2001 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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| Date | March 28, 2001 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | MVP Eddy Curry | | |||||||||||
| Referees | 1 2 3 | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 9,314 | ||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| McDonald's All-American | |||||||||||||
The 2001 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2001. The game was the 24th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.
2001 game
The game was telecast live by
first overall pick to be drafted out of high school. The others were Tyson Chandler (2nd overall), game MVP Eddy Curry (4th overall), DeSagana Diop (8th overall) and Ousmane Cisse
(46th overall pick, never played in the NBA).
East roster
| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Rashaad Carruth | 6-3 | 185 | G |
Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. | Oak Hill Academy |
Kentucky |
| 20 | James White | 6-7 | 180 | F |
Chatham, VA, U.S. | Hargrave Military Academy | Florida |
| 21 | Dajuan Wagner | 6-3 | 205 | G |
Camden, NJ, U.S. | Camden | Memphis |
| 24 | Julius Hodge | 6-5 | 185 | F |
The Bronx, NY, U.S. | St. Raymond | NC State |
| 25 | Maurice Williams | 6-2 | 180 | G |
Jackson, MS, U.S. | Murrah | Alabama |
| 30 | Chris Thomas | 6-1 | 165 | G |
Indianapolis, IN , U.S. |
Pike | Notre Dame |
| 42 | Ousmane Cisse | 6-9 | 250 | F |
Montgomery, AL, U.S.[5] | St. Jude | Undecided (Did not attend) |
| 44 | Carlos Hurt | 6-1 | 180 | G |
Louisville, KY, U.S. | Moore |
Louisville |
| 45 | Anthony Richardson | 6-7 | 190 | F |
Raleigh, NC, U.S. | Leesville Road | Florida State |
| 50 | DeSagana Diop | 7-0 | 310 | C | Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.[6] | Oak Hill Academy |
Undecided (Did not attend) |
| 54 | Kwame Brown | 6-11 | 240 | F |
Brunswick, GA, U.S. | Glynn Academy | Florida (Did not attend) |
| 55 | David Harrison | 7-0 | 240 | C | Brentwood, TN, U.S. | Brentwood Academy | Undecided Committed later to Colorado. |
West roster
| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Daniel Ewing | 6-4 | 180 | G |
Houston, TX , U.S. |
Willowridge | Duke |
| 5 | Terrance Ford | 6-0 | 170 | G |
Houston, TX , U.S. |
Willowridge | Texas |
| 11 | Aaron Miles | 6-3 | 185 | G |
Portland, OR, U.S. | Jefferson | Kansas |
| 15 | David Lee | 6-8 | 220 | F |
St. Louis, MO , U.S. |
Chaminade | Florida |
| 20 | Kelvin Torbert | 6-4 | 200 | G |
Flint, MI, U.S. | Northwestern | Michigan State |
| 21 | Cedric Bozeman | 6-6 | 190 | G |
Santa Ana, CA, U.S. | Mater Dei | UCLA |
| 22 | Josh Childress | 6-6 | 190 | G |
Lakewood, CA, U.S. | Mayfair | Stanford |
| 25 | Wayne Simien | 6-8 | 245 | F |
Leavenworth, KS, U.S. | Leavenworth | Kansas |
| 31 | Jawad Williams | 6-7 | 185 | F |
Lakewood, OH, U.S. | St. Edward | North Carolina |
| 32 | Tyson Chandler | 7-0 | 230 | C | Compton, CA, U.S. | Dominguez | Undecided (Did not attend) |
| 44 | Rick Rickert | 6-10 | 210 | F |
Duluth, MN, U.S. | East |
Minnesota |
| 52 | Eddy Curry | 6-11 | 290 | C | South Holland, IL, U.S. | Thornwood | DePaul (Did not attend) |
Coaches
The East team was coached by:
- Head Coach Jerry Faulkner of Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Asst Coach Donay Fullwood of Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Asst Coach Howard West of Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte, North Carolina)
The West team was coached by:
- Head Coach Robert Hughes of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fort Worth, Texas)
- Asst Coach Leandros Rambo of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fort Worth, Texas)
- Asst Coach Charles Hickman of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fort Worth, Texas)
All-American Week
Contest winners
- The 2001 Slam Dunk contest was won by David Lee.
- The 2001 3-point shoot-out was won by Maurice Williams.
References
- ^ "A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 2001 game and rosters at page 81.
- ^ a b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018. 2001 roster at page 9.
- ^ a b "2001 McDonald's All American Team(R) Announced". PRNewswire. February 26, 2001.
- ^ Born in Bamako, Mali.
- ^ Born in Dakar, Senegal.