2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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Date | April 1, 2009 | ||||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's All-American | ||||||||||||
The 2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an
The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts.[
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.
2009 Game
The 2009 game was held at the
Prominent contributors to the East's victory included Derrick Favors, who earned the John R. Wooden MVP Award, tallying 19 points and eight rebounds, along with Dante Taylor of Pittsburgh, who recorded 15 points and six rebounds. Lance Stephenson delivered a performance with 12 points, four rebounds, six assists, and three steals, while Peyton Siva of Louisville facilitated the offense with nine assists.[2]
Conversely, the West Team executed a balanced offensive strategy, with six players reaching double figures in scoring. Keith Gallon of Oklahoma stood out as the primary performer for the West, leading in both points (20) and rebounds (7), followed by Avery Bradley Jr. of Texas, who contributed 15 points and six rebounds. John Henson of North Carolina showcased efficient shooting, shooting 70% from the field for 14 points.[2]
The East Team staged a comeback from an eight-point halftime deficit, fueled by a strong second-half shooting performance of 60% and a substantial 19-point contribution from their bench players. This hard-fought 113-110 victory extends the East's lead to 18-14 in the overall series.[2]
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 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 |
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1 | *Renardo Sidney | 5/14 | 1/ 3 | 0/ 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
3 | *Abdul Gaddy | 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
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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 | Did not play – injury
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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
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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.[citation needed] 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
- ^ [1] Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d 2009 Game date/location
- ^ a b c "Home :: McDonald's All American(R) Games – A Basketball Rite of Passage (TM)" (PDF). Mcdonaldsallamerican.com. Retrieved March 13, 2013.