2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game


The 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game is 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, will continue to host the game annually at least until 2015. 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 to the 24-man roster as well as a late addition, Julius Randle who have committed to one college program, while Duke, North Carolina, Florida each had a pair of selections among their respective recruiting classes. Arizona also ended up with two commits after Gordon announced at the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game media day. 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, Duke and Kentucky The state of Texas produced five and the state of California produced four nominees. Parker is a native of the host city. 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. On March 6, Randle was added to the roster. He committed to Kentucky on March 20.

East Roster

#NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice
126-2165GHampton, VirginiaHampton High SchoolNC State
36-5182GDallas, TexasJustin F. Kimball High SchoolSMU
46-9205FOxford, North CarolinaJ. F. Webb High SchoolNorth Carolina
06-1180GEustis, FloridaMontverde AcademyFlorida
116-1185GMishawaka, IndianaMarian High SchoolNotre Dame
26-6205FPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaChester High SchoolArizona
416-11250CNew York City, New YorkMontverde AcademyKentucky
56-10285CCharlotte, North CarolinaWest Charlotte High SchoolNorth Carolina
306-9225FDallas, TexasPrestonwood Christian AcademyKentucky
16-5225GBoston, MassachusettsTilton SchoolKansas
356-9225FHaverhill, MassachusettsNew Hampton SchoolIndiana
236-10215FBonifay, FloridaHolmes County High SchoolFlorida
226-8205FThornhill, CanadaHuntington Prep SchoolKansas

West Roster

#NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice
236-6185GRichmond, CaliforniaSalesian High SchoolCalifornia
326-8220FSan Jose, CaliforniaArchbishop Mitty High SchoolArizona
46-5185GBellflower, CaliforniaSt. John Bosco High SchoolTexas-El Paso
26-6215GRichmond, TexasWilliam B. Travis High SchoolKentucky
56-5215GRichmond, TexasWilliam B. Travis High SchoolKentucky
146-5198GDeSoto, TexasDeSoto High SchoolDuke
246-10202FAntioch, CaliforniaDeer Valley High SchoolKentucky
356-9222FTallulah, LouisianaMadison Preparatory AcademyLSU
226-8240FChicago, IllinoisSimeon Career AcademyDuke
106-10220FLittle Rock, ArkansasHall High SchoolArkansas
06-3180GHappy Valley, OregonFindlay PrepWashington
16-6210GRochester, MichiganRochester High SchoolKentucky

Awards

On March 18, Parker earned the Morgan Wootten Male 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". He won the award over five other finalists: Aaron Gordon, Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Dakari Johnson and Andrew Wiggins.
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:
The East team was coached by: