McDonald's All-American Game

The McDonald's All American Game is the all-star basketball game played each year for American and Canadian boys' and girls' high school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top players, each team plays a single exhibition game after the conclusion of the high-school basketball season, in an East vs. West format. As part of the annual event, boys and girls compete in a slam dunk contest and a three-point shooting competition, and compete alongside All-American Game alumni in a timed team shootout. The last of these competitions replaced separate overall timed skills competitions for boys and girls. It is rare for girls to compete in the slam dunk contest. They have, however, won it three times—in 2004 by Candace Parker, in 2019 by Fran Belibi, and most recently in 2022 by Ashlyn Watkins.[1] The boys' game has been contested annually since 1978, and the girls game has been played each year since it was added in 2002.

The McDonald's All-American designation began in 1977 with the selection of the inaugural team. That year, the All-Americans played in the McDonald's Capital Classic all-star game against a group of high school stars from the Washington, D.C. area.[2][3] The following year, the McDonald's All American Game began with a boys contest between the East and West squads. In 2002, with the addition of a girls contest, the current girl-game / boy-game doubleheader format began.

The McDonald's All-American Team is the best-known of the American high-school basketball All-American teams. Designation as a McDonald's All-American instantly brands a player as one of the top high-school players in the United States. Selected athletes often go on to compete in college basketball. All but four of the teams to win the NCAA men's championship since 1978 have had at least one McDonald's All-American on their rosters. The exceptions are the 2002 Maryland Terrapins,[4] the 2014 UConn Huskies,[5] the 2021 Baylor Bears, and the 2023 UConn Huskies. The 2023 Final Four was the first in which no McDonald's All-American participated.[6]

The teams are sponsored by the fast-food chain McDonald's. Proceeds from the annual games go to local Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and their Ronald McDonald House programs.

Greatest Boys McDonald's All-Americans

On January 31, 2012, McDonald's All-American Games unveiled its list of 35 of the Greatest McDonald's All-Americans, released in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the McDonald's All-American High School Boys Basketball Game.[7] In 2017, five players were added to the list in celebration of the 40th Anniversary.[8] Another five players were added in 2022 to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the game.[9]

The Greatest Boys McDonald's All-Americans list includes some of the top names in men's basketball history, and features past and present Olympics, NBA and NCAA stars. The players were selected by members of the McDonald's All-American Games Selection Committee. In determining the list, all past McDonald's All-Americans were considered based on their high school careers and performances in the McDonald's All-American Games, success at the collegiate and professional level, and post-career accomplishments. The full list of players includes:

^ Inducted in 2017
* Inducted in 2022
† Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Year Player College
1977 Magic Johnson† Michigan State
1979 Clark Kellogg Ohio State
1979 Ralph Sampson† Virginia
1979 Isiah Thomas† Indiana
1979 Dominique Wilkins† Georgia
1979 James Worthy† North Carolina
1980 Sam Perkins North Carolina
1980 Glenn "Doc" Rivers Marquette
1981 Patrick Ewing† Georgetown
1981 Michael Jordan† North Carolina
1981 Chris Mullin† St. John's
1983 Kenny Smith North Carolina
1984 Danny Manning Kansas
1987 Larry Johnson Odessa / UNLV
1988 Christian Laettner Duke
1988 Alonzo Mourning† Georgetown
1989 Bobby Hurley Duke
1989 Shaquille O'Neal† LSU
1990 Grant Hill† Duke
1991 Glenn Robinson Purdue
1991 Chris Webber*† Michigan
1992 Jason Kidd† California
1993 Jerry Stackhouse North Carolina
1993 Rasheed Wallace* North Carolina
1995 Chauncey Billups* Colorado
1995 Vince Carter North Carolina
1995 Kevin Garnett† Did not attend
1995 Paul Pierce† Kansas
1996 Kobe Bryant† Did not attend
1996 Jermaine O'Neal* Did not attend
1999 Jay Williams Duke
2002 Carmelo Anthony Syracuse
2002 Chris Bosh*† Georgia Tech
2002 Amar'e Stoudemire Did not attend
2003 LeBron James Did not attend
2003 Chris Paul Wake Forest
2004 Dwight Howard Did not attend
2005 Tyler Hansbrough North Carolina
2006 Kevin Durant Texas
2007 Blake Griffin^ Oklahoma
2007 James Harden^ Arizona State
2007 Kevin Love^ UCLA
2007 Derrick Rose Memphis
2010 Kyrie Irving^ Duke
2011 Anthony Davis^ Kentucky

