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McDonald's® All American High School Basketball Games
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| On April 1 2009, the McDonald’s All American® Games will bring the top high school basketball talent in the nation to Miami, Fla. to raise money for an important cause. Forty-eight future NCAA, NBA and WNBA superstars will rely on years of practice and natural talent when they tip-off at the Bank United Center. |
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THE GAME:
This year marks the 32nd Anniversary of the McDonald’s All American High School Boys Basketball Game and the eighth annual Girls Game.
THE 2009 GAMES IN MIAMI:
The Boys Game will tip-off at 8:00 p.m. EST at the Bank United Center in Miami, Fla. The Girls Game begins at 5:30 p.m. EST
THE NATION’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS PREP TALENT:
McDonald’s All American Alumni include former and current NBA and WMBA stars such as Alonzo Mourning, Magic Johnson, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and top 2008 draft picks Derek Rose and Candace Parker. More than 740 prep athletes have been named to the McDonald’s All American Team. From that alumni class, more than 95 percent have played college basketball for Division I programs and more than 160 currently compete in the NBA.
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:
Each year a portion of the proceeds from the McDonald’s All American Games go to Ronald McDonald House Charities®.
McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN ADVISORY COUNCIL:
The 2008 Games marked the first year for the McDonald’s All American Advisory Council. This important group, consisting of former McDonald’s All Americans including Danny Ferry and Greg Oden, is led by Alonzo Mourning with the goal of continuing to shape the future of the Games while inspiring the top players of tomorrow to champion causes like Ronald McDonald House Charities. To do so, the Council drafted its “Three Point Mission”: |
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- Connect future basketball stars with veteran leaders who can play a positive role in their development as athletes
- Help athletes create a greater charitable legacy in their community through involvement with children’s charities
- Honor the nation’s best high school all star event by showcasing some of the greatest names from its past
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