2003 McDonald's All-American Game at Cleveland, OH

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Date:  March 26, 2003

Location:  Cleveland, OH (Gund Arena)

Attendance:  18,728

Score:   East 122-107

 

 

John R. Wooden Most Valuable Player:  LeBron James

Morgan Wootten Player of the Year:   LeBron James

Jack Daly Sportsmanship Award:  Chris Paul

Slam Dunk Champion:  LeBron James

3-Point Shootout Champion:   Michael Jones

Team Ball Champions:  Brian Butch & Erin Lawless

Rosters

Box Score

Nominees

One of the most talented groups in McDonald’s All American Game history put on a show at Cleveland’s Gund Arena.  Many of the record-setting crowd of 18,728 came to see local hero LeBron James play his last high school game in the state of Ohio.  Game MVP James didn’t disappoint, with a game-high 27 points while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out seven assists as the East defeated the West 122-107.  James and the East squad took control of the game early and never looked back.  Chris Paul had a game-high 10 assists and Charlie Villanueva (17 points) had some spectacular dunks for the East.  Shannon Brown scored 23 points and Leon Powe (15 points) had a game high 12 rebounds to pace the West.

Game highlights courtesy McDonald's

West Roster

Head Coach:  Gary Ernst, Mountain View (Mesa, AZ)

Assistant Coach:  Dennis McGowan, Mountain View (Mesa, AZ)

Administrative Assistant Coach:  Jason Palmer, Mountain View (Mesa, AZ)

#, Player, Pos, Ht

30 Aaron Brooks PG 6-0

5 Brandon Cotton PG 6-0

21  Shannon Brown PG 6-3

n/a Olu Famutimi SG 6-5

35 J.R. Giddens SG 6-6

22 Vakeaton Wafer SF 6-6

55 Leon Powe SF 6-8

34 Kris Humphries PF 6-9

44 Ndudi Ebi PF 6-9

42 Brian Butch C 6-11

n/a David Padgett C 6-11

43 Kendrick Perkins C 6-10

FG/FGA  Pts

2/8   5

0/5   1

9/17   23

Did not play

6/10   16

3/8   8

7/12   15

7/16   16

4/9    11

3/4    6

Did not play

3/5   6

High School (Hometown)

Franklin, WA (Seattle, WA)

St. Martin DePorres, MI (Detroit, MI)

Proviso East, IL (Maywood, IL)

Northwestern Edison, MI (Flint, MI)

John Marshall, OK (Oklahoma City, OK)

Heritage Christian, TX (Cleveland, TX)

Oakland Tech, CA (Oakland, CA)

Hopkins, MN (Minnetonka, MN)

Westbury Christian, TX (Houston, TX)

Appleton West, WI (Appleton, WI)

Reno, NV (Reno, NV)

Ozen, TX (Beaumont, TX)

College

Oregon

Michigan State

Michigan State

Arkansas

Kansas

Florida State

California

Duke

Arizona

Wisconsin

Kansas

Memphis

East Roster

Head Coach:  Ron Hecklinski, Anderson (Anderson, IN)

Assistant Coach:  Joe Nadaline, Anderson (Anderson, IN)

Administrative Assistant Coach:  Doug Mitchell, North Central (Indianapolis, IN)

#, Player, Pos, Ht

24 Andrew Lavender PG 5-7

3 Chris Paul PG 6-1

22 Mustafa Shakur SG 6-3

20 Michael Jones SG 6-5

30 Brandon Bass SF 6-8

32 LeBron James SF 6-8

n/a Luol Deng SF 6-8

1 Ivan Harris PF 6-7

25 Travis Outlaw PF 6-9

31 Charlie Villanueva PF 6-10

44 Jackie Butler C 6-10

54 James Lang C 6-10

FG/FGA  Pts

5/8   11

1/3   4

4/9   9

5/9   13

5/7   14

12/24   27

Did not play

1/3   2

5/7   10

7/12   17

0/4  0

7/8   15

High School (Hometown)

