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. However, that contest has been won twice by girls—first in 2004 by Candace Parker, and most recently in 2019 by Fran Belibi. 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 an all-star game against a group of high school stars from the Washington, D.C. area. The following year, the McDonald's game format of East vs. West was begun with a boys contest. 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 or Canada. Selected athletes often go on to compete in college basketball. Every college team to win the NCAA men's championship since 1978 has had at least one McDonald's All-American on its roster, except for the 2002 Maryland Terrapins and 2014 Connecticut Huskies.
The teams are sponsored by the fast-food chain McDonald's. Proceeds from the annual games go to local Ronald McDonald House Charities and their Ronald McDonald House programs.

35 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.
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:
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

East All-Stars West All-Stars

Denotes All-Star Games in which joint winners were named

Girls

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollege
2002Highlands Ranch HS UConn
2002Shanna ZolmanWawasee High School Tennessee
2003Beech Grove HS Purdue
2004South Charleston HS Tennessee
2005Piedmont HS Oklahoma
2006Carondelet HS Stanford
2007Oakton HS Duke
2008Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Rutgers / Baylor
2008T. C. Williams HS North Carolina
2009Washington HS Notre Dame
2010Waite HS Florida State
2010Byron P. Steele II HS Tennessee
2011Princess Anne HS Duke
2012Edgewater HS Baylor
2013Springfield HS Tennessee
2014Manvel High School Notre Dame
2015Manasquan High School Notre Dame
2015McEachern High School Tennessee
2016Miramonte High School Oregon
2017IMG Academy Texas
2018Central Arkansas Christian High School UConn
2019Columbus Africentric Early College Tennessee

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Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year

Prior to each game since 1997 /2002, 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.

Past winners

;Boys
;Girls
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.
YearDunk Contest3-Point ContestSkills ContestLegends & Stars Shootout
1985Michael Porter
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 AnthonyJ.J. Redick
Shanna Zolman 		Torin Francis
Courtney LaVere
2003LeBron JamesMike Jones
Ivory Latta 		Brian Butch
Erin Lawless
2004Candace ParkerDarius Washington Jr.
Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood 		LaMarcus Aldridge
Charde Houston
2005Gerald GreenMario Chalmers
Erika Arriaran 		Richard Hendrix
Christina Wirth
2006Gerald Henderson, Jr.Wayne Ellington
Allison Hightower 		James Keefe
Michelle Harrison
2007Blake GriffinChris Wright
Italee Lucas 		Nolan Smith
Cetera DeGraffenreid
2008DeMar DeRozanLarry Drew II
Ashley Corral 		Jrue Holiday
Nneka Ogwumike
2009Avery BradleyRyan Kelly
Skylar Diggins 		Dante Taylor
China Crosby
2010Josh SelbyCory Joseph
Maggie Lucas 		Keith Appling
Chelsea Gray
2011Le'Bryan NashKyle Wiltjer
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 		Michael Carter-Williams
Ariya Crook-Williams
2012Shabazz MuhammadRasheed Sulaimon
Morgan Tuck 		Tyler Lewis
Jordan Jones
2013Chris WalkerNigel Williams-Goss
Kaela Davis 		Demetrius Jackson
Jessica Washington
2014Grayson AllenJames Blackmon Jr.
Alexa Middleton 		Tyus Jones
Alexa Middleton
2015Dwayne BaconLuke Kennard
Asia Durr 		Jalen Brunson
Napheesa Collier
2016Frank JacksonMalik Monk
Amber Ramirez 		Jayson Tatum, Amber Ramirez, Candice Wiggins
2017Collin SextonTrae Young
Chasity Patterson 		Quade Green, Anastasia Hayes, Jayne Appel
2018Zion WilliamsonImmanuel Quickley &
Cam Reddish
McKenzie Forbes 		Romeo Langford, Christyn Williams, Candice Wiggins
2019Francesca BelibiCole Anthony
Samantha Brunelle 		Tyrese Maxey, Samantha Brunelle, Diamond DeShields