2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

American high school basketball game September 2016 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game 20140402 MCDAAG MVPs (2).JPG Jahlil Okafor (black uniform, right) and Justin Jackson (red uniform, left) being honored as co-MVPs East West 102 105 51 51 50 55 April 2, 2014 9:30 PM ET Kenneth Moreland, Bryce Cann, Mark Maslona United Center Chicago, Illinois 17,116http://epkzone.com/2014allamericangames/media/2014AllAmericanGamesBoxScores.pdf Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics April 3, 2014 April 2, 2014 McDonald's All-American https://web.archive.org/web/20140513134901/http://epkzone.com/2014allamericangames/media/2014AllAmericanGamesBoxScores.pdf May 13, 2014 usurped mdy-all Jahlil Okafor,Justin Jackson DJ R-Tistic ESPN Carter Blackburn, Jalen Rose, Jay Williams, & Quint Kessenich McDonald's All-American 2013 2015 The 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game that was played on April 2, 2014 at the United Center in Chicago, home of the Chicago Bulls. It was the 37th annual McDonald's All-American Game for high school boys. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited blue chip boys high school basketball players graduating in 2014. Chicago, which became the first city to host the game in back-to-back years in 2012,http://www.slamonline.com/online/news-rumors/other-news/2011/06/chicago-to-host-mcdonalds-all-american-again-in-2012/ Chicago to Host McDonald's All-American Again in 2012 February 14, 2013 October 24, 2012 SLAM Magazine continued to host the game annually until 2017. The rosters for the game were announced at 6:00 PM ET on January 29 on ESPNU.http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mcdonalds-announces-player-nominations-ticket-sales-for-2014-mcdonalds-all-american-games-2014-01-07-9183230 McDonald's Announces Player Nominations, Ticket Sales For 2014 McDonald's All American Games: Tickets available January 11; Final Team rosters unveiled January 29 January 29, 2014 January 7, 2014 PR Newswire MarketWatch At the time of the announcement, 22 of the 24 players had committed to Division I basketball programs.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24424133/players-announced-for-mcdonalds-all-american-game Players announced for McDonald's All-American Game January 29, 2013 January 29, 2013 Borzello, Jeff CBS Sports Duke and Kentucky led the field with four commits each.http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/final-rosters-unveiled-for-the-2014-mcdonalds-all-american-games-242657991.html Final Rosters Unveiled For The 2014 McDonald's All American Games: 48 Players Join the Ranks of Basketball's Elite with Selection to 2014 Team January 29, 2013 January 29, 2013 PR Newswire One of the game's major storylines was that local big men Jahlil Okafor (McDonald's Morgan Wootten Player of the Year) and Cliff Alexander (Naismith Player of the Year) opposed each other.https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/10373291/mcdonald-all-american-game-rosters-headlined-jahlil-okafor-cliff-alexander Jahlil Okafor tops McDonald's West February 17, 2013 January 30, 2013 ESPN Finkelstein, Adam Rosters The 2014–15 Duke Blue Devils (Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow, Okafor, and Grayson Allen) and 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats (Karl-Anthony Towns, Trey Lyles, Tyler Ulis, and Devin Booker) shared the lead among committed players at the time of the original roster announcement on January 29. Three hometown players (Okafor, Alexander and Tyler Ulis) were selected for the game. Texas led the way with five natives (Myles Turner, Emmanuel Mudiay, Justin Jackson, Justise Winslow, and Kelly Oubre Jr.). Rashad Vaughn committed to UNLV on February 11, but Turner remained uncommitted at the time of the game.https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/10439371/rashad-vaughn-no-18-recruit-commits-play-unlv Rashad Vaughn commits to UNLV February 12, 2014 February 11, 2014 ESPN Rankin, Reggie He committed to Texas 4 weeks after the game on April 30.https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/10862976/myles-turner-nation-no-2-recruit-play-texas-longhorns Myles Turner chooses Texas April 30, 2014 April 30, 2014 ESPN Biancardi, Paul 8 days before the game, Okafor was recognized as the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year.http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/chi-whitney-youngs-jahlil-okafor-morgan-wootten-mcdonalds-national-player-of-the-year-20140325,0,6563876.story Young's Okafor named national player of year March 25, 2014 March 25, 2014 Chicago Tribune Helfgot, Mike 2 days before the game, Grayson Allen won the slam dunk contest, James Blackmon, Jr. won the three-point contest and Tyus Jones won the skills competition.https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/03/31/alexander-on-kansas-i-wouldnt-mind-staying-two-years/ Alexander on Kansas: 'I wouldn't mind staying two years' April 2, 2014 March 31, 2014 Chicago Tribune Helfgot, Mike left horizontal 180 20140402 MCDAAG Justin Jackson Jack Daly Award (2).JPG Justin Jackson won the Jack Daly Award for sportsmanship 20140402 MCDAAG Jahlil Okafor game-winning dunk (2).JPG Jahlil Okafor made this dunk to give the west a 103–102 lead with less than 40 seconds left in this 105–102 victory. East Roster #NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice11Cliff Alexander6–9245PFChicago, IllinoisCurie Metropolitan High SchoolKansas35Myles Turner6–11250CBedford, TexasTrinity High School (Euless, Texas)Texas21Tyus Jones6–1195PGBurnsville, MinnesotaApple Valley High School (Minnesota)Duke32Karl-Anthony Towns7–0250PFMetuchen, New JerseySt. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey)Kentucky24James Blackmon, Jr.6–4200SGChicago, IllinoisMarion High School (Indiana)Indiana3D'Angelo Russell6–4193SGLouisville, KentuckyMontverde AcademyOhio State44Justin Jackson6–8220SFSpring, TexasHomeschoolNorth Carolina2Melo Trimble6–3195PGUpper Marlboro, MarylandBishop O'Connell High SchoolMaryland15Isaiah Whitehead6–4213SGBrooklyn, New YorkAbraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn)Seton Hall1Theo Pinson6–5212SFGreensboro, North CarolinaWesleyan Christian AcademyNorth Carolina20Justise Winslow6–6222SFHouston, TexasSt. John's School (Texas)Duke5Kevon Looney6–9250PFMilwaukee, WisconsinAlexander Hamilton High School (Milwaukee)UCLA left horizontal 180 20140402 MCDAAG Cliff Alexander rebound.JPG Cliff Alexander 20140402 MCDAAG D'Angelo Russell dunk.JPG D'Angelo Russell 20140402 MCDAAG Kevon Looney dunk.JPG Kevon Looney 20140402 MCDAAG Justin Jackson rebound.JPG Justin Jackson left horizontal 180 20140402 MCDAAG Isaiah Whitehead vs. Joel Berry II.JPG Isaiah Whitehead 20140402 MCDAAG Karl Towns dunk (4).JPG Karl-Anthony Towns 20140402 MCDAAG Theo Pinson.JPG Theo Pinson 20140402 MCDAAG Melo Trimble running.JPG Melo Trimble left horizontal 180 20140402 MCDAAG Tyus Jones outlet.JPG Tyus Jones 20140402 MCDAAG Justise Winslow layup.jpg Justise Winslow 20140402 MCDAAG James Blackmon.JPG James Blackmon, Jr. 20140402 MCDAAG Myles Turner makes an outlet pass.JPG Myles Turner West Roster #NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice22Jahlil Okafor6–11275CFort Smith, ArkansasWhitney Young High SchoolDuke0Emmanuel Mudiay6–5200PGKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the CongoGrace Preparatory AcademySMU5Stanley Johnson6–6245SGFullerton, CaliforniaMater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California)Arizona 41Trey Lyles6–9234SFSaskatoon, CanadaArsenal Technical High SchoolKentucky12Kelly Oubre Jr.6–6203SFFort Bend County, TexasFindlay College PrepKansas20Rashad Vaughn6–6210SFMinneapolis, MinnesotaFindlay College PrepUNLV11Joel Berry II6–0195PGApopka, FloridaLake Highland Preparatory SchoolNorth Carolina24Reid Travis6–8238PFMinneapolis, MinnesotaDeLaSalle High School (Minneapolis)Stanford3Tyler Ulis5–10150PGChicago Heights, IllinoisMarian Catholic High School (Illinois)Kentucky1Grayson Allen6–4200SGJacksonville, FloridaProvidence SchoolDuke2Devin Booker6–6205SGMoss Point, MississippiMoss Point High SchoolKentucky40Thomas Welsh7–0255CRedondo Beach, CaliforniaLoyola High SchoolUCLA left horizontal 180 20140402 MCDAAG Jahlil Okafor dunk.JPG Jahlil Okafor 20140402 MCDAAG Emmanuel Mudiay tomahawk dunk (2).JPG Emmanuel Mudiay 20140402 MCDAAG Stanley Johnson dunk (2).JPG Stanley Johnson 20140402 MCDAAG Grayson Allen dunk (2).JPG Grayson Allen left horizontal 180 20140402 MCDAAG Trey Lyles driving.JPG Trey Lyles 20140402 MCDAAG Kelly Oubre tomahawk dunk (1).JPG Kelly Oubre Jr. 20140402 MCDAAG Thomas Welsh at the rim.JPG Thomas Welsh 20140402 MCDAAG Joel Berry dribbling in traffic.JPG Joel Berry II left horizontal 180 20140402 MCDAAG Rashad Vaughn fights for position.JPG Rashad Vaughn 20140402 MCDAAG Devin Booker.JPG Devin Booker 20140402 MCDAAG Tyler Ulis pass.JPG Tyler Ulis 20140402 MCDAAG Reid Travis J over Karl Towns.JPG Reid Travis Coaches Frank Allocco (West Head Coach) Brian Sullivan (West Assistant Coach) Mark Noack (West Assistant Coach) Lou Wilson (East Head Coach) Dale DeBerry (East Assistant Coach) Hank Lloyd (East Assistant Coach) Results The West defeated the East by a 105–102 score. Okafor and Justin Jackson earned co-MVP of the game after posting 17 points and 7 rebounds and 23 points and 5 rebounds, for their respective West and East teams.http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/03/jahlil-okafor-west-team-outlasts-east-in-mcdonalds-all-america-game/ Jahlil Okafor, West team outlast East in McDonald's All-America Game April 3, 2014 April 3, 2014 NBC Sports Johnson, Raphiellehttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10719865/mcdonald-all-american-game-showcases-jahlil-okafor-emmanuel-mudiay-justin-jackson Co-MVP Jahlil Okafor leads West April 3, 2014 April 3, 2014 ESPN Associated Press #eee April 2, 2014 United Center, Chicago, IL 08:30 East 102 West 105 51–50 51–55 boxscore Justin Jackson 23 Cliff Alexander/Kevon Looney 11 Tyus Jones 10 Jahlil Okafor 17 Trey Lyles 8 Emmanuel Mudiay 6 Kenneth Moreland, Bryce Cann, Mark Maslona ESPN Notes 33em External links http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com Category:2013–14 in American basketball 2014 Category:2014 in sports in Illinois Category:April 2014 sports events in the United States Category:Basketball in Illinois