Annual game results

An MVP/MOP award is presented each year to the most outstanding boy and girl players. The award is officially called the John R. Wooden Most Valuable Player Award.

Boys

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East All-Stars (22 wins) West All-Stars (21 wins)
Boys results
YearResultHost arenaHost cityGame MVP, High SchoolAttendanceTV NetworkCommentators
1977The inaugural 1977 team did not play in the current East versus West format (MVP: Gene Banks) Games Not Televised
1978West 94, East 86The SpectrumPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaRudy Woods, Bryan High School (TX)13,063
1979East 106, West 105 (OT)Charlotte ColiseumCharlotte, North CarolinaDarren Daye, John F. Kennedy HS (CA)11,666
1980West 135, East 111Oakland Coliseum ArenaOakland, CaliforniaRussell Cross, Hugh Manley HS (IL)8,429
1981East 96, West 95Levitt ArenaWichita, Kansas[a]Adrian Branch, DeMatha HS (MD)
[a]Aubrey Sherrod, Wichita Heights HS (KS)		10,006
1982West 103, East 84Rosemont HorizonRosemont, IllinoisEfrem Winters, King College Prep High School (IL)15,836
1983West 115, East 113Omni ColiseumAtlanta, Georgia[a]Winston Bennett, Male HS (KY)
[a]Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, Boys and Girls High School (NY)		14,926
1984West 131, East 106Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CaliforniaJohn Williams, Crenshaw High School (CA)10,214
1985East 128, West 98Moody ColiseumUniversity Park, TexasWalker Lambiotte, Central HS (VA)9,007ESPNJim Thacker
Dick Vitale
1986East 104, West 101Joe Louis ArenaDetroit, MichiganJ. R. Reid, Kempsville HS (VA)15,527
1987East 118, West 110The SpectrumPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMark Macon, Buena Vista THS (MI)10,156ABC[11]
1988East 105, West 99The PitAlbuquerque, New Mexico[a]Alonzo Mourning, Indian River HS (VA)
[a]Billy Owens, Carlisle HS (PA)		12,815Keith Jackson
Dick Vitale
1989West 112, East 103Kemper ArenaKansas City, Missouri[a]Shaquille O'Neal, Robert G. Cole HS (TX)
[a]Bobby Hurley, St. Anthony HS (NJ)		9,419Gary Bender
Dick Vitale
1990East 115, West 104Market Square ArenaIndianapolis, Indiana[a]Shawn Bradley, Emery County High School (UT)
[a]Khalid Reeves, Christ the King HS (NY)		12,033
1991West 108, East 106Springfield Civic CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts[a]Chris Webber, Detroit Country Day School (MI)
[a]Rick Brunson, Salem HS (MA)		8,246CBSGreg Gumbel
Billy Packer
1992West 100, East 85Alexander Memorial ColiseumAtlanta, GeorgiaOthella Harrington, Murrah HS (MS)7,589James Brown
Billy Packer
1993East 105, West 95Mid-South ColiseumMemphis, Tennessee[a]Jacque Vaughn, John Muir HS (CA)
[a]Jerry Stackhouse, Oak Hill Academy (VA)		10,225Greg Gumbel
Bill Raftery
1994East 112, West 110Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale, New YorkFelipe López, Rice HS (NY)6,008Verne Lundquist
Bill Raftery
1995West 125, East 115Kiel CenterSt. Louis, MissouriKevin Garnett, Farragut Academy HS (IL)16,201
1996East 120, West 105Civic ArenaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaShaheen Holloway, St. Patrick HS (NJ)13,411Gus Johnson
Bill Raftery
1997East 94, West 81Clune ArenaColorado Springs, ColoradoKenny Gregory, Independence HS (OH)5,858Gus Johnson
Dan Bonner