Brookhaven, OH (Columbus, OH)

West Forsyth, NC (Clemmons, NC)

Friends Central, PA (Philadelphia, PA)

Thayer Academy, MA (Braintree, MA) 

Capitol, LA (Baton Rouge, LA)

Vincent-St. Mary, OH (Akron, OH)

Blair Academy, NJ (Blairstown, NJ)

Oak Hill Acad, VA (Mouth of Wilson, VA)

Starkville, MS (Starkville, MS)

Blair Academy, NJ (Blairstown, NJ)

McComb, MS (McComb, MS)

Central Park Christian, AL (Birmingham, AL)

College

Oklahoma

Wake Forest

Arizona

Maryland

LSU

Undecided

Duke

Ohio State

Mississippi State

Illinois

Mississippi State

Undecided

CIF-San Diego Section Nominees (alphabetical by city)

Owen Olson, La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA)

Keith Spencer, Eastlake (Chula Vista, CA)

Louie Trujillo, Sweetwater (Chula Vista, CA)

Wai John Wai, La Jolla (CA)

Jake Wohlfeil, La Jolla (CA)

Jarrod Boswell, El Capitan (Lakeside CA) 

Mikel Watson, El Camino (Oceanside, CA)

Jared Dudley, Horizon (San Diego, CA)

Anthony Johnson, Horizon (San Diego, CA)

Alan Wiggins, Horizon (San Diego, CA)

Donald Barksdale, Lincoln (San Diego, CA)

Shaun Davis, Lincoln (San Diego, CA)

Dominic McGuire, Lincoln (San Diego, CA)

Atiba Riley, Patrick Henry (San Diego, CA)

Mohamed, Abukar, Rancho Bernardo (San Diego, CA)

Avi Fogel, Torrey Pines (San Diego, CA)

Josh Kramer, Torrey Pines (San Diego, CA)

Drew Spaventa, San Marcos (CA)

Jeremy Cross, Rancho Buena (Vista, CA)

Trei Turner, Rancho Buena (Vista, CA)

California Nominees (alphabetical by city)

Kevin Neveau, St. Joseph-Notre Dame (Alameda, CA)

Mark Lovein, Esperanza (Anaheim, CA)

Kelly Wesley, Deer Valley (Antioch, CA)

Anthony Esparza, Garces (Bakersfield, CA)

Zach Ryan, Garces (Bakersfield, CA)

Kyle Shiloh, Garces (Bakersfield, CA)

Sam Betty, Stockdale (Bakersfield CA)

Eric Lane, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA)

Kenny Taylor, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA)

Simon Knight, St. Mary's College (Berkeley, CA)

Omar Parham, St. Mary's College (Berkeley CA)

Evan Moore, Brea Olinda (Brea, CA)

John Pohlen, Brea Olinda (Brea, CA)

Brent Smith, Brea Olinda (Brea, CA)

Derek Rasp, Adolpho Camarillo (Camarillo, CA)

David Reichel, Adolpho Camarillo (Camarillo, CA)

Maurice Neal, Canoga Park (CA)

Ekene Ibekwe, Carson (CA)

Joe Luciano, Pleasant Valley (Chico, CA)

Perrin Johnson, Claremont (CA)

Tyrese McDaniel, Clovis West (Clovis, CA)

Carlton Holmes, Centennial (Compton, CA)

Travon Free, Dominguez (Compton, CA)

Deon Marcus, Dominugez (Compton, CA)

Kevin Rogers, Centennial (Corona, CA)

Deon Simpson, Santiago (Corona, CA)

Austin Waggener, Culver City (CA)

Khalif Ford, Diamond Bar (CA)

Larry Cunningham, Downey (CA)

Sinqua Wells, El Segundo (CA)

Mario Malave, Emery (Emeryville, CA)

