2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
	Michael Porter Jr. earned the Most Valuable Player award.
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Date	March 29, 2017
Venue	United Center, Chicago, Illinois
MVP	Michael Porter Jr.
Network	ESPN
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The 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game that was played on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters features the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2017. The game is the 40th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1977.

The 24 players are selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They are chosen not only for their on-court skills but for their performances off the court as well.

Rosters

When the rosters were announced on January 15, 2017, Kentucky had four selectees, while Duke and UCLA both had two. On the eve of the game, March 28, 2017, six players remained undecided.^[1] Of these six, four would choose their school within the next two months—Mo Bamba committed to Texas under coach Shaka Smart, Brandon McCoy elected to play for UNLV, Trevon Duval chose Duke, and Kevin Knox decided to join Kentucky.^[2]

Michael Porter Jr. earned the MVP award after leading his Team West to a close win with 17 points. Originally committed to the University of Washington, he decommitted after the firing of head coach Lorenzo Romar and instead chose to represent his home state by playing for the University of Missouri.^[3]

Team East

ESPN 100 Rank	Name	Height (ft-in)	Weight (lb)	Position	Hometown	High school	College choice
5	Mo Bamba	7-0	215	C/PF	Harlem, New York	Westtown School	Texas^^~
3	Wendell Carter Jr.	6-10	262	PF/C	Atlanta, Georgia	Pace Academy	Duke
4	Trevon Duval	6-2	175	PG	Queens, New York	IMG Academy	Duke^^~
22	Quade Green	6-0	170	PG	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Neumann Goretti High School	Kentucky
7	Kevin Knox	6-9	205	SF	Tampa, Florida	Tampa Catholic High School	Kentucky^^~
11	Nick Richards	6-11	220	C	Elizabeth, New Jersey	St. Patrick High School	Kentucky
9	Mitchell Robinson	7-1	230	C	Chalmette, Louisiana	Chalmette High School	Western Kentucky†
10	Collin Sexton	6-2	182	SG	Mableton, Georgia	Pebblebrook High School	Alabama
18	Lonnie Walker IV	6-5	210	PG/SG	Reading, Pennsylvania	Reading Senior High School	Miami
14	P. J. Washington	6-8	230	SF/PF	Dallas, Texas	Findlay Prep	Kentucky
13	Kris Wilkes	6-8	168	SF/PF	Indianapolis, Indiana	North Central High School	UCLA
23	Jarred Vanderbilt	6-9	213	SF	Houston, Texas	Victory Prep School	Kentucky

† On September 17, Robinson left Western Kentucky announcing he will prepare for the NBA and will not play college basketball.^[4]

Team West

ESPN 100 Rank	Name	Height (ft-in)	Weight (lb)	Position	Hometown	High school	College choice
2	Deandre Ayton	7-0	235	C	Nassau, Bahamas	Hillcrest Prep	Arizona
12	Brian Bowen	6-7	212	SF/PF	LaPorte, Indiana	La Lumiere School	Louisville‡
17	Troy Brown Jr.	6-7	205	SF/PF	Las Vegas, Nevada	Centennial High School	Oregon
26	Jaylen Hands	6-3	170	PG	El Cajon, California	Foothills Christian School	UCLA
16	Jaren Jackson Jr.	6-11	235	PF/C	LaPorte, Indiana	La Lumiere School	Michigan State
6	Brandon McCoy	7-0	245	C	San Diego, California	Cathedral Catholic High School	UNLV^^~
30	Charles O'Bannon Jr.	6-6	200	SF	Las Vegas, Nevada	Bishop Gorman High School	USC
1	Michael Porter Jr.	6-10	210	SF	Columbia, Missouri	Nathan Hale High School	Missouri
20	Billy Preston	6-9	220	PF	Santa Ana, California	Oak Hill Academy	Kansas
8	Gary Trent Jr.	6-5	190	SG	Napa, California	Prolific Prep Academy	Duke
19	M. J. Walker	6-5	207	SG	Jonesboro, Georgia	Jonesboro High School	Florida State^^~
15	Trae Young	6-2	176	PG	Norman, Oklahoma	Norman North High School	Oklahoma^

‡ As of 1 October 2017^[update], Bowen is suspended and not allowed to participate in team activities, although he is still listed on the team's roster and is reportedly still enrolled as a student.^[5]

^undecided at the time of roster selection^[2]

^~undecided at game time^[1]

Reference^[6]

Box Score

ESPN

March 29, 2017
09:00 pm ET

Box Score

East	107–109	West
Scoring by half: 56–51, 50–59
Pts: Bamba (17) Rebs: Vanderbilt (6) Asts: Sexton (7)		Pts: Porter Jr. (17) Rebs: Ayton (11) Asts: Young (5)

United Center, Chicago, IL
Referees: Mark Witzke, Patrick Rock, Tariq Lucas

References

^ ^a ^b Silverman, Steve (March 28, 2017). "McDonald's All-American Game 2017: Roster, Schedule and Prospects to Watch". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Borzello, Jeff (January 15, 2017). "Pac-12 recruits highlight lineup for McDonald's All American". ESPN. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
^ "5-Star Recruit Michael Porter Jr. Commits to Missouri After Leaving Washington".
^ "Five-star big man Mitchell Robinson will bypass college, begin training for 2018 NBA Draft". ScoutHoops.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
^ "Brian Bowen still on University of Louisville campus, interim coach David Padgett says".
^ "2017 McDonald's All-American Game boys rosters announced". maxpreps. January 15, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

[MAG2-1] Silverman, Steve (March 28, 2017). "McDonald's All-American Game 2017: Roster, Schedule and Prospects to Watch". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 21, 2017.

[PrhlfMAA-2] Borzello, Jeff (January 15, 2017). "Pac-12 recruits highlight lineup for McDonald's All American". ESPN. Retrieved April 21, 2017.

[3] "5-Star Recruit Michael Porter Jr. Commits to Missouri After Leaving Washington".

[4] "Five-star big man Mitchell Robinson will bypass college, begin training for 2018 NBA Draft". ScoutHoops.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

[5] "Brian Bowen still on University of Louisville campus, interim coach David Padgett says".

[6] "2017 McDonald's All-American Game boys rosters announced". maxpreps. January 15, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

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