This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the McDonald’s All American High School Boys Basketball Game and the sixth annual Girls Game.
THE 2007 GAMES:
The 2007 McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Games will be held Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. The boys Game will tip-off at 8:00 p.m. EST and will air live on ESPN. The Girls Game begins at 5:30 p.m. EST and will broadcast live on ESPNU.
HIGH SCHOOL’S VERSION OF THE “DREAM TEAM”:
McDonald’s All American® Alumni include former and current NBA stars such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, and current college stand-outs such as Greg Oden (Ohio State), Kevin Durant (Texas), Tina Charles (Connecticut) and Ivory Latta (North Carolina).
More than 650 high school athletes have been named to the McDonald’s All American Team. From that alumni class, more than 97 percent have played college basketball for Division I programs and more than 100 currently compete in the NBA.
For the sixth year, 24 high school senior girl basketball players will be selected to play in the 2007 Girls Game - and based on past performances, women’s basketball is getting the same caliber of players.
SELECTING THE TEAM:
A selection committee of prominent high school coaches, prep scouts and media from across the country choose the nation’s top graduating high school boys and girls basketball players from a pool of approximately 2,500 seniors. Morgan Wootten, who won more than 1,200 games as coach of DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville, MD), serves as chairman of the McDonald’s All American Selection Committee and legendary former UCLA coach, John Wooden, chairman of the McDonald’s All American Game, serves as an
advisor to the committee.
CHARITY:
This year, a portion of the proceeds from the 2007 Games will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) of
Kentuckiana. To date, more than $5 million has been donated to RMHC from proceeds generated at the McDonald’s All
American Games.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: ://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/