Dino Fekaris, Crespi (Encino, CA)

Aaron Von Boeckman, Armijo (Fairfield, CA)

Trayvon Williams, Fontana (CA)

Jerome Ireland, Edison (Fresno, CA)

Gabe Treadwell, San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno, CA)

Keenan Gooch, Washington (Fresno, CA)

Tony Gonzales, Sunny Hills (Fullerton, CA)

Nate Gilkes, Troy (Fullerton, CA)

Travis Hardeman, Troy (Fullerton, CA)

Trent Hardeman, Troy (Fullerton, CA)

Chris Hemphill, Serra (Gardena, CA)

Arik Freeman-Anders, Granada Hills (CA)

Garrick McDowell, Gridley (CA)

Patrick Ekervo, Moreau Catholic (Hayward, CA)

Ronald Ligon, Inglewood (CA)

Ray Reed, Inglewood (CA)

Mike DeLong, Northwood (Irvine, CA)

Drew Terry, Northwood (Irvine, CA)

Chris Boldig, Woodbridge (Irvine, CA)

Alex Von Tell-Rop, Marin Catholic (Kentfield, CA)

Billy Hofman, La Canada (CA)

Jimmy Goffredo, Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, CA)

Paul Porter, Bishop Amat (La Puente, CA)

Donald Smith, Bishop Amat (La Puente, CA)

Kyle Hogan, Laguna Beach (CA)

Kaelen Daniels, Artesia (Lakewood, CA)

Kejuan Johnson, Artesia (Lakewood, CA)

Justin Hawkins, Mayfair (Lakewood, CA)

Brian McFadden, Mayfair (Lakewood, CA)

Mario Avery, Antelope Valley (Lancaster, CA)

Donnell Wright, Leuzinger (Lawndale, CA)

Dorrell Wright, Leuzinger (Lawndale, CA)

Barry Barnes, Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, CA)

Isaiah Freeman, Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, CA)

Marcus Dove, Millikan (Long Beach, CA)

Ricky Redic, St. Anthony (Long Beach, CA)

Drew Gibson, Dorsey (Los Angeles, CA)

Alex Bausley, Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA)

Kevin Bell, Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA)

Jason Gilzene, Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA)

Mark Bradford, Fremont (Los Angeles, CA)

Terrell Powell, Fremont (Los Angeles, CA)

Desmond Newman, Los Angeles (CA)

Davis Cantor, Loyola (Los Angeles, CA)

Josh Flynn-Brown, Loyola (Los Angeles, CA)

Chris Rucker, Loyola (Los Angeles, CA)

Omar Wilkes, Loyola (Los Angeles, CA)

Kenny Butler, Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA)

Oscar Edwards, Price (Los Angeles, CA)

Paul Simon, Price (Los Angeles, CA)

Derrick Williams, Price (Los Angeles, CA)

Ruben Boykin, Jr., University (Los Angeles, CA)

Mike Bell, Verbum Dei (Los Angeles, CA)

Tai Turner, Verbum Dei (Los Angeles, CA)

Larry Carter, Washington (Los Angeles, CA)

Demetrius Hazel, Washington (Los Angeles, CA)

Cedric Smith, Washington (Los Angeles, CA)

Dwayne Thomas, Washington (Los Angeles, CA)

Trevor Ariza, Westchester (Los Angeles, CA)

Robert Brown, Westchester (Los Angeles, CA)

Scott Cutley, Westchester (Los Angeles, CA)

Mike Pollack, Yeshiva (Los Angeles, CA)

Julian Conyers, Milpitas (CA)

Jake Collins, Mission Viejo (CA)

Austin Paris, Calvary Temple Christian (Modesto, CA)

Liam Hughes, Modesto Christian (Modesto, CA)

Keith Lawrence, Moorpark (CA)

Carlton Arnwine, Canyon Springs (Moreno Valley, CA)

