2002 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

2002 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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Date	April 4, 2002
Venue	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
MVP	JJ Redick
Referees	1 ; 2 ; 3
Attendance	16,505
Network	ESPN
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The 2002 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Thursday, April 4, 2002 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2002. The game was the 25th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

2002 game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. For the 25th game, McDonald's chose a prestigious venue: the Madison Square Garden. 2002 was also the inaugural year of the McDonald's Girls game. The East team was led by JJ Redick, who earned the MVP award by scoring 26 points, which included 5 3-point shots made. Other players who starred were Carmelo Anthony, who entertained the crowd with several dunks and scored 19 points; Rashad McCants, who scored 22 points; Bracey Wright, who recorded a double double with 16 points and 11 rebounds; and Chris Bosh, who had 14 points and 7 rebounds.^[1]^[2] Of the 24 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. Two players declared their eligibility for the 2002 NBA draft: DeAngelo Collins and Amar'e Stoudemire. Stoudemire was selected with the 9th overall pick by the Phoenix Suns, while Collins, who was by far the oldest player in the All-American game at almost 22 years of age, went undrafted and never played in the NBA, opting to play professionally overseas.

East roster

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No.	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College of Choice
2	Raymond Felton	6-1	190	G	Latta, SC, U.S.	Latta	North Carolina
4	JJ Redick	6-4	195	G	Roanoke, VA, U.S.	Cave Spring	Duke
12	Elijah Ingram	6-1	165	G	Jersey City, NJ, U.S.	St. Anthony	St. John's
20	Jason Fraser	6-10	215	F	Amityville, NY, U.S.	Amityville Memorial	Villanova
21	Torin Francis	6-10	225	C	Marion, MA, U.S.	Tabor Academy	Notre Dame
22	Carmelo Anthony	6-7	210	F	Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.	Oak Hill Academy	Syracuse
25	Travis Garrison	6-8	235	F	Hyattsville, MD, U.S.	DeMatha Catholic	Maryland
31	Eric Williams	6-9	285	C	Rolesville, NC, U.S.	Rolesville	Wake Forest
32	Amare Stoudemire^[5]	6-10	245	C	Orlando, FL, U.S.	Cypress Creek	Undecided (Did not attend)
33	Rashad McCants	6-3	195	G	New Hampton, NH, U.S.	New Hampton	North Carolina
41	Sean May	6-8	250	F	Bloomington, IN, U.S.	Bloomington North	North Carolina
42	Shavlik Randolph	6-10	215	F	Raleigh, NC, U.S.	Needham B. Broughton	Duke

West roster

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No.	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College of Choice
1	Chris Bosh	6-10	205	F	Dallas, TX, U.S.	Lincoln	Georgia Tech
4	Bracey Wright	6-3	185	G	The Colony, TX, U.S.	The Colony	Indiana
10	Anthony Roberson	6-3	185	G	Saginaw, MI, U.S.	Saginaw	Florida
11	Dee Brown	6-0	185	G	Maywood, IL, U.S.	Proviso East	Illinois
15	Sean Dockery	6-3	190	G	Chicago, IL, U.S.	Julian	Duke
21	Evan Burns	6-8	220	F	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Fairfax	UCLA^[6]
22	Brad Buckman	6-9	230	F	Austin, TX, U.S.	Westlake	Texas
24	DeAngelo Collins	6-10	225	F	Inglewood, CA, U.S.	Inglewood	Undecided (Did not attend)
30	Daniel Horton	6-3	190	G	Cedar Hill, TX, U.S.	Cedar Hill	Michigan
44	Hassan Adams	6-4	185	G	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Westchester	Arizona
50	Michael Thompson	6-11	255	C	New Lenox, IL, U.S.	Providence Catholic	Duke
54	Paul Davis	6-11	250	C	Rochester, MI, U.S.	Rochester	Michigan State

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

Head Coach Bob Farrell of Seton Hall Preparatory School (West Orange, New Jersey)
Asst Coach T.J. Whitaker of Seton Hall Preparatory School (West Orange, New Jersey)

The West team was coached by:

Head Coach Gary McKnight of Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California)
Asst Coach David Taylor of Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California)

All-American Week

Contest winners

The 2002 Slam Dunk contest was won by Carmelo Anthony.
The 2002 3-point shoot-out was won by JJ Redick.

References

^ "A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 2002 game and rosters at page 83.
^ ^a ^b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018. 2002 roster at page 9.
^ ^a ^b "25th McDonald's AA Game: Burns, Adams & Collins Named To West Team--(Feb. 27, 2002) Announced". SoCalHoops. February 27, 2002.
^ The name was incorrectly spelled Amare by the media until the spelling was clarified to be Amar'e by Stoudemire in 2008.
^ Deemed ineligible by the NCAA, Burns could not play for UCLA and chose to attend San Diego State instead. Henson, Steve (September 11, 2002). "UCLA Loses Fairfax's Burns". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

External links

[look-1] "A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

[game-2] "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 2002 game and rosters at page 83.

[roster-3] "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018. 2002 roster at page 9.

[roster2-4] "25th McDonald's AA Game: Burns, Adams & Collins Named To West Team--(Feb. 27, 2002) Announced". SoCalHoops. February 27, 2002.

[5] The name was incorrectly spelled Amare by the media until the spelling was clarified to be Amar'e by Stoudemire in 2008.

[6] Deemed ineligible by the NCAA, Burns could not play for UCLA and chose to attend San Diego State instead. Henson, Steve (September 11, 2002). "UCLA Loses Fairfax's Burns". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

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