2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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West East
114 112
1st half2nd halfTotal
West6846114
East5755112
DateMarch 28, 2007
Venue Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
MVP Michael Beasley
Referees Eric Ballenger
Scott Johnson
Alfred Smith
Attendance11,632
National anthem Patrick Henry Hughes
Halftime show Timbaland
Network ESPN
McDonald's All-American
  2006
2008  

The 2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, home of the University of Louisville Cardinals. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2007. The game was the 30th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

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The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.

Proceeds from the 2007 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Kentuckiana and its Ronald McDonald House program.

2007 game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. The crowd at Freedom Hall was electric [1] as super-producer Timbaland took the court with the All American girls for a halftime performance to remember. That atmosphere carried over into an exciting second half of basketball, as the 30th annual Boys Game went down to the wire.

JJ Hickson scored a team-high 14 points, while shooting 78% from the field, for the East squad. Naismith Sportsmanship Award winner Gani Lawal recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Nick Calathes contributed with a solid performance, as he scored 13 points (3-3 from beyond the arc), grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 6 assists.

The West Team was led by Michael Beasley, as he tallied 23 points and 12 rebounds. Both of those totals place Beasley in the record books and for that he was crowned the John R. Wooden MVP of the game. Wootten Award winner Kevin Love proved he was deserving of the honor, as he added 13 points and 6 rebounds. Long-range specialist Jerryd Bayless added 11 points and was a perfect 2–2 from three-point range.

Shooting 54% from the field and 42% from three-point land, the West team took an 11-point lead into the locker room. A strong defensive effort by the East team in the second half helped keep the game close. The West squad was limited to just one three-point basket and three free throws in the second half. Held scoreless from the 2:31 mark on, the West relied on solid defense and an errant shot by O. J. Mayo at the buzzer to escape with the 114–112 victory.

2007 West roster

ESPN
100
Rank
NameHeight
(ft–in)
Weight
(lb)
PositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice
13 Cole Aldrich 6–10245C Bloomington, MN Bloomington Jefferson High School Kansas
24 James Anderson 6–5190SF Junction City, AR Junction City High School Oklahoma State
39 Jerryd Bayless 6–3190SG Phoenix, AZ St. Mary's High School Arizona
8 Michael Beasley 6–9235PF Upper Marlboro, MD Notre Dame Preparatory School Kansas State
2 Eric Gordon 6–5205SG Indianapolis, IN North Central High School Indiana
18 Blake Griffin 6–9230PF Edmond, OK Oklahoma Christian School Oklahoma
21 James Harden 6–5190SG Lakewood, CA Artesia High School Arizona State
16 Taylor King 6–7225SF Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei High School Duke
1 Kevin Love 6–9255C Lake Oswego, OR Lake Oswego High School UCLA
19 Jai Lucas 5–10165PG Bellaire, TX Bellaire High School Florida
5 Derrick Rose 6–4195PG Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy Memphis
4 Kyle Singler 6–8215SF Medford, OR South Medford High School Duke

2007 East Roster

ESPN
100
Rank
NameHeight
(ft–in)
Weight
(lb)
PositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice
10 Nick Calathes 6–5185SG Winter Park, FL Lake Howell High School Florida
23 Jonny Flynn 6–0170PG Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Falls High School Syracuse
7 Austin Freeman 6–3185SG Hyattsville, MD DeMatha Catholic High School Georgetown
17 Donté Greene 6–8215PF Baltimore, MD Towson Catholic High School Syracuse
14 JJ Hickson 6–8235PF Marietta, GA Wheeler High School N.C. State
12 Kosta Koufos 7–1250C Canton, OH GlenOak High School Ohio State
22 Gani Lawal 6–8225PF Norcross, GA Norcross High School Georgia Tech
3 O. J. Mayo 6–4195SG Huntington, WV Huntington High School USC
9 Patrick Patterson 6–8245PF Huntington, WV Huntington High School Kentucky
6 Nolan Smith 6–4185SG Upper Marlboro, MD Oak Hill Academy Duke
15 Corey Stokes 6–6215SG Bayonne, NJ Saint Benedict's Preparatory School Villanova
26 Chris Wright 6–0190SG Washington, D.C. St. John's College High School Georgetown

(* = starting line-up)

Coaches

The West team was coached by:

The East team was coached by:

Boxscore

[2]

Visitors: West

##PlayerFGM/A3PM/AFTM/APointsOff RebDef RebTot RebPFAstTOBSSTMin
22*Eric Gordon 5/131/ 52/ 2132132220122
25*Derrick Rose 2/ 50/ 11/ 252461530022
30*Michael Beasley 10/132/ 31/ 22366123250120
33*Kyle Singler 4/ 70/ 32/ 2102240100017
42*Kevin Love 6/101/ 20/ 0133362300120
5 Jai Lucas 3/ 81/ 21/ 280001320115
13 James Harden 4/ 70/ 20/ 080111100113
15 Blake Griffin 2/ 30/ 00/ 043251110016
24 James Anderson 1/ 40/ 13/ 451230000011
31 Taylor King 3/ 92/ 50/ 081120010113
32 Jerryd Bayless 3/ 72/ 23/ 4110110021016
45 Cole Aldrich 3/ 40/ 00/ 063583114015
TOTALS46/909/2613/1811425295414191756200

Home: East

##PlayerFGM/A3PM/AFTM/APointsOff RebDef RebTot RebPFAstTOBSSTMin
4*Johnny Flynn 3/ 71/ 32/ 292020620120
20*Donté Greene 4/ 71/ 41/ 2101121110117
31*Kosta Koufos 3/ 51/ 12/ 292022000011
32*O. J. Mayo 4/171/ 93/ 4121231131323
54*Patrick Patterson 4/ 50/ 00/ 081451203220
1 Chris Wright 0/ 30/ 20/ 200220410011
2 J.J. Hickson 7/ 90/ 10/ 2145162000016
3 Austin Freeman 4/ 71/ 30/ 091340200116
22 Nolan Smith 3/ 80/ 02/ 282022101113
24 Corey Stokes 3/ 32/ 20/ 080112210113
30 Gani Lawal 5/120/ 12/ 51284121210118
33 Nick Calathes 5/140/ 43/ 3134150611222
Team011
TOTALS45/977/3015/24112272047122710613200

(* = Starting Line-up)

All-American Week

Schedule

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. This year, for the first time, a timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events.

Contest winners

See also

2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

References

  1. "Home :: McDonald's(R) All American Games – A Basketball Rite of Passage (TM)". Mcdonaldsallamerican.com. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. "WEST vs EAST (3/28/07 at FREEDOM HALL, LOUISVILLE, KY)". Mcdepk.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2013.