari Parker wins Wootten award". [[ESPN]].
  10. Helfgot, Mike. (April 1, 2013). "McDonald's All-American games - Parker third in dunk contest; Walker takes title". [[Chicago Tribune]].
  11. (April 3, 2013). "West's Aaron Gordon named MVP". [[ESPN]].
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