2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Jahlil Okafor (black uniform) and Justin Jackson (red uniform) being honored as co-MVPs | |||||||||||||
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Date | April 2, 2014 9:30 PM ET | ||||||||||||
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Venue | United Center, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
MVP | Jahlil Okafor, Justin Jackson | ||||||||||||
Referees | Kenneth Moreland, Bryce Cann, Mark Maslona | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 17,116[1] | ||||||||||||
Halftime show | DJ R-Tistic | ||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||
Announcers | Carter Blackburn, Jalen Rose, Jay Williams, & Quint Kessenich | ||||||||||||
McDonald's All-American | |||||||||||||
The 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game that was played on April 2, 2014 at the United Center in Chicago, home of the Chicago Bulls. It was the 37th annual McDonald's All-American Game for high school boys. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited blue chip boys high school basketball players graduating in 2014. Chicago, which became the first city to host the game in back-to-back years in 2012,[2] will continue to host the game annually at least until 2015.[3] The rosters for the game were announced at 6:00 PM ET on January 29 on ESPNU.[4] At the time of the announcement 22 of the 24 players had committed to Division I basketball programs.[5] Duke and Kentucky led the field with four commits each.[6] One of the game's major storylines was that local big men Jahlil Okafor (McDonald's Morgan Wootten Player of the Year) and Cliff Alexander (Naismith Player of the Year) opposed each other.[7]
Rosters
[edit]The 2014–15 Duke Blue Devils (Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow, Okafor, and Grayson Allen) and 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats (Karl-Anthony Towns, Trey Lyles, Tyler Ulis, and Devin Booker) shared the lead among committed players at the time of the original roster announcement on January 29.[5] Three hometown players (Okafor, Alexander and Tyler Ulis) were selected for the game. Texas led the way with five natives (Myles Turner, Emmanuel Mudiay, Justin Jackson, Justise Winslow, and Kelly Oubre Jr.).[5][6] Rashad Vaughn committed to UNLV on February 11, but Turner remained uncommitted at the time of the game.[8] He committed to Texas 4 weeks after the game on April 30.[9]
8 days before the game, Okafor was recognized as the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year.[10] 2 days before the game, Grayson Allen won the slam dunk contest, James Blackmon, Jr. won the three-point contest and Tyus Jones won the skills competition.[11]
East Roster
[edit]West Roster
[edit]Coaches
[edit]Frank Allocco (West Head Coach) Brian Sullivan (West Assistant Coach) Mark Noack (West Assistant Coach)
Lou Wilson (East Head Coach) Dale DeBerry (East Assistant Coach) Hank Lloyd (East Assistant Coach)
Results
[edit]The West defeated the East by a 105–102 score.[1] Okafor and Justin Jackson earned co-MVP of the game after posting 17 points and 7 rebounds and 23 points and 5 rebounds, for their respective West and East teams.[12][13]
April 2, 2014 08:30 |
East | 102–105 | West |
Scoring by half: 51–50, 51–55 | ||
Pts: Justin Jackson 23 Rebs: Cliff Alexander/Kevon Looney 11 Asts: Tyus Jones 10 | Pts: Jahlil Okafor 17 Rebs: Trey Lyles 8 Asts: Emmanuel Mudiay 6 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics" (PDF). McDonald's All-American. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ "Chicago to Host McDonald's All-American Again in 2012". SLAM Magazine. October 24, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ Jordan, Jason (October 24, 2012). "McDonald's All American Games to stay in Chicago". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ "McDonald's Announces Player Nominations, Ticket Sales For 2014 McDonald's All American Games: Tickets available January 11; Final Team rosters unveiled January 29". MarketWatch. PR Newswire. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ a b c Borzello, Jeff (January 29, 2013). "Players announced for McDonald's All-American Game". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "Final Rosters Unveiled For The 2014 McDonald's All American Games: 48 Players Join the Ranks of Basketball's Elite with Selection to 2014 Team". PR Newswire. January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ Finkelstein, Adam (January 30, 2013). "Jahlil Okafor tops McDonald's West". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ Rankin, Reggie (February 11, 2014). "Rashad Vaughn commits to UNLV". ESPN. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ Biancardi, Paul (April 30, 2014). "Myles Turner chooses Texas". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ Helfgot, Mike (March 25, 2014). "Young's Okafor named national player of year". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ Helfgot, Mike (March 31, 2014). "Alexander on Kansas: 'I wouldn't mind staying two years'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ Johnson, Raphielle (April 3, 2014). "Jahlil Okafor, West team outlast East in McDonald's All-America Game". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ "Co-MVP Jahlil Okafor leads West". ESPN. Associated Press. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
External links
[edit]Media related to 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website