2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida, home of the University of Miami Hurricanes. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly rated high school boys graduating in 2009. The game was the 32nd annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game, first played in 1978.

2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
West East
110 113
1st half2nd half Total
West 6347 110
East 5558 113
DateApril 1, 2009
VenueBankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
MVPDerrick Favors
RefereesCarl Bullard
Freddie Williams
Frank Raposo
Attendance5,981
NetworkESPN
McDonald's All-American

The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All-American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.

Proceeds from the 2009 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of South Florida and its Ronald McDonald House program.

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2009 Game

The 2009 game was held at the BankUnited Center on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus. The game was played on April 1, 2009 and was nationally televised on ESPN.[2]

Top contributors to the East victory were John R. Wooden MVP Award winner Derrick Favors, with 19 points and eight rebounds, and Dante Taylor (Pittsburgh), with 15 points and six rebounds. Lance Stephenson added a solid performance that consisted of 12 points, four rebounds, six assists and three steals. Peyton Siva (Louisville) compiled nine assists.

The West Team used a balanced offensive attack that resulted with six players scoring in double figures. Keith Gallon (Oklahoma) was the top performer for the West Squad in both points (20) and rebounds (7), while Naismith Sportsmanship Award winner Avery Bradley, Jr. (Texas) tallied 15 points and six rebounds. John Henson (North Carolina) shot 70% from the field, which led to 14 points.

The East Team came back from an eight-point halftime deficit, due in large part to strong second half shooting (60%) and a 19-point advantage from their bench players. The 113-110 victory increases the East’s lead to 18-14 in the overall series.

2009 West Roster
ESPN
100
Rank		 Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College choice
1 Avery Bradley 6-3 180 G Puyallup, Washington Findlay Prep Texas
14 Abdul Gaddy 6-3 183 G Tacoma, Washington Bellarmine Prep Washington
11 Keith Gallon 6-9 293 C Huffman, Texas Oak Hill Academy Oklahoma
3 Xavier Henry 6-6 225 G Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Putnam City High School Kansas
6 John Henson 6-10 200 F Odessa, Florida Sickles High School North Carolina
15 Wally Judge 6-9 230 F Landover, Maryland Arlington Country Day School Kansas State
24 Tommy Mason-Griffin 5-11 192 G Houston, Texas James Madison High School Oklahoma
10 Mason Plumlee 6-11 220 C Winona Lake, Indiana Christ School Duke
7 Renardo Sidney 6-10 250 F Los Angeles, California Fairfax High School Mississippi State
22 Michael Snaer 6-5 200 G Moreno Valley, California Rancho Verde High School Florida State
36 David Wear 6-10 225 F Huntington Beach, California Mater Dei High School North Carolina
37 Travis Wear 6-10 230 F Huntington Beach, California Mater Dei High School North Carolina

2009 East Roster
ESPN
100
Rank		 Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College choice
12 Lance Stephenson 6-6 220 G Brooklyn, New York Lincoln High School Cincinnati
23 Maalik Wayns 6-1 185 G Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Roman Catholic High School Villanova
17 Ryan Kelly 6-8 217 F Raleigh, North Carolina Ravenscroft School Duke
27 Dexter Strickland 6-3 180 G Rahway, New Jersey St. Patrick High School North Carolina
16 Dante Taylor 6-9 230 F White Plains, New York National Christian Academy Pittsburgh
9 Kenny Boynton, Jr. 6-3 190 G Pompano Beach, Florida American Heritage School Florida
4 DeMarcus Cousins 6-10 269 C Mobile, Alabama LeFlore Magnet High School Kentucky
26 Milton Jennings 6-9 215 F Summerville, South Carolina Pinewood Preparatory School Clemson
25 Peyton Siva 6-0 175 G Seattle, Washington Franklin High School Louisville
19 Dominic Cheek 6-6 185 G Jersey City, New Jersey St. Anthony High School Villanova
20 Alex Oriakhi 6-9 240 C Lowell, Massachusetts Tilton School UConn[a 1]
2 Derrick Favors 6-9 225 C Atlanta, Georgia South Atlanta High School Georgia Tech
  1. Oriakhi left Connecticut after his junior season of 2011–12, once the NCAA announced that UConn would be barred from the 2013 NCAA tournament due to academic sanctions. Since the postseason ban covered his final season of eligibility, he was allowed to transfer to another Division I school without sitting out a season, and played his final college season of 2012–13 at Missouri.

