2012 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

2012 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

	1st Half	2nd Half	Total
East	46	56	102
West	58	48	106

Date

March 28, 2012

Arena

United Center

City

Chicago, Illinois

MVP/MOP

Shabazz Muhammad

Network

ESPN

Announcers

Bob Wischusen (play–by–play)
Stephen Bardo &
Jay Williams (color commentators)

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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 will feature the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2012. The game was the 35th, sice 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.^[1]

West Roster

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#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Hometown	High school	College choice
–	Brandon Ashley	6'8"	215	F	Oakland, CA	Findlay Prep	Arizona
–	Isaiah Austin	7'0"	210	C	Arlington, TX	Grace Prep	Baylor
–	Anthony Bennett	6'8"	230	F	Brampton, ON	Findlay Prep	UNLV
–	Yogi Ferrell	5'11"	160	G	Greenfield, IN	Park Tudor	Indiana
–	Archie Goodwin	6'5"	180	G	Sherwood, AR	Sylvan Hills	Kentucky
–	Grant Jerrett	6'10"	220	F	La Verne, CA	Lutheran	Arizona
–	Shabazz Muhammad	6'6"	215	F	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman	UCLA
–	Marcus Paige	6'1"	160	G	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar	North Carolina
–	Devonta Pollard	6'7"	200	F	De Kalb, MS	Kemper County	Alabama
–	Cameron Ridley	6'10"	230	C	Fort Bend, TX	Bush	Texas
–	Marcus Smart	6'4"	200	G	Flower Mound, TX	Marcus	Oklahoma State
–	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
–	Kyle Anderson	6'7"	210	G/F	Fairview, NJ	St. Anthony	UCLA
–	DaJuan Coleman	6'9"	275	C	Dewitt, NY	DeWitt	Syracuse
–	Kris Dunn	6'3"	180	G	New London, CT	New London	Providence
–	Perry Ellis	6'8"	220	F	Wichita, KS	Wichita Heights	Kansas
–	Shaquille Goodwin	6'8"	245	F	Decatur, GA	Southwest DeKalb	Memphis
–	Gary Harris	6'5"	195	G	Indianapolis, IN	Hamilton Southeastern	Michigan State
–	Amile Jefferson	6'7"	190	F	Philadelphia, PA	Friends' Central	Duke
–	Tyler Lewis	5'11"	165	G	Statesville, NC	Oak Hill Academy	NC State
–	Tony Parker	6'9"	270	C	Lithonia, GA	Miller Grove	UCLA
–	Alex Poythress	6'8"	215	F	Clarksville, TN	Northeast	Kentucky
–	Rodney Purvis	6'4"	190	G	Raleigh, NC	Upper Room Christian Academy	NC State
–	T. J. Warren	6'7"	205	F	Durham, NC	Brewster Academy	NC State

Coaches

The West team was coached by:

Head Coach Gordon Kerkman of Aurora West High School (Aurora, IL)
Asst Coach Rick Thompson of Aurora West High School (Aurora, IL)
Asst Coach Curtis Shaw of Aurora West High School (Aurora, IL)

The East team was coached by:

Head Coach Billy Hicks of Scott County High School (Georgetown, KY)
Asst Coach Chris Willhite of Scott County High School (Georgetown, KY)
Asst Coach Tim Glenn of Scott County High School (Georgetown, KY)

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

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.^[3]