Richard Cobbs, Canyon Springs (Moreno Valley, CA)

Tron Smith, Canyon Springs (Moreno Valley, CA)

Brandon Woods, Canyon Springs (Moreno Valley, CA)

Randy Meru, Newbury Park (CA)

Dwayne Murray, Norwalk (CA)

Johnnie Bryant, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA)

Sam Fredotovich, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA)

Lance Holloway, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA)

Darrius Parker, Oakland (CA)

Ayinde Ubaka, Oakland (CA)

Leon Powe, Oakland Tech (Oakland, CA)

Mike Scott, Skyline (Oakland, CA)

William Snead, Skyline (Oakland, CA)

Djadi Daffe, Villanova Prep (Ojai, CA)

Daniel Bednar, Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA)

Brandon Sweeney, Pasadena (CA)

Rodney Timmerman, Paso Robles (CA)

Tim Dunham, Pittsburg (CA)

Dustin Price, Eldorado (Placentia, CA)

Thomas Juillerat, Amador Valley (Pleasanton, CA)

Wendell White, Redondo (Redondo Beach, CA)

Jeff Warkentin, Immanuel (Reedley, CA)

Jacob Wild, Immanuel (Reedley, CA)

Sean Marshall, Eisenhower (Rialto CA)

Devin Peal Kennedy Salesian (Richmond, CA)

Russ Murray Salesian (Richmond, CA)

Jerrick Owens-Murray, Salesian (Richmond, CA)

John Winston, Salesian (Richmond, CA)

Marcus Slaughter, JW North (Riverside, CA)

Brett Goodman, Martin Luther King (Riverside, CA)

Shawn Weinstein, Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates, CA)

Anthony Brown, Kennedy (Sacramento, CA)

Drew Sanchez, Salinas (CA)

Jacob Daigle, San Gorgonio (San Bernardino, CA

Romale Porter, Cajon (San Bernardino, CA)

Jarel Perry, Eisenhower (Rialto, CA)

Igor Fishbeyn, Lincoln (San Francisco, CA)

Corey Lowe, Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco, CA)

Kevin Houston, San Gorgonio (CA)

Khorry Lewis, San Gorgonio (CA)

Reggie Smith, Andrew Hill (San Jose, CA)

Levar Halsell, San Leandro (CA)

Kerry Woolridge, San Leandro (CA)

Drew Spaventa, San Marcos (CA)

Brian Elbogen, California (San Ramon, CA)

Trevante Nelson, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)

Harrison Schaen, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)

D.J. Strawberry, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)

Wesley Washington, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)

Santiago Aguirre, Santa Barbara (CA)

David Jones, Harbor, Santa Cruz (CA)

Sam Heft-Neal, Santa Cruz (CA)

Robert Locke, Crossroads (Santa Monica, CA)

Brett DeAngelis, Santa Monica (CA)

Kyle Jeffers, Montgomery (Santa Rosa, CA)

Brian Edwards, Edison (Stockton, CA)

Bobby Weinberger, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, CA)

Brandon Peace, Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, CA)

Fred Washington, Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, CA)

Todd Martin, Upland (CA)

Andrew Bruckner, Valencia (CA)

Curtis Dunwoody, Valencia (CA)

Gino Riney, Grant (Van Nuys, CA)

Anthony Davis, Montclair Prep (Van Nuys, CA)

Robert Lewis, Montclair Prep (Van Nuys, CA)

Nick Stiggers, Montclair Prep (Van Nuys, CA)

Corey Miller, Villa Park (CA)

Sean Phaler, Villa Park (CA)

Mike White, Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville, CA)

Jabir Jinna, West Covina (CA)

Dion Cook, Chaminade (West Hills, CA)

Aron Cline, Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, CA

Jonathan Wiley, Westlake (Westlake Village, CA)

Todd Wolfson, El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, CA)

Steve Smith, Taft (Woodland Hills, CA)