2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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Date	March 30, 2011
Venue	United Center, Chicago, Illinois
MVP	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist; James Michael McAdoo
Referees	Don Olson ; Jerry Scherzinger ; Dave Cronin
Attendance	19,909
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Bob Wischusen (play–by–play) ; Stephen Bardo & ; Jay Williams (color commentators)
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The 2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game that was played on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 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 boys graduating in 2011. The game was the 34th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

2011 Game

The 2011 game was played at the Chicago Bulls' United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on March 30, 2011.^[1]

2011 West Roster

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#	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College choice
24	Khem Birch	6-9	210	F/C	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Notre Dame Preparatory School	Pittsburgh^{[n 1]}
21	Wayne Blackshear	6-5	205	G/F	Chicago, Illinois	Morgan Park High School	Louisville
32	Anthony Davis	6-10	220	F/C	Chicago, Illinois	Perspectives Charter School	Kentucky
22	Branden Dawson	6-5	220	G/F	Gary, Indiana	Lew Wallace High School	Michigan State
12	Myck Kabongo	6-1	170	G	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Findlay Prep	Texas
2	Le'Bryan Nash	6-7	230	F	Dallas, Texas	Lincoln High School	Oklahoma State
25	Austin Rivers	6-4	189	G	Winter Park, Florida	Winter Park High School	Duke
30	Marquis Teague	6-2	165	G	Indianapolis, Indiana	Pike High School	Kentucky
4	Adonis Thomas	6-7	210	G/F	Memphis, Tennessee	Melrose High School	Memphis
1	Amir Williams	6-10	220	C	Birmingham, Michigan	Detroit Country Day School	Ohio State
14	Kyle Wiltjer	6-10	221	F	Portland, Oregon	Jesuit High School	Kentucky^{[n 2]}
40	Cody Zeller	6-10	210	F	Washington, Indiana	Washington High School	Indiana

2011 East Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College choice
32	Bradley Beal	6-5	177	G	St. Louis, Missouri	Chaminade College Preparatory School	Florida
21	Chane Behanan	6-7	230	F	Bowling Green, Kentucky	Bowling Green High School	Louisville
22	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	6-5	190	G	Greenville, Georgia	Greenville High School	Georgia
5	Michael Carter-Williams	6-5	175	G	Hamilton, Massachusetts	St. Andrew's School	Syracuse
25	Rakeem Christmas	6-9	230	F	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Academy of the New Church	Syracuse
2	Quinn Cook	6-0	180	G	Hyattsville, Maryland	Oak Hill Academy	Duke
14	Michael Gilchrist	6-7	210	F	Somerdale, New Jersey	St. Patrick High School	Kentucky
15	P. J. Hairston	6-6	220	G/F	Greensboro, North Carolina	Hargrave Military Academy	North Carolina
44	James Michael McAdoo	6-8	210	F	Norfolk, Virginia	Norfolk Christian School	North Carolina
11	Johnny O'Bryant III	6-10	245	C	Cleveland, Mississippi	East Side High School	LSU
40	Marshall Plumlee	6-10	245	F/C	Warsaw, Indiana	Christ School	Duke
3	Shannon Scott	6-2	170	G	Alpharetta, Georgia	Milton High School	Ohio State

^ Birch transferred to UNLV midway through the 2011–12 season.
^ Wiltjer transferred to Gonzaga after the 2012–13 season.

Coaches

The West team was coached by:

Head Coach Gene Pingatore of St. Joseph High School (Westchester, IL)
Asst Coach Bill Riley of St. Joseph High School (Westchester, IL)
Asst Coach Daryl Thomas of St. Joseph High School (Westchester, IL)

The East team was coached by:

Head Coach Bob Cimmino of Mt. Vernon High School (Mt. Vernon, NY)
Asst Coach Brian Pritchett of Mt. Vernon High School (Mt. Vernon, NY)
Asst Coach Dwayne Murray of Mt. Vernon High School (Mt. Vernon, NY)

All-American Week

Schedule

Monday, March 28: Powerade Jamfest
- Slam Dunk Contest
- Three-Point Shoot-out
- Timed Basketball Skills Competition
Wednesday, March 30: 34th Annual Boys All-American Game

The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in three crowd-entertaining ways. The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989. A timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events in 2009.

Contest Winners

The 2011 Powerade Slam Dunk contest was won by LeBryan Nash.
The winner of the 2011 3-point shoot-out was Kyle Wiltjer.
The winner of the basketball skills competition was Michael Carter-Williams.

References

^ McDonald's All-American Games headed to Chicago
^ "2011 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team Boys Alphabetical Roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2012.

External links

McDonald's All-American on the web

[3] Birch transferred to UNLV midway through the 2011–12 season.

[4] Wiltjer transferred to Gonzaga after the 2012–13 season.

[1] McDonald's All-American Games headed to Chicago

[2] "2011 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team Boys Alphabetical Roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2012.

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