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2012 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
East West
102 106
1st half2nd half Total
East 4656 102
West 5848 106
DateMarch 28, 2012
VenueUnited Center, Chicago, Illinois
MVPShabazz Muhammad
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersBob Wischusen (play–by–play)
Stephen Bardo &
Jay Williams (color commentators)
McDonald's All-American
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The 2012 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game that was played on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2012. The game was the 35th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978. Chicago is the first city to host the game in back-to-back years.

West Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Hometown High school College choice
10 Brandon Ashley 6'8" 215 F Oakland, CA Findlay Prep Arizona
33 Isaiah Austin 7'0" 210 C Arlington, TX Grace Prep Baylor
22 Anthony Bennett 6'8" 230 F Brampton, ON Findlay Prep UNLV
1 Yogi Ferrell 5'11" 160 G Greenfield, IN Park Tudor Indiana
24 Archie Goodwin 6'5" 180 G Sherwood, AR Sylvan Hills Kentucky
11 Grant Jerrett 6'10" 220 F La Verne, CA Lutheran Arizona
15 Shabazz Muhammad 6'6" 215 F Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman UCLA
5 Marcus Paige 6'1" 160 G Marion, IA Linn-Mar North Carolina
21 Devonta Pollard 6'7" 200 F De Kalb, MS Kemper County Alabama
55 Cameron Ridley 6'10" 230 C Fort Bend, TX Bush Texas
3 Marcus Smart 6'4" 200 G Flower Mound, TX Marcus Oklahoma State
35 Rasheed Sulaimon 6'3" 175 G Houston, TX Strake Jesuit College Prep Duke

East Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Hometown High school College choice
5 Kyle Anderson 6'7" 210 G/F Fairview, NJ St. Anthony UCLA
15 DaJuan Coleman 6'9" 275 C Dewitt, NY DeWitt Syracuse
3 Kris Dunn 6'3" 180 G New London, CT New London Providence
34 Perry Ellis 6'8" 220 F Wichita, KS Wichita Heights Kansas
2 Shaquille Goodwin 6'8" 245 F Decatur, GA Southwest DeKalb Memphis
40 Gary Harris 6'5" 195 G Indianapolis, IN Hamilton Southeastern Michigan State
25 Amile Jefferson 6'7" 190 F Philadelphia, PA Friends' Central Duke
12 Tyler Lewis 5'11" 165 G Statesville, NC Oak Hill Academy NC State
32 Tony Parker 6'9" 270 C Lithonia, GA Miller Grove UCLA
22 Alex Poythress 6'8" 215 F Clarksville, TN Northeast Kentucky
44 Rodney Purvis 6'4" 190 G Raleigh, NC Upper Room Christian Academy NC State
24 T. J. Warren 6'7" 205 F Durham, NC Brewster Academy NC State

Coaches

The West team was coached by:

The East team was coached by:

The west team defeated the east team 106-102, with Shabazz Muhammad named the MVP of the game with 21 points and 6 rebounds.

All-American Week

Schedule

  • Monday, March 26: Powerade Jamfest
    • Slam Dunk Contest
    • Three-Point Shoot-out
    • Timed Basketball Skills Competition
  • Wednesday, March 28: 35th Annual Boys All-American Game
  • Thursday, March 29: 35th Annual Hudson Trophy Presentation

The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in three crowd-entertaining ways. The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989. A timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events in 2009.

Contest winners

  • The 2012 Powerade Slam Dunk contest was won by Shabazz Muhammad. The winner of the 2012 3-point shoot-out was Rasheed Sulaimon. The winner of the basketball skills competition was Tyler Lewis.

See also

References

  1. Chicago to Host McDonald’s All-American Again in 2012
  2. "2012 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2012.
  3. "2012 POWERADE JAM FEST WINNERS" (PDF). mcdepk.com. 26 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.

External links

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