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2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

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{{infobox basketball game

| name = 2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

| visitor = East

| home = West

| visitor_total = 76

| home_total = 80

| visitor_per1 = 34

| visitor_per2 = 42

| home_per1 = 31

| home_per2 = 49

| date = March 29, 2006

| referee = Jody Carper
Rob Bryson
Linda Powell

| arena = Cox Arena

| city = San Diego, California

| attendance = 11,900

| mvp = Jayne Appel

| network = ESPN

| series = McDonald's All-American

| previous = 2005

| next = 2007

}}

The 2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at Cox Arena in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego State Aztecs. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2006. The game was the 5th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.

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 2006 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of San Diego and its Ronald McDonald House program.

2006 Game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. Fans swarmed San Diego State’s Cox Arena for the 2006 edition of the McDonald's All American Games. A sold out crowd of 11,900 was treated to a tightly contested first game, as the Girls game kicked off the action.

Morgan Wooten Player of the Year award recipient and East Team superstar Tina Charles (Connecticut) turned in a strong performance

with 12 points and nine rebounds. But the night’s star and John R. Wooden Most Valuable Player of the Game was the West Team’s Jayne Appel (Stanford) with 12 points, seven rebounds and a great all-around performance. Dymond Simon (Arizona State) added a great offensive performance with her game high 14 points, while Amanda Thompson (Oklahoma) led the way defensively with five blocked shots. The West Team was coached by Wade Vickery of Santana High School (Santee, CA) and the East Team was headed by coaching legend Leta Andrews of Granbury High School (Granbury, TX) who became the all-time winningest girls coach in 2006.

The 2006 edition of the Girls game went down to the wire and the 80-76 margin makes it the closest contest to date. After trailing at the half, the West team put together a strong second half performance to pull out another victory, as they led the series 4-1.

=2006 East Roster=

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

!#

!Name

!Height

!Weight (lbs.)

!Position

!Hometown

!High School

!College Choice

3Kaili McLaren6-3235FWashington, DC, U.S.Good CounselConnecticut
11Danielle Wilson6-3175CBay Shore, NY, U.S.St. John the BaptistBaylor
13Epiphanny Prince5-9155GBrooklyn, NY, U.S.BergtraumRutgers
15Bridgette Mitchell6-0170FTrenton, NJ, U.S.Peddie SchoolDuke
20Monica Wright5-11156GWoodbridge, VA, U.S.Forest ParkVirginia
21Porsha Phillips6-1155FStone Mountain, GA, U.S.RedanLSU
22Ashley Houts5-6140GTrenton, GA, U.S.Dade CountyGeorgia
24Amber White5-7160GCoatesville, PA, U.S.CoatesvilleNorth Carolina State
30Joy Cheek6-1180FCharlotte, NC, U.S.South MecklenburgDuke
31Tina Charles6-4185FJamaica, NY, U.S.Christ The KingConnecticut
42Amber Harris6-5170F/CIndianapolis, IN, U.S.Indianapolis North CentralPurdueAlthough Harris committed to Purdue, she never played there. She was released from her letter of intent, and transferred to Xavier. After sitting out the 2006–07 season, she played four seasons at Xavier, finishing her college career in 2011.
51Jessica Breland6-3160FKelford, NC, U.S.BertieNorth Carolina

=2006 West Roster=

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!#

!Name

!Height

!Weight (lbs.)

!Position

!Hometown

!High School

!College Choice

1Dymond Simon5-5125GAvondale, AZ, U.S.Phoenix St. Mary'sArizona State
3Jayne Appel6-4180F/CPleasant Hill, CA, U.S.CarondeletStanford
5Michelle Harrison6-2170FOrem, UT, U.S.Mountain ViewStanford
10Brittainey Raven6-0153GFort Worth, TX, U.S.North CrowleyTexas
12Jacki Gemelos6-0168FStockton, CA, U.S.Stockton St. Mary'sUSC
13Jordan Murphree6-0150FWeatherford, TX, U.S.BrockTexas Tech
21Amanda Thompson6-0165FChicago, IL, U.S.Whitney YoungOklahoma
22Allison Hightower5-11140GArlington, TX, U.S.SeguinLSU
24Dela Quese Jernigan6-0162FEast Chicago, IN, U.S.East ChicagoPurdue
30Adrian McGowen5-11190GGoodrich, TX, U.S.GoodrichTexas A&M
34Abi Olajuwon6-3200F/CSherman Oaks, CA, U.S.Marlborough SchoolOklahoma
55Morghan Medlock6-0170G/FHawthorne, CA, U.S.NarbonneUSC

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=Coaches=

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

= Boxscore =

== Visitors: East ==

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! ##

! Player

! FGM/A

! 3PM/A

! FTM/A

! Points

! Off Reb

! Def Reb

! Tot Reb

! PF

! Ast

! TO

! BS

! ST

! Min

20*Monica Wright5/102/ 31/ 2131230000821
22*Ashley Houts3/ 81/ 34/ 6110331340022
30*Joy Cheek1/ 50/ 11/ 233363241122
31*Tina Charles5/100/ 02/ 4122790131122
51*{{sortname|Jessica|Breland}}1/ 50/ 10/ 023251123214
3Kaili McLaren3/ 72/ 21/ 291232101011
11Danielle Wilson1/ 30/ 00/ 022021130015
13Epiphanny Prince1/ 40/ 10/ 021122110212
15Bridgette Mitchell1/ 80/ 11/ 231453300014
21Porsha Phillips3/ 70/ 01/ 272242202017
24Amber White3/ 70/ 04/ 4101122200118
42{{sortname|Amber|Harris}}1/ 50/ 00/ 421011013112
Team224
TOTALS28/795/1215/28762029491817181116200

== 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

3*Jayne Appel5/ 70/ 12/ 2121672012220
10*Brittainey Raven4/ 90/ 30/ 182352330021
13*Jordan Murphree0/ 40/ 31/ 212461480115
22*Allison Hightower3/ 92/ 51/ 293692222424
55*Morghan Medlock2/ 80/ 13/ 571341121114
1Dymond Simon5/122/ 42/ 2141011330123
5Michelle Harrison1/ 61/ 42/ 252022001115
21Amanda Thompson4/ 80/ 03/ 4114592415223
24Dela Quese Jernigan2/ 81/ 30/ 053473041115
30Adrian McGowen0/ 20/ 10/ 001230121015
34Abi Olajuwon3/ 80/ 02/ 282352110115
Team628
TOTALS29/816/2516/22802838661819271314200

(* = Starting Line-up)

All-American Week

= Schedule =

  • Monday, March 27: Powerade JamFest
  • Three-Point Shoot-out
  • Timed Basketball Skills Competition
  • Wednesday, March 29: 5th Annual Girls All-American Game

The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. Since the first All-American game in 2002, players have competed in a 3-point shooting challenge and a timed basketball skills competition.

= Contest Winners =

  • Allison Hightower was winner of the 2006 3-point shoot-out.
  • The skills competition was won by Michelle Harrison.

See also

References

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External links

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

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Category:2006 in American women's basketball

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