1998East 128, West 112Norfolk ScopeNorfolk, VirginiaRonald Curry, Hampton HS (VA)10,253ESPNDave Barnett, Bill Raftery,
Jay Bilas
1999West 141, East 128Hilton ColiseumAmes, IowaJonathan Bender, Picayune Memorial HS (MS)10,993Dave Barnett, Larry Conley,
Jay Bilas
2000West 146, East 120FleetCenterBoston, MassachusettsZach Randolph, Marion HS (IN)18,624Dave Barnett
Tim McCormick
2001West 131, East 125Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, North CarolinaEddy Curry, Thornwood HS (IL)9,314Dave Sims
2002East 138, West 107Madison Square GardenNew York City, New YorkJJ Redick, Cave Spring HS (VA)16,505Dave Sims
Larry Conley
2003East 122, West 107Gund ArenaCleveland, OhioLeBron James, St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)18,728Dan Shulman
Jay Bilas
2004East 126, West 96Ford CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma[a]Dwight Howard, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
[a]J. R. Smith, St. Benedict's Preparatory School (NJ)		14,402Dave Pasch, Doug Gottlieb,
Tim McCormick
2005East 115, West 110Joyce CenterNotre Dame, IndianaJosh McRoberts, Carmel (IN)7,660
2006West 112, East 94Cox ArenaSan Diego, California[a]Chase Budinger, La Costa Canyon HS (CA)
[a]Kevin Durant, Montrose Christian School (MD)		11,900Dave Pasch, Jay Williams,
Tim McCormick
2007West 114, East 112Freedom HallLouisville, KentuckyMichael Beasley, Notre Dame Prep (MA)11,632Eric Collins, Len Elmore,
Tim McCormick, Quint Kessenich
2008East 107, West 102Bradley CenterMilwaukee, WisconsinTyreke Evans, American Christian Academy (PA)10,914 
2009East 113, West 110BankUnited CenterCoral Gables, FloridaDerrick Favors, South Atlanta HS (GA)5,981 
2010West 107, East 104Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio[a]Harrison Barnes, Ames HS (IA)
[a]Jared Sullinger, Northland HS (OH)		9,210Bob Wischusen, Jay Williams,
Quint Kessenich
2011East 111, West 96United CenterChicago, Illinois[a]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, St. Patrick HS (NJ)
[a]James Michael McAdoo, Norfolk Christian (VA)		19,909Bob Wischusen, Jay Williams,
Stephen Bardo, Quint Kessenich
2012West 106, East 102Shabazz Muhammad, Bishop Gorman HS (NV)16,308
2013West 110, East 99Aaron Gordon, Archbishop Mitty HS (CA)15,818Carter Blackburn, Jay Williams,
Jalen Rose, Quint Kessenich
2014West 105, East 102[a]Jahlil Okafor, Whitney Young (IL)
[a]Justin Jackson, Homeschool Christian Youth Association (TX)		17,116
2015East 111, West 91Cheick Diallo, Our Savior New American School (NY) Adam Amin, Jay Williams,
Jalen Rose, Quint Kessenich
2016West 114, East 107[a]Josh Jackson, Justin-Siena HS/Prolific Prep (CA)
[a]Frank Jackson, Lone Peak HS (UT)		 
2017West 109, East 107Michael Porter Jr., Nathan Hale HS/Father Tolton HS (MO) 
2018West 131, East 128Philips ArenaAtlanta, GeorgiaNassir Little, Orlando Christian Prep (FL) ESPN2Mike Couzens, Jay Williams,
Cory Alexander, Quint Kessenich
2019East 115, West 100State Farm ArenaCole Anthony, Oak Hill Academy (VA) 
2020 Game Not Played Toyota Center Houston, Texas Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Game Not Played N/A N/A
2022East 105, West 81Wintrust ArenaChicago, IllinoisDariq Whitehead, Montverde Academy (FL) ESPNTed Emrich, Cory Alexander, Paul Biancardi
2023East 109, West 106Toyota CenterHouston, TexasD.J Wagner, Camden High School
Isaiah Collier, Wheeler High School		 

