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Date | March 29, 2017 | ||||||||||
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Venue | United Center, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||
MVP | Rellah Boothe | ||||||||||
Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||
McDonald's All-American | |||||||||||
The 2017 McDonald's All-American Girls Game is an All-Star basketball game that was played on March 29, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2017. The game is the 16th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.
The East won the game in overtime, 80-74. They had to overcome a 13-point deficit in the game to force the game into overtime after tying the score at 69 in regulation. Rellah Boothe - the Game MVP - hit huge consecutive 3-pointers to push the East. Boothe had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
The West jumped out early due to some heady guard play from Alexis Morris and then tried to keep the lead and make a comeback in overtime with the post play of Loretta Kakala. Kakala finished with 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals. [1]
Name | Height | Position | High School | Hometown | College Choice |
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Janelle Bailey | 6-3 | C | Providence Day | Charlotte, North Carolina | North Carolina |
Rellah Boothe | 6-1 | F | IMG Academy | Ocala, Florida | Texas |
Mikayla Combs | 5-10 | G | Wesleyan School | Buford, Georgia | UConn |
Rennia Davis | 6-2 | F | Jean Ribault High School | Jacksonville, Florida | Tennessee |
Maya Dodson | 6-3 | F | St. Francis School | Alpharetta, Georgia | Stanford |
Dana Evans | 5-6 | G | West Side Leadership Academy | Gary, Indiana | Louisville |
Raven Farley-Clark | 6-3 | C | Queen of Peace High School | Elizabeth, New Jersey | LSU |
Anastasia Hayes | 5-7 | G | Riverdale High School | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Tennessee |
Kasiyahna Kushkituah | 6-4 | C | St. Francis Schools | Atlanta, Georgia | Tennessee |
Chasity Patterson | 5-6 | G | North Shore Senior High School | Houston, Texas | Texas |
Danielle Patterson | 6-3 | C | The Mary Louis Academy | Brooklyn, New York | Notre Dame |
Megan Walker | 6-1 | G | Monacan High School | Chesterfield, Virginia | UConn |
Name | Height | Position | High School | Hometown | College Choice |
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Chennedy Carter | 5-7 | G | Mansfield Timberview High School | Mansfield, Texas | Texas A&M |
Ayanna Clark | 6-1 | C | Long Beach Polytechnic High School | Long Beach, California | USC |
Sidney Cooks | 6-4 | F | St. Joseph Catholic Academy | Kenosha, Wisconsin | Michigan State |
Loretta Kakala | 6-3 | C | Manteca High School | Manteca, California | Louisville |
Destiny Littleton | 5-8 | G | The Bishop's School | La Jolla, California | USC |
Alexis Morris | 5-6 | G | Legacy Christian Academy | Beaumont, Texas | Baylor |
Michaela Onyenwere | 5-11 | F | Grandview High School | Aurora, Colorado | UCLA |
DiDi Richards | 6-1 | G | Cypress Ranch High School | Cypress, Texas | Baylor |
Kianna Smith | 6-0 | G | Troy High School | Moreno Valley, California | California |
Evina Westbrook | 6-0 | G | South Salem High School | Salem, Oregon | Tennessee |
Jade Williams | 6-4 | C | The Colony High School | The Colony, Texas | Duke |
Kiana Williams | 5-7 | G | Karen Wagner High School | San Antonio, Texas | Stanford |
The East team was coached by:
The West team was coached by:
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