2001 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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2001 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
West East
131125
1st half2nd halfTotal
West6071131
East7550125
DateMarch 28, 2001
Venue Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
MVP Eddy Curry
Referees 1
2
3
Attendance9,314
Network ESPN
McDonald’s All-American
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The 2001 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2001. The game was the 24th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

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2001 game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. The game was fast-paced and ended with one of the highest scores of the history of the event. The East team gained the lead in the first two quarters helped by Dajuan Wagner (who scored a total of 25 points, 11 in the first half), Chris Thomas and Julius Hodge. The first half ended with the East winning on the West by 15 points. Things changed in the second half, when Eddy Curry, Kelvin Torbert and Daniel Ewing led the West to a comeback. Curry had 28 points and earned the MVP award. Other players who starred were Kwame Brown and Tyson Chandler, who, like Curry, after the good performance decided to skip college and declare for the NBA draft; T. J. Ford, who recorded 11 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists; and David Lee. [1] [2] Of the 24 players, 17 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. An unprecedented number of players declared their eligibility for the 2001 NBA draft: 5 McDonald's All-Americans chose to go straight to professional basketball. Among them, Kwame Brown became the first overall pick to be drafted out of high school. The others were Tyson Chandler (2nd overall), game MVP Eddy Curry (4th overall), DeSagana Diop (8th overall) and Ousmane Cisse (46th overall pick, never played in the NBA).

East roster

[2] [3] [4]

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
3Rashaad Carruth6-3185 G Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Kentucky
20 James White 6-7180 F Chatham, VA, U.S. Hargrave Military Academy Florida
21 Dajuan Wagner 6-3205 G Camden, NJ, U.S. Camden Memphis
24 Julius Hodge 6-5185 F The Bronx, NY, U.S. St. Raymond NC State
25 Maurice Williams 6-2180 G Jackson, MS, U.S. Murrah Alabama
30 Chris Thomas 6-1165 G Indianapolis, IN, U.S. Pike Notre Dame
42 Ousmane Cisse 6-9250 F Montgomery, AL, U.S. [5] St. Jude Undecided (Did not attend)
44Carlos Hurt6-1180 G Louisville, KY, U.S. Moore Louisville
45 Anthony Richardson 6-7190 F Raleigh, NC, U.S. Leesville Road Florida State
50 DeSagana Diop 7-0310 C Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. [6] Oak Hill Academy Undecided (Did not attend)
54 Kwame Brown 6-11240 F Brunswick, GA, U.S. Glynn Academy Florida (Did not attend)
55 David Harrison 7-0240 C Brentwood, TN, U.S. Brentwood Academy Undecided
Committed later to Colorado.

West roster

[2] [3] [4]

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
3 Daniel Ewing 6-4180 G Houston, TX, U.S. Willowridge Duke
5 Terrance Ford 6-0170 G Houston, TX, U.S. Willowridge Texas
11 Aaron Miles 6-3185 G Portland, OR, U.S. Jefferson Kansas
15 David Lee 6-8220 F St. Louis, MO, U.S. Chaminade Florida
20 Kelvin Torbert 6-4200 G Flint, MI, U.S. Northwestern Michigan State
21 Cedric Bozeman 6-6190 G Santa Ana, CA, U.S. Mater Dei UCLA
22 Josh Childress 6-6190 G Lakewood, CA, U.S. Mayfair Stanford
25 Wayne Simien 6-8245 F Leavenworth, KS, U.S. Leavenworth Kansas
31 Jawad Williams 6-7185 F Lakewood, OH, U.S. St. Edward North Carolina
32 Tyson Chandler 7-0230 C Compton, CA, U.S. Dominguez Undecided (Did not attend)
44 Rick Rickert 6-10210 F Duluth, MN, U.S. East Minnesota
52 Eddy Curry 6-11290 C South Holland, IL, U.S. Thornwood DePaul (Did not attend)

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The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

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References

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