a Denotes All-Star Games in which joint winners were named

Girls
Girls MVP winners
Year Host Arena Host CityPlayerHigh SchoolCollege[lower-alpha 1]
2002[lower-alpha 1] Madison Square Garden New York City, New YorkAnn StrotherHighlands Ranch HS (CO)UConn
2002 Shanna Zolman Wawasee High School (IN) Tennessee
2003 Gund Arena Cleveland, OhioKatie GearldsBeech Grove HS (IN)Purdue
2004 Ford Center Oklahoma City, OklahomaAlexis HornbuckleSouth Charleston HS (WV)Tennessee
2005 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IndianaCourtney ParisPiedmont HS (CA)Oklahoma
2006 Cox Arena San Diego, CaliforniaJayne AppelCarondelet HS (CA)Stanford
2007 Freedom Hall Louisville, KentuckyJasmine ThomasOakton HS (VA)Duke
2008[lower-alpha 1] Bradley Center Milwaukee, WisconsinBrooklyn PopePaul Laurence Dunbar HS (TX)Rutgers / Baylor
2008[lower-alpha 1]Tierra Ruffin-PrattT. C. Williams HS (VA)North Carolina
2009 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FloridaSkylar DigginsWashington HS (IN)Notre Dame
2010[lower-alpha 1] Value City Arena Columbus, OhioNatasha HowardWaite HS (OH)Florida State
2010[lower-alpha 1]Meighan SimmonsByron P. Steele II HS (TX)Tennessee
2011 United Center Chicago, IllinoisElizabeth WilliamsPrincess Anne HS (VA)Duke
2012Alexis PrinceEdgewater HS (FL)Baylor
2013Mercedes RussellSpringfield HS (OR)Tennessee
2014Brianna Turner[12]Manvel High School (TX)Notre Dame
2015[lower-alpha 1]Marina MabreyManasquan High School (NJ)Notre Dame
2015[lower-alpha 1]Te'a CooperMcEachern High School (GA)Tennessee
2016Sabrina IonescuMiramonte High School (CA)Oregon
2017Rellah BootheIMG Academy (FL)Texas
2018 Philips Arena Atlanta, GeorgiaChristyn WilliamsCentral Arkansas Christian High School (AR)UConn
2019 State Farm Arena Jordan HorstonColumbus Africentric Early College (OH)Tennessee
2020 Toyota Center Houston, Texas Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 N/A N/A
2022[lower-alpha 1] Wintrust Arena Chicago, IllinoisGabriela JaquezAdolfo Camarillo High School (CA)UCLA
2022[lower-alpha 1] Kiki RiceSidwell Friends School (DC)
2023[lower-alpha 1] Toyota CenterHouston, TXHannah Hidalgo
JuJu Watkins		Paul VI High School
Sierra Canyon School		Notre Dame
USC
Notes
  1. Denotes All-Star Games in which more than one MVP was named.

Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year

Prior to each game since 1997 (Boys)/2002 (Girls), a national player of the year has been chosen from the field of McDonald's All-Americans based on activity in the community, classroom and on the court. The award is named in honor of high school coach Morgan Wootten, one of the founders of the McDonald's game.[13]

Past winners
Boys
Girls

Sprite/Powerade Jam Fest Award Winners

The slam dunk contest was first held as an unofficial event in 1985, and became an official part of the festivities in 1987.

The three-point contest was first held for boys in 1989, with a girls' competition added alongside the inaugural girls' game in 2002.

The skills contest was added for both boys and girls in 2002, with separate events held for both sexes through 2015.