Coaches

The West team was coached by:

  • Head Coach Pat Clatchey of Mount St. Joseph High School (Baltimore, Maryland)
  • Asst Coach Brett Davis (coach)
  • Asst Coach Doug Nicholas

The East team was coached by:

Visitors: West
## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min
1 *Renardo Sidney 5/14 1/ 3 0/ 0 11 2 4 6 2 3 0 1 0 17
3 *Abdul Gaddy 3/ 9 0/ 3 0/ 2 6 3 1 4 2 2 3 1 1 20
11 *Avery Bradley Jr. 6/10 1/ 2 2/ 3 15 3 3 6 2 1 2 0 2 23
13 *Xavier Henry 5/11 3/ 6 1/ 3 14 1 4 5 1 2 1 1 2 23
22 *John Henson 7/10 0/ 0 0/ 0 14 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 16
5 Tommy Mason-Griffin 2/11 1/ 6 0/ 0 5 0 1 1 1 4 3 0 1 20
12 David Wear 0/ 2 0/ 1 0/ 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 14
21 Michael Snaer 6/ 9 0/ 2 1/ 2 13 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 17
24 Travis Wear 3/ 5 0/ 0 0/ 0 6 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 11
31 Keith Gallon 8/11 1/ 1 3/ 3 20 1 6 7 3 0 1 0 1 21
32 Mason Plumlee 3/ 8 0/ 2 0/ 0 6 1 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 18
33 Wally Judge
Did not play – injury
Team 4 3 7
TOTALS 48/100 7/26 7/13 110 17 32 49 18 20 15 7 9 200

Home: East
## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min
1 *Lance Stephenson 6/11 0/ 2 0/ 2 12 0 4 4 5 6 6 0 3 23
2 *Maalik Wayns 2/ 6 0/ 1 1/ 1 5 0 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 18
4 *Ryan Kelly 3/ 6 0/ 1 0/ 0 6 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 13
7 *Dexter Strickland 0/ 4 0/ 2 2/ 2 2 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 15
34 *Derrick Favors 9/13 0/ 0 1/ 3 19 4 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 18
11 Dante Taylor 6/11 0/ 0 3/ 3 15 3 3 6 1 2 1 1 1 15
13 Kenny Boynton Jr. 4/11 0/ 4 2/ 3 10 1 3 4 1 3 2 0 0 20
15 DeMarcus Cousins 6/ 9 1/ 2 1/ 4 14 3 5 8 2 1 2 1 0 17
24 Milton Jennings 2/ 3 0/ 0 0/ 0 4 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 1 14
30 Peyton Siva 3/ 5 0/ 1 0/ 0 6 0 3 3 0 9 3 0 1 19
32 Dominic Cheek 6/ 8 2/ 2 1/ 5 15 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 14
33 Alex Oriakhi 1/ 3 0/ 0 3/ 5 5 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 14
Team 1 3 4
TOTALS 48/90 3/15 14/28 113 15 40 55 15 30 17 6 8 200

(* = Starting Line-up)

All-American Week

Schedule
  • Tuesday, March 31: Powerade Jamfest
    • Slam Dunk Contest
    • Three-Point Shoot-out
    • Timed Basketball Skills Competition
  • Wednesday, April 1: 32nd Annual Boys All-American Game

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. This year, for the first time, a timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events.

Contest Winners

See also

2009 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

References
  1. Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2009 Game date/location
  3. "Home :: McDonald's All American(R) Games – A Basketball Rite of Passage (TM)" (PDF). Mcdonaldsallamerican.com. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
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