2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
West East
81 105
1st half2nd halfTotal
West384381
East5847105
DateMarch 29, 2022
Venue Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois
MVP Dariq Whitehead
Network ESPN
Announcers Ted Emrich, Cory Alexander, Paul Biancardi
McDonald's All-American
  2019
2021
2023  

The 2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game that was played on March 29, 2022, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in the class of 2022. The game was the 45th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1977. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the game had not been held since 2019. [1] The 24 players were selected from over 700 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. Dariq Whitehead of the East had 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and was named the game's most valuable player (MVP). [2]

Contents

Rosters

The roster was announced on January 25, 2022. Arkansas, Duke, and Kansas had the most selections with three each, while Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, and UCLA had two each. At the announcement of roster selections, only 14 schools were represented and two players were uncommitted. [3] On March 28, 2022, Black committed to Arkansas. [4]

Team East

ESPN
100
Rank
NameHeight
(ft–in)
Weight
(lb)
PositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice
15 Jaden Bradley 6–3185PG Rochester, New York IMG Academy Alabama
1 Dereck Lively II 7–1220C Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Westtown School Duke
12 Chris Livingston 6–6200SF Akron, Ohio Oak Hill Academy Kentucky
18 Brandon Miller 6–8200SF Antioch, Tennessee Cane Ridge High SchoolAlabama
7 Dillon Mitchell 6–7200SF Tampa, Florida Montverde Academy Texas
11 Julian Phillips 6–8200SF Blythewood, South Carolina Link Academy Tennessee
19 M. J. Rice 6–5225SF Henderson, North Carolina Prolific PrepKansas
17 JJ Starling 6–3170SG Baldwinsville, New York La Lumiere School Notre Dame
23 Ernest Udeh Jr. 6–10230C Orlando, Florida Dr. Phillips High School Kansas
9 Jarace Walker 6–8220PF New Freedom, Pennsylvania IMG Academy Houston
4 Dariq Whitehead 6–6190SF Newark, New Jersey Montverde AcademyDuke
29 Cam Whitmore 6–6200SF Odenton, Maryland Archbishop Spalding High School Villanova

Team West

ESPN
100
Rank
NameHeight
(ft–in)
Weight
(lb)
PositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice
2 Amari Bailey 6–5190SG Chicago, Illinois Sierra Canyon School UCLA
20 Anthony Black 6–7185PG Duncanville, Texas Duncanville High School Arkansas^
13 Adem Bona 6–10225C Ebonyi, Nigeria Prolific PrepUCLA
8 Gradey Dick 6–7200SF Wichita, Kansas Sunrise Christian Academy Kansas
3 Keyonte George 6–4185SG Lewisville, Texas IMG Academy Baylor
31 Mark Mitchell 6–8215PF Kansas City, Kansas Sunrise Christian AcademyDuke
22Arterio Morris6–3190PG Dallas, Texas Justin F. Kimball High School Texas
6 Nick Smith Jr. 6–4185SG Jacksonville, Arkansas North Little Rock High School Arkansas
14 Cason Wallace 6–4185SG Dallas, Texas Richardson High School Kentucky
10 Jordan Walsh 6–7190SF DeSoto, Texas Link AcademyArkansas
16 Kel'el Ware 7–0210C North Little Rock, Arkansas North Little Rock High School Oregon
38Kijani Wright6–9235PF Los Angeles, California Sierra Canyon School USC
^undecided at the time of roster selection
~undecided at game time

Reference [5]

Box score

March 29, 2022
09:30 pm ET
East10581West
Scoring by half:58–38, 47–43
Pts: Cam Whitmore (19)
Rebs: Cam Whitmore (8)
Asts: Dariq Whitehead (8)
Pts: Mark Mitchell (19)
Rebs: Kel'el Ware (10)
Asts: Cason Wallace (6)

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