2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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| Date | April 1, 2009 | ||||||||||||
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| Arena | BankUnited Center | ||||||||||||
| City | Coral Gables, Florida | ||||||||||||
| MVP/MOP | Derrick Favors | ||||||||||||
| Officials |
Carl Bullard Freddie Williams Frank Raposo | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 5,981 | ||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||
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The 2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida, home of the University of Miami Hurricanes. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2009. The game was the 32nd annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.
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 2009 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of South Florida and its Ronald McDonald House program.[1]
2009 Game
The 2009 game was held at the BankUnited Center on the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus. The game was played on April 1, 2009 and was nationally televised on ESPN.[2] The All American Boys treated nearly 6,000 fans to one of the best All American Games in recent history. The high scoring, back-and-forth game kept everyone on the edge of their seats. It wasn’t until Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Derrick Favors (Georgia Tech) slammed home an alley oop pass from Lance Stephenson, with just 40 seconds remaining, that the East Team felt in control.
Top contributors to the East victory were John R. Wooden MVP Award winner Derrick Favors, with 19 points and eight rebounds, and Dante Taylor (Pittsburgh), with 15 points and six rebounds. Lance Stephenson added a solid performance that consisted of 12 points, four rebounds, six assists and three steals. Peyton Siva (Louisville) put his name in the record books, as he compiled nine assists.
The West Team used a balanced offensive attack that resulted with six players scoring in double figures. Keith Gallon (Oklahoma) was the top performer for the West Squad in both points (20) and rebounds (7), while Naismith Sportsmanship Award winner Avery Bradley, Jr. (Texas) tallied 15 points and six rebounds. John Henson (North Carolina) shot an incredible 70% from the field, which led to 14 points.
The East Team came back from an eight-point halftime deficit, due in large part to strong second half shooting (60%) and a 19-point advantage from their bench players. The 113-110 victory increases the East’s lead to 18-14 in the overall series.
2009 West Roster
2009 East Roster
- ↑ Oriakhi left Connecticut after his junior season of 2011–12, once the NCAA announced that UConn would be barred from the 2013 NCAA tournament due to academic sanctions. Since the postseason ban covered his final season of eligibility, he was allowed to transfer to another Division I school without sitting out a season, and played his final college season of 2012–13 at Missouri.
Coaches
The West team was coached by:
- Head Coach Pat Clatchey of Mount St. Joseph High School (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Asst Coach Brett Davis (coach)
- Asst Coach Doug Nicholas
The East team was coached by:
- Co-Head Coach Darryl Burrows of Dillard High School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
- Co-Head Coach Mark Lieberman of Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Miami Gardens, Florida)
- Asst Coach Derek Heard
Boxscore
Visitors: West
| ## | Player | FGM/A | 3PM/A | FTM/A | Points | Off Reb | Def Reb | Tot Reb | PF | Ast | TO | BS | ST | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | *Renardo Sidney | 5/14 | 1/ 3 | 0/ 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | *Abdul Gaddy Jr. | 3/ 9 | 0/ 3 | 0/ 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | *Avery Bradley Jr. | 6/10 | 1/ 2 | 2/ 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | *Xavier Henry | 5/11 | 3/ 6 | 1/ 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 22 | *John Henson | 7/10 | 0/ 0 | 0/ 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Tommy Mason-Griffin | 2/11 | 1/ 6 | 0/ 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | David Wear | 0/ 2 | 0/ 1 | 0/ 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 21 | Michael Snaer | 6/ 9 | 0/ 2 | 1/ 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 24 | Travis Wear | 3/ 5 | 0/ 0 | 0/ 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 31 | Keith Gallon | 8/11 | 1/ 1 | 3/ 3 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 32 | Mason Plumlee | 3/ 8 | 0/ 2 | 0/ 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 33 | Wally Judge | |||||||||||||
| Team | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
| TOTALS | 48/100 | 7/26 | 7/13 | 110 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 200 |
Home: East
| ## | Player | FGM/A | 3PM/A | FTM/A | Points | Off Reb | Def Reb | Tot Reb | PF | Ast | TO | BS | ST | Min |
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| 1 | *Lance Stephenson | 6/11 | 0/ 2 | 0/ 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | *Maalik Wayns | 2/ 6 | 0/ 1 | 1/ 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | *Ryan Kelly | 3/ 6 | 0/ 1 | 0/ 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | *Dexter Strickland | 0/ 4 | 0/ 2 | 2/ 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | *Derrick Favors | 9/13 | 0/ 0 | 1/ 3 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Dante Taylor | 6/11 | 0/ 0 | 3/ 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Kenny Boynton Jr. | 4/11 | 0/ 4 | 2/ 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | DeMarcus Cousins | 6/ 9 | 1/ 2 | 1/ 4 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 24 | Milton Jennings | 2/ 3 | 0/ 0 | 0/ 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 30 | Peyton Siva | 3/ 5 | 0/ 1 | 0/ 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 32 | Dominic Cheek | 6/ 8 | 2/ 2 | 1/ 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 33 | Alex Oriakhi | 1/ 3 | 0/ 0 | 3/ 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Team | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| TOTALS | 48/90 | 3/15 | 14/28 | 113 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 200 |
(* = Starting Line-up)
All-American Week
Schedule
- Tuesday, March 31: Powerade Jamfest
- Slam Dunk Contest
- Three-Point Shoot-out
- Timed Basketball Skills Competition
- Wednesday, April 1: 32nd 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. This year, for the first time, a timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events.
Contest Winners
- The 2009 Powerade Slam Dunk contest was won by Avery Bradley Jr.[3]
- Ryan Kelly was winner of the 2009 3-point shoot-out.[3]
- The inaugural winner of the basketball skills competition was Dante Taylor.[3]
See also
2009 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
References
- ↑ Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 2009 Game date/location
- 1 2 3 "Home :: McDonald's All American(R) Games – A Basketball Rite of Passage (TM)" (PDF). Mcdonaldsallamerican.com. Retrieved 2013-03-13.