2001 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

American high school basketball game August 2023 2001 McDonald's All-American Boys Game West East 131 125 60 71 75 50 March 28, 2001 1 2 3 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 9,314 Eddy Curry ESPN McDonald's All-American 2000 2002 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. 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.http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/aag/en/MediaCenter/2015/background-materials/2014-retrospective/_jcr_content/featuredcontent/everything/file.res/2014%20Retrospective%20FINAL.pdf A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST 2018-01-30 2018-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012021/http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/aag/en/MediaCenter/2015/background-materials/2014-retrospective/_jcr_content/featuredcontent/everything/file.res/2014%20Retrospective%20FINAL.pdf dead https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/dam/allamerican/pdfs/2014Game.pdf The Next 48 are up 2018-01-29 2018-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091446/https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/dam/allamerican/pdfs/2014Game.pdf dead 2001 game and rosters at page 81. 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 number 1 overall pick to be drafted directly 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 https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/All-time%20Boys%20Roster.pdf McDonald's All-American all-time rosters 2018-01-25 2018-01-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084254/https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/All-time%20Boys%20Roster.pdf dead 2001 roster at page 9.2001 McDonald's All American Team(R) Announced https://www.thefreelibrary.com/2001+McDonald%27s+All+American+Team(R)+Announced.-a070890722 PRNewswire February 26, 2001 January 31, 2018 January 30, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180131023653/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/2001+McDonald%27s+All+American+Team%28R%29+Announced.-a070890722 dead No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 3 Rashaad Carruth 6-3 185 G Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Kentucky 20 James White 6-7 180 F Chatham, VA, U.S. Hargrave Military Academy Florida 21 Dajuan Wagner 6-3 205 G Camden, NJ, U.S. Camden Memphis 24 Julius Hodge 6-5 185 F The Bronx, NY, U.S. St. Raymond NC State 25 Maurice Williams 6-2 180 G Jackson, MS, U.S. Murrah Alabama 30 Chris Thomas 6-1 165 G Indianapolis, IN, U.S. Pike Notre Dame 42 Ousmane Cisse 6-9 250 F Montgomery, AL, U.S.Born in Bamako, Mali. St. Jude Undecided (Did not attend) 44 Carlos Hurt 6-1 180 G Louisville, KY, U.S. Moore Louisville 45 Anthony Richardson 6-7 190 F Raleigh, NC, U.S. Leesville Road Florida State 50 DeSagana Diop 7-0 310 C Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.Born in Dakar, Senegal. Oak Hill Academy Undecided (Did not attend) 54 Kwame Brown 6-11 240 F Brunswick, GA, U.S. Glynn Academy Florida (Did not attend) 55 David Harrison 7-0 240 C Brentwood, TN, U.S. Brentwood Academy UndecidedCommitted later to Colorado. West roster No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 3 Daniel Ewing 6-4 180 G Houston, TX, U.S. Willowridge Duke 5 Terrance Ford 6-0 170 G Houston, TX, U.S. Willowridge Texas 11 Aaron Miles 6-3 185 G Portland, OR, U.S. Jefferson Kansas 15 David Lee 6-8 220 F St. Louis, MO, U.S. Chaminade Florida 20 Kelvin Torbert 6-4 200 G Flint, MI, U.S. Northwestern Michigan State 21 Cedric Bozeman 6-6 190 G Santa Ana, CA, U.S. Mater Dei UCLA 22 Josh Childress 6-6 190 G Lakewood, CA, U.S. Mayfair Stanford 25 Wayne Simien 6-8 245 F Leavenworth, KS, U.S. Leavenworth Kansas 31 Jawad Williams 6-7 185 F Lakewood, OH, U.S. St. Edward North Carolina 32 Tyson Chandler 7-0 230 C Compton, CA, U.S. Dominguez Undecided (Did not attend) 44 Rick Rickert 6-10 210 F Duluth, MN, U.S. East Minnesota 52 Eddy Curry 6-11 290 C South Holland, IL, U.S. Thornwood DePaul (Did not attend) Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach Jerry Faulkner of Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte, North Carolina) Asst Coach Donay Fullwood of Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte, North Carolina) Asst Coach Howard West of Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte, North Carolina) The West team was coached by: Head Coach Robert Hughes of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fort Worth, Texas) Asst Coach Leandros Rambo of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fort Worth, Texas) Asst Coach Charles Hickman of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fort Worth, Texas) All-American Week Contest winners The 2001 Slam Dunk contest was won by David Lee. The 2001 3-point shoot-out was won by Maurice Williams. References External links McDonald's All-American on the web McDonald's All-American all-time rosters https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084254/https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/All-time%20Boys%20Roster.pdf 2018-01-27 McDonald's All-American rosters at Basketball-Reference.com Game stats at Realgm.com Category:2000–01 in American basketball 2001 Category:2001 in sports in North Carolina Category:Basketball in North Carolina