2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

August 2023 2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game West East 80 64 28 52 28 36 March 30, 2005 Jeffrey KrantzAllan AustinBarbara Eppley Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana 7,660 Courtney Paris ESPN McDonald's All-American 2004 2006 The 2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana, home of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2005. The game was the 4th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002. 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 2005 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of South Bend and Fort Wayne, Indiana and their Ronald McDonald House programs. 2005 Game The fourth annual McDonald's All American Girls game showcased one of the best displays of teamwork over the past four years. The West was led by stellar play from game MVP Courtney Paris (Chicago Sky) who contributed 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks. She helped set the pace when the West went on a 20–5 run to break the game open. The West shot a solid 56% from the floor in the second half and 50% from beyond the arc. Paris' brilliant play was matched by teammate Alexis Gray-Lawson (California) who poured in 12 points and dished out three assists and three steals. The Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year Abby Waner (Duke) added nine points, four rebounds and three assists for the West. Other key contributors for the West were Lindsay Schrader (Notre Dame) and Ashley Paris (Los Angeles Sparks) who dropped in nine and eight points respectively. The East received a game-high 19 points from Marissa Coleman (Washington Mystics) and 12 points from Carrem Gay (Connecticut Sun). Kia Vaughn (New York Liberty) ripped down seven boards to go along with her four points. West Roster http://mcdepk.com/2005allamericangame/media.html 2005 All American High School Basketball Game | Media Materials 2010-09-27 https://archive.today/20130128075229/http://mcdepk.com/2005allamericangame/media.html 2013-01-28 dead Number Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice 00 Earnesia Williams 6-0 159 F Sapulpa, OK, U.S. Sapulpa Texas 1 Abigail Waner 5-11 150 G Highlands Ranch, CO, U.S. ThunderRidge Duke 3 Courtney Paris 6-4 245 C Piedmont, CA, U.S. Piedmont Oklahoma 4 Erika Arriaran 5-10 155 G Norco, CA, U.S. Norco Texas 5 Ashley Paris 6-2 190 F Piedmont, CA, U.S. Piedmont Oklahoma 14 Devanei Hampton 6-2 190 F Oakland, CA, U.S. Oakland Tech Cal 15 Juanita Ward 6-0 160 F Jackson, MS, U.S. Callaway Mississippi 21 Alexis Gray-Lawson 5-8 150 G Oakland, CA, U.S. Oakland Tech Cal 24 Lindsay Schrader 6-0 170 F Bartlett, IL, U.S. Bartlett Notre Dame 33 Kirsten Thompson 6-6 200 C Snohomish, WA, U.S. Monroe Arizona State 34 Crystal Boyd 5-11 135 F North Little Rock, AR, U.S. Parkview Arts & Science Texas 35 Christina Wirth 6-1 175 G Mesa, AZ, U.S. Seton Catholic Vanderbilt East Roster Number Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice 4 Kristi Toliver 5-8 125 G Harrisonburg, VA, U.S. Harrisonburg Maryland 15 Kia Vaughn 6-4 205 C Bronx, NY, U.S. St. Michael Academy Rutgers 21 Renee Montgomery 5-7 120 G Saint Albans, WV, U.S. South Charleston Connecticut 22 Erica Brown 5-9 165 G Lauderdale Lakes, FL, U.S. Dillard Georgia 24 DeWanna Bonner 6-4 130 G Fairfield, AL, U.S. Fairfield High Preparatory School Auburn 25 Marissa Coleman 6-1 174 F