In 2016, the skills contest was discontinued and replaced with a "Legends & Stars Shootout", involving teams consisting of one boy, one girl, and one All-American Game alumnus of either sex. Within each individual entry of Legends & Stars Shootout winners, the teams are listed in the aforementioned order. The Shootout is a timed competition in which each team must make a layup, free throw, three-pointer, and halfcourt shot in that order.[15]

YearDunk Contest3-Point ContestSkills ContestLegends & Stars Shootout
1985Michael Porter[16]
1987Jerome Harmon
1988Matt Steigenga
1989James RobinsonPat Graham
1990Darrin HancockAdrian Autry
1991Jimmy KingSharone Wright
1992Carlos StrongChris Collins
1993Jerry StackhouseChris Kingsbury
1994Ricky PriceTrajan Langdon
1995Vince CarterLouis Bullock
1996Lester EarlNate James
1997Baron DavisShane Battier
1998Ronald CurryTeddy Dupay
1999Donnell HarveyJason Kapono
2000DeShawn StevensonChris Duhon
2001David LeeMo Williams
2002Carmelo AnthonyJJ Redick (boys)
Shanna Zolman (girls)		Torin Francis (boys)
Courtney LaVere (girls)
2003LeBron JamesMike Jones (boys)
Ivory Latta (girls)		Brian Butch (boys)
Erin Lawless (girls)
2004Candace ParkerDarius Washington Jr. (boys)
Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood (girls)		LaMarcus Aldridge (boys)
Charde Houston (girls)
2005Gerald GreenMario Chalmers (boys)
Erika Arriaran (girls)		Richard Hendrix (boys)
Christina Wirth (girls)
2006Gerald Henderson, Jr.Wayne Ellington (boys)
Allison Hightower (girls)		James Keefe (boys)
Michelle Harrison (girls)
2007Blake GriffinChris Wright (boys)
Italee Lucas (girls)		Nolan Smith (boys)
Cetera DeGraffenreid (girls)
2008DeMar DeRozanLarry Drew II (boys)
Ashley Corral (girls)		Jrue Holiday (boys)
Nneka Ogwumike (girls)
2009Avery BradleyRyan Kelly (boys)
Skylar Diggins (girls)		Dante Taylor (boys)
China Crosby (girls)
2010Josh SelbyCory Joseph (boys)
Maggie Lucas (girls)		Keith Appling (boys)
Chelsea Gray (girls)
2011Le'Bryan NashKyle Wiltjer (boys)
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (girls)		Michael Carter-Williams (boys)
Ariya Crook-Williams (girls)
2012Shabazz MuhammadRasheed Sulaimon (boys)
Morgan Tuck (girls)		Tyler Lewis (boys)
Jordan Jones (girls)
2013Chris WalkerNigel Williams-Goss (boys)
Kaela Davis (girls)		Demetrius Jackson (boys)
Jessica Washington (girls)
2014Grayson AllenJames Blackmon Jr. (boys)
Alexa Middleton (girls)		Tyus Jones (boys)
Alexa Middleton (girls)
2015Dwayne BaconLuke Kennard (boys)
Asia Durr (girls)		Jalen Brunson (boys)
Napheesa Collier (girls)
2016Frank JacksonMalik Monk (boys)
Amber Ramirez (girls)		Jayson Tatum, Amber Ramirez, Candice Wiggins
2017Collin SextonTrae Young (boys)
Chasity Patterson (girls)		Quade Green, Anastasia Hayes, Jayne Appel
2018Zion WilliamsonImmanuel Quickley &
Cam Reddish (boys)
McKenzie Forbes (girls)		Romeo Langford, Christyn Williams, Candice Wiggins
2019Francesca BelibiCole Anthony (boys)
Samantha Brunelle (girls)		Tyrese Maxey, Samantha Brunelle, Diamond DeShields
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022Ashlyn WatkinsKeyonte George (boys)
Ashlon Jackson (girls)		Mark Mitchell (boys)
Indya Nivar (girls)
Note: The only female winners of the slam dunk contest are Candace Parker, Fran Belibi, and Ashlyn Watkins who respectively won in 2004, 2019, and 2022.

See also

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