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2004 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

{{Short description|American high school basketball game}}

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{{infobox basketball game

| name = 2004 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

| visitor = East

| home = West

| visitor_total = 126

| home_total = 96

| date = March 31, 2004

| referee = 1
2
3

| arena = Ford Center

| city = Oklahoma City, OK

| attendance = 14,402

| mvp = Dwight Howard,
J.R. Smith

| network = ESPN

| series = McDonald's All-American

| previous = 2003

| next = 2005

}}

The 2004 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the future home of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder (then the Seattle SuperSonics). The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2004. The game was the 27th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.

Proceeds from the 2004 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Oklahoma and its Ronald McDonald House program.

2004 game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. In the game's first appearance in the state of Oklahoma, the 14,424 in attendance were treated to a high scoring affair which featured seven NBA first round draft picks.

The East broke out to an early lead with their impressive inside-outside game. Five East Team players scored in double figures, led by J.R. Smith's game high 25 points. J.R. excited the crowd on numerous occasions with his high flying dunks and long distance jumpers. The East also saw a solid contribution from Dwight Howard, who amassed 19 points and eight rebounds. J.R. and Dwight shared the John R. Wooden Most Valuable Player Award. The East controlled the second half of the game, en route to their 126-96 victory.

Other key contributors for the East included, power forward Al Jefferson, who recorded 16 points and 11

rebounds, and swingman Rudy Gay, who put up 10 points and four assists. Point guard Sebastian Telfair, dished out a game-high 11 assists and Rajon Rondo, had 14 points and four assists.

The West Team had several outstanding players who shared the spotlight. DeMarcus Nelson led the West with 22 points and five rebounds. High school teammates from Detroit, Joe Crawford and Malik Hairston contributed 15 and 11 points respectively, while {{cvt|6|ft|11|in}} center Robert Swift added 10 points and five rebounds.

=East roster=

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class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!No.

!Name

!Height

!Weight

!Position

!Hometown

!High school

!College of Choice

1Corey Brewer6-8187FPortland, TN, U.S.PortlandFlorida
2J. R. Smith6-6220G / FNewark, NJ, U.S.St. Benedict's Prep SchoolNorth Carolina (Did Not Attend)
3D.J. White6-9230FTuscaloosa, AL, U.S.HillcrestIndiana
4Rajon Rondo6-2175GMouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.Oak Hill AcademyKentucky
12Dwight Howard6-10225CAtlanta, GA, U.S.Southwest Atlanta Christian AcademyDid Not Attend
21Randolph Morris7-0270F / CFairburn, GA, U.S.Landmark Christian SchoolKentucky
22Rudy Gay6-9215G / FSevern, MD, U.S.Archbishop SpaldingConnecticut
25Al Jefferson6-10265F / CPrentiss, MS, U.S.PrentissArkansas (Did Not Attend)
31Sebastian Telfair6-0165GBrooklyn, NY, U.S.LincolnLouisville (Did Not Attend)
35Darius Washington, Jr.6-2180GOrlando, FL, U.S.EdgewaterMemphis
40Mike Williams6-9230FCamden, AL, U.S.Wilcox CentralTexas
42Josh Smith6-9215FPowder Springs, GA, U.S.Oak Hill AcademyIndiana (Did Not Attend)

=West roster=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!No.

!Name

!Height

!Weight

!Position

!Hometown

!High school

!College of Choice

1Jordan Farmar6-2170GWoodland Hills, CA, U.S.TaftUCLA
2Malik Hairston6-6200GDetroit, MI, U.S.RenaissanceOregon
4Arron Afflalo6-5200GCompton, CA, U.S.CentennialUCLA
12LaMarcus Aldridge7-0235FSeagoville, TX, U.S.SeagovilleTexas
14Shaun Livingston6-7175GPeoria, IL, U.S.Peoria CentralDuke (Did Not Attend)
15Jawann McClellan6-5205GHouston, TX, U.S.Charles H. MilbyArizona
20DeMarcus Nelson6-4210GSacramento, CA, U.S.SheldonDuke
21Marvin Williams, Jr.6-9220FBremerton, WA, U.S.BremertonNorth Carolina
22Daniel Gibson6-3205GHouston, TX, U.S.JonesTexas
31Robert Swift6-11245CBakersfield, CA, U.S.BakersfieldUSC (Did Not Attend)
32Joe Crawford6-4210GDetroit, MI, U.S.RenaissanceKentucky
34Glen Davis6-8325FBaton Rouge, LA, U.S.University Lab SchoolLSU

=Coaches=

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

= Boxscore =

== Visitors: East ==

class="wikitable sortable"
##

! Player

! FGM/A

! 3PM/A

! FTM/A

! Points

! Off Reb

! Def Reb

! Tot Reb

! PF

! Ast

! TO

! BS

! ST

! Min

1Brewer, Corey0-00-01-211341240115
2*Smith, J.R.10-165-110-0251341520220
3White, D.J.1-30-05-672351112017
4Rondo, Rajon7-100-10-0141340430215
12*Howard, Dwight9-131-20-1193582120016
21Morris, Randolph3-40-02-381231011218
22*Gay, Rudy4-72-40-0101230402015
25*Jefferson, Al8-120-00-11656111112116
31*Telfair, Sebastian1-20-00-0203351140120
35Washington, Darius4-101-30-090111370215
40Williams, Mike2-31-23-480442120014
42Smith, Josh3-71-30-070444011119
TEAM11
Totals52-8711-2611-17126163955193328812200

== Home: West ==

class="wikitable sortable"
##

! Player

! FGM/A

! 3PM/A

! FTM/A

! Points

! Off Reb

! Def Reb

! Tot Reb

! PF

! Ast

! TO

! BS

! ST

! Min

1Farmer, Jordan3-60-20-060112340719
2*Hairston, Malik5-101-40-0113031300122
4*Afflalo, Arron1-70-61-232241140117
12Aldridge, LaMarcus2-40-01-250112001211
14*Livingston, Shaun0-40-01-210110320215
15McClellan, Jawann0-60-23-431121030216
20Nelson, DeMarcus9-150-34-6223252220214
21*Williams, Marvin1-61-20-031010000017
22Gibson, Daniel3-82-60-080110200116
31*Swift, Robert4-70-02-6103254031019
32Crawford, Joe6-121-12-4151450100217
34Davis, Glen4-90-11-295491110217
TEAM336
Totals38-945-2715-2896222244141619222200

(* = Starting Line-up)

All-American Week

= Schedule =

  • Monday, March 29: Powerade JamFest
  • Slam Dunk Contest
  • Three-Point Shoot-out
  • Wednesday, March 31: 27th Annual Boys All-American Game

The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989.

= Contest winners =

  • The 2004 Powerade Slam Dunk contest was won by a member of the women's team, Candace Parker. This was only the second time a woman has participated in the slam dunk competition, and the first time a woman won the contest.

References

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External links

  • [http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com McDonald's All-American on the web]

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