Cheltenham, MD, U.S. St. John's College Maryland 30 Carrem Gay 6-2 180 F Valley Stream, NY, U.S. Christ The King Duke 31 Crystal Goring 6-3 185 C Port of Spain, Trinidad Peddie School Richmond 32 Rashanda McCants 6-2 165 F Asheville, NC, U.S. Asheville North Carolina 33 Katrina Wheeler 6-4 180 F Washington, D.C., U.S. Theodore Roosevelt High School Undecided 34 Tiffanie Shives 5-10 165 G Lansing, MI, U.S. Lansing Christian School Michigan State 35 Angel Robinson 6-5 183 C Kennesaw, GA, U.S. Marietta Georgia Coaches The West team was coached by: Head coach Kelly Flynn of South Sioux City High School (South Sioux City, Nebraska) Asst Coach Russ Fuchser of South Sioux City High School (South Sioux City, Nebraska) The East team was coached by: Head coach Anna Jackson of Murrah High School (Jackson, Mississippi) Asst Coach Arthur Brown of Murrah High School (Jackson, Mississippi) Boxscore Visitors: West ## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min 1 *Abigail Waner 4/11 1/ 5 0/ 0 9 3 1 4 3 3 1 0 3 14 *Devanei Hampton 0/ 4 0/ 0 1/ 4 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 21 *Alexis Gray-Lawson 5/ 8 2/ 3 0/ 0 12 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 3 33 *Kirsten Thompson 2/ 4 0/ 0 1/ 2 5 2 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 34 *Crystal Boyd 2/ 7 0/ 1 0/ 0 4 2 3 5 1 2 3 3 1 00 Earnesia Williams 1/ 5 1/ 2 0/ 0 3 1 3 4 1 1 5 1 3 3 Courtney Paris 7/10 0/ 1 2/ 4 16 4 8 12 2 1 1 4 1 4 Erika Arriaran 3/ 6 0/ 2 1/ 1 7 1 1 2 0 4 5 0 2 5 Ashley Paris 4/ 7 0/ 0 0/ 2 8 3 5 8 3 1 1 0 2 15 Juanita Ward 2/ 9 0/ 0 0/ 0 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 24 Lindsay Schrader 4/ 7 1/ 1 0/ 0 9 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 35 Christina Wirth 1/ 3 0/ 0 0/ 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 Team 1 2 3 TOTALS 35/81 5/15 5/13 80 19 36 55 19 20 23 11 15 0 Home: East ## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min 21 *Renee Montgomery 0/ 7 0/ 3 0/ 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 25 *Marissa Coleman 7/15 2/ 5 3/ 4 19 1 1 2 0 3 3 0 0 30 *Carrem Gay 5/10 0/ 0 2/ 4 12 5 1 6 0 0 4 2 1 33 *Katrina Wheeler 0/ 6 0/ 2 0/ 0 0 2 3 5 1 1 1 0 2 35 *Angel Robinson 0/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 4 Kristi Toliver 1/ 7 0/ 5 0/ 0 2 0 3 3 0 4 3 1 0 15 Kia Vaughn 2/ 5 0/ 0 0/ 0 4 4 3 7 1 0 1 0 0 22 Erica Brown 2/ 7 0/ 1 2/ 2 6 2 4 6 2 1 3 0 1 24 DeWanna Bonner 1/ 6 0/ 1 4/ 4 6 3 3 6 1 2 1 0 4 31 Crystal Goring 1/ 4 0/ 0 3/ 4 5 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 32 Rashanda McCants 2/10 0/ 1 3/ 4 7 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 4 34 Tiffanie Shives 1/ 4 1/ 3 0/ 0 3 1 3 4 1 0 3 0 0 Team 5 4 9 TOTALS 22/82 3/21 17/22 64 26 32 58 11 15 24 7 14 0 (* = Starting Line-up) All-American Week Schedule Tuesday, March 29: Powerade Jamfest Three-Point Shoot-out Timed Basketball Skills Competition Wednesday, March 30: 4th Annual Girls All-American Game The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. Since the first All-American game in 2002, players have competed in a 3-point shooting challenge and a timed basketball skills competition. Contest Winners Erika Arriaran was winner of the 2005 3-point shoot-out. The skills competition was won by Christina Wirth See also 2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game References 2 External links McDonald's All-American on the web Category:2005 in American women's basketball 2005