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2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
American high school basketball game
American high school basketball game
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game | |
| image | [[File:20130403 Aaron Gordon MCDAAG MVP (3) cropped.jpg | frameless]] |
| caption | Aaron Gordon earned MVP honors | |
| visitor | East | |
| home | West | |
| visitor_total | 99 | |
| home_total | 110 | |
| visitor_per1 | 44 | |
| visitor_per2 | 55 | |
| home_per1 | 56 | |
| home_per2 | 54 | |
| date | April 3, 2013 9:30 PM ET | |
| referee | Dave King | |
| Bobby Daw | ||
| James Ford | ||
| arena | United Center | |
| city | Chicago, Illinois | |
| attendance | 15,818 | |
| mvp | Aaron Gordon | |
| halftime | Trevor Jackson | |
| network | ESPN | |
| announcers | Carter Blackburn Jalen Rose & | |
| Jay Williams | ||
| series | McDonald's All-American | |
| previous | 2012 | |
| next | 2014 |
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
| # | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6-2 | 165 | G | Hampton, Virginia | Hampton High School | NC State | |
| 3 | 6-5 | 182 | G | Dallas, Texas | Justin F. Kimball High School | SMU | |
| 4 | 6-9 | 205 | F | Oxford, North Carolina | J. F. Webb High School | North Carolina | |
| 0 | 6-1 | 180 | G | Eustis, Florida | Montverde Academy | Florida | |
| 11 | 6-1 | 185 | G | Mishawaka, Indiana | Marian High School | Notre Dame | |
| 2 | 6-6 | 205 | F | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Chester High School | Arizona | |
| 41 | 6-11 | 250 | C | New York City, New York | Montverde Academy | Kentucky | |
| 5 | 6-10 | 285 | C | Charlotte, North Carolina | West Charlotte High School | North Carolina | |
| 30 | 6-9 | 225 | F | Dallas, Texas | Prestonwood Christian Academy | Kentucky | |
| 1 | 6-5 | 225 | G | Boston, Massachusetts | Tilton School | Kansas | |
| 35 | 6-9 | 225 | F | Haverhill, Massachusetts | New Hampton School | Indiana | |
| 23 | 6-10 | 215 | F | Bonifay, Florida | Holmes County High School | Florida | |
| 22 | 6-8 | 205 | F | Thornhill, Canada | Huntington Prep School | Kansas |
West Roster
| # | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 6-6 | 185 | G | Richmond, California | Salesian High School | California | |
| 32 | 6-8 | 220 | F | San Jose, California | Archbishop Mitty High School | Arizona | |
| 4 | 6-5 | 185 | G | Bellflower, California | St. John Bosco High School | Texas-El Paso | |
| 2 | 6-6 | 215 | G | Richmond, Texas | William B. Travis High School | Kentucky | |
| 5 | 6-5 | 215 | G | Richmond, Texas | William B. Travis High School | Kentucky | |
| 14 | 6-5 | 198 | G | DeSoto, Texas | DeSoto High School | Duke | |
| 24 | 6-10 | 202 | F | Antioch, California | Deer Valley High School | Kentucky | |
| 35 | 6-9 | 222 | F | Tallulah, Louisiana | Madison Preparatory Academy | LSU | |
| 22 | 6-8 | 240 | F | Chicago, Illinois | Simeon Career Academy | Duke | |
| 10 | 6-10 | 220 | F | Little Rock, Arkansas | Hall High School | Arkansas | |
| 0 | 6-3 | 180 | G | Happy Valley, Oregon | Findlay Prep | Washington | |
| 1 | 6-6 | 210 | G | Rochester, Michigan | Rochester High School | Kentucky |
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
- (October 24, 2012). "Chicago to Host McDonald's All-American Again in 2012". [[SLAM Magazine]].
- Becht, Colin. (April 3, 2013). "After committing to Arizona, Aaron Gordon eyes the future".
- Telep, Dave. (May 15, 2013). "No. 1 Andrew Wiggins picks Kansas". [[ESPN]].
- Flores, Ronnie. (March 22, 2012). "I'm Lovin' It: Great McDonald's moments". [[ESPN]].
- (February 14, 2013). "2013 McDonald's All-American Games Rosters Announced". [[SLAM Magazine]].
- Telep, Dave. (March 20, 2012). "Julius Randle commits to Kentucky". [[ESPN]].
- "McDonald's All American® 2O13 Team". McDonaldsAllAmerican.com.
- (March 18, 2013). "Jabari Parker, Taya Reimer picked as McDonald's players of the year". [[FOX Sports]].
- Powers, Scott. (March 18, 2013). "Jabari Parker wins Wootten award". [[ESPN]].
- Helfgot, Mike. (April 1, 2013). "McDonald's All-American games - Parker third in dunk contest; Walker takes title". [[Chicago Tribune]].
- (April 3, 2013). "West's Aaron Gordon named MVP". [[ESPN]].
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