The 2013 McDonald's All-American Girls Game is an All-star basketball game that was played on April 3, 2013 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 girls graduating in 2013. The game is the 12th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.
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| Date | April 3, 2013 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | United Center, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Mercedes Russell | ||||||||||||
| Referees | Jodie Duffe Michelle Gosa Denita Lee-Johnson | ||||||||||||
| Network | ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| McDonald's All-American | |||||||||||||
2013 Game
editThe West team started strong, opening up an eleven-point lead early at 17–6. The game was roughly even from then until halftime, when the West led by ten points. Neither team shot well, with the East hitting just over 30% of their shots, and the West hitting 36%. However, the better shooting percentage and a rebounding edge by the West team, coupled with 21 turnovers by the East team, resulted in a large margin of victory by the West team, with a final score of 92–64. The West's Mercedes Russell had a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, which helped her win the Award for Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.[1]
2013 East Roster
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| Name | Height | Position | High School | Hometown | College Choice |
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| Lindsay Allen | 5-8 | G | St. John’s College, DC | Washington, DC | Notre Dame |
| Lexie Brown | 5-9 | G | North Gwinnett | Suwanee, GA | Maryland |
| Alaina Coates | 6-4 | C | Dutch Fork | Irmo, SC | South Carolina |
| Nia Coffey | 6-1 | F | Hopkins | Minneapolis, MN | Northwestern |
| Kaela Davis | 6-2 | G | Buford | Buford, GA | Georgia Tech |
| Diamond DeShields | 6-2 | G | Norcross | Norcross, GA | North Carolina |
| Makayla Epps | 5-8 | G | Marion County | Lebanon, KY | Kentucky |
| Kai James | 6-4 | C | Dwyer | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Florida State |
| Stephanie Mavunga | 6-2 | F | Brownsburg | Brownsburg, IN | North Carolina |
| Taya Reimer | 6-2 | F | Hamilton Southeastern | Indianapolis, IN | Notre Dame |
| Ieshia Small | 6-0 | G | Florida High | Tallahassee, FL | Baylor |
| Ronni Williams | 6-0 | F | Atlantic | Port Orange, FL | Florida |
2013 West Roster
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| Name | Height | Position | High School | Hometown | College Choice |
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| Oderah Chidom | 6-3 | F | Bishop O'Dowd | Oakland, CA | Duke |
| Kendall Cooper | 6-3 | C | St. Anthony | Carson, CA | Duke |
| Rebekah Dahlman | 5-9 | G | Braham | Braham, MN | Vanderbilt |
| Rebecca Greenwell | 6-1 | G | Owensboro Catholic | Owensboro, KY | Duke |
| Linnae Harper | 5-6 | G | Whitney Young | Chicago, IL | Kentucky |
| Kailee Johnson | 6-3 | F | Central Catholic | Portland, OR | Stanford |
| Erica McCall | 6-3 | F | Ridgeview | Bakersfield, CA | Stanford |
| Kelsey Plum | 5-9 | G | La Jolla Country Day | Poway, CA | Washington |
| Jordan Reynolds | 6-1 | G | Central Catholic | Portland, OR | Tennessee |
| Mercedes Russell | 6-5 | C | Springfield | Springfield, OR | Tennessee |
| Tyler Scaife | 5-8 | G | Hall | Little Rock, AR | Rutgers |
| Jessica Washington | 5-8 | G | Jenks | Tulsa, OK | North Carolina |
Coaches
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The East team was coached by:
- Head Coach—Fred Priester of Oakton High School (Vienna, Virginia)
- Assistant coach—Krista Jay of Oakton High School (Vienna, Virginia)
- Assistant coach—Derek Fisher of Loudoun County High School (Leesburg, Virginia)
The West team was coached by:
- Head Coach - Anthony Smith of Bolingbrook High School (Bolingbrook, Illinois)
- Assistant coach - Willie Smith of Bolingbrook High School (Bolingbrook, Illinois)
- Assistant coach - Evan Bercot of Bolingbrook High School (Bolingbrook, Illinois)
All-American Week
editSchedule
edit- Monday, April 1: Powerade Jamfest
- Slam Dunk Contest
- Three-Point Shoot-out
- Timed Basketball Skills Competition
- Wednesday, April 3: 34th Annual Girls All-American Game
Contest Winners
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Powell, Kelvin. "West pounces on East in 12th Annual McDonald's All-American Game". FullCourt.com. Lee Michaelson. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "MEDIA RESOURCES". McDonald's. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.