2007 McDonald's All-American Game at Louisville, KY
Date: March 28, 2007
Location: Louisville, KY (Freedom Hall)
Attendance: 11, 632
Score: West 114-112
John R. Wooden Most Valuable Player: Michael Beasley
Morgan Wootten Player of the Year: Kevin Love
Jack Daly Sportsmanship Award: Gani Lawal
Slam Dunk Champion: Blake Griffin
3-Point Shootout Champion: Chris Wright
Team Ball Champions: Nolan Smith & Cetera DeGraffenreid
The 30th Anniversary had a halftime performance from Timbaland and sold out Jam Fest. The Boys Game saw Kansas State-bound forward and Game MVP Michael Beasley pour in 23 points on 10 of 13 shooting. Beasley helped lead the West squad through the first half with two assists, one steal and an outstanding 12 rebounds and 23 points. The East team came back after being down by 11 points in the first half, but in the end wasn’t able to pull off the win, losing this thriller to the West by only two points, 114-112. The East Team was led by J.J. Hickson with 14 points and Nick Calathes with 13 points. Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award winner and Boy’s West team player Kevin Love also had a stellar game with six rebounds and 13 points.
West Roster
Head Coach: Derrick Taylor, Taft (Woodland Hills, CA)
Assistant Coach: Yutaka Shimizu, Taft (Woodland Hills, CA)
Assistant Coach: Jacob Pollon, Taft (Woodland Hills, CA)
#, Player, Pos, Ht
45 Cole Aldrich C 6-11
24 James Anderson F 6-7
32 Jerryd Bayless G 6-4
30 Michael Beasley F 6-10
22 Eric Gordon G 6-4
15 Blake Griffin F 6-9
13 James Harden G 6-5
31 Taylor King F 6-8
42 Kevin Love F 6-10
5 Jai Lucas G 5-10
25 Derrick Rose G 6-3
33 Kyle Singler F 6-9
FG/FGA Min/Pts
3/4 15/6
1/4 11/5
3/7 16/11
10/13 20/23
5/13 22/13
2/3 16/4
4/7 13/8
3/9 13/8
6/10 20/13
3/8 15/8
2/5 22/5
4/7 17/10
High School (Hometown)
Jefferson, MN (Bloomington, MN)
Junction City, AR (Junction City, AR)
St. Mary’s Catholic, AZ (Phoenix, AZ)
Notre Dame Prep, MA (Upper Marlboro, MD)
North Central, IN (Indianapolis, IN)
Oklahoma Christian, OK (Oklahoma City, OK)
Artesia, CA (Rancho Dominguez, CA)
Mater Dei, CA (Huntington Beach, CA)
Lake Oswego, OR (Lake Oswego, OR)
Bellaire, TX (Bellaire, TX)
Simeon, IL (Chicago, IL)
South Medford, OR (Medford, OR)
College
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Kansas State
Indiana
Oklahoma
Arizona State
Duke
UCLA
Undecided
Memphis
Duke
East Roster
Head Coach: Gary Forrest, Oldham County (Buckner, KY)
Assistant Coach: Steve Wright, South Laurel (London, KY)
Assistant Coach: Mike Listerman, Covington Catholic (California, KY)
#, Player, Pos, Ht
33 Nick Calathes G 6-6
4 Johnny Flynn G 6-0
3 Austin Freeman G 6-5
20 Donte Greene F 6-9
2 J.J. Hickson F 6-10
31 Kosta Koufos C 7-1
30 Gani Lawal F 6-9
32 O.J. Mayo G 6-4
54 Patrick Patterson F 6-8
22 Nolan Smith G 6-3
24 Corey Stokes F 6-6
1 Chris Wright G 6-1
FG/FGA Min/Pts
5/14 22/13
3/7 20/9
4/7 16/9
4/7 17/10
7/9 16/14
3/5 11/9
5/12 18/12
4/17 23/12
4/5 20/8
3/8 13/8
3/3 13/8
0/3 11/0
High School (Hometown)
Lake Howell, FL (Casselberry, FL)
Niagara Falls, NY (Niagara Falls, NY)
DeMatha, MD (Mitchellville, MD)
Towson Catholic, MD (Baltimore, MD)
Wheeler, GA (Marietta, GA)
GlenOak, OH (Canton, OH)
Norcross, GA (Norcross, GA)
Huntington, WV (Huntington, WV)
Huntington, WV (Huntington, WV)
Oak Hill Academy, VA (Upper Marlboro, MD)
St. Benedict’s Prep, NJ (Bayonne, NJ)
St. John’s, DC (Bowie, MD)
College
Florida
Syracuse
Georgetown
Syracuse
North Carolina St.
Ohio State
Georgia Tech
USC
Undecided
Duke
Villanova
Georgetown
CIF-San Diego Section Nominees (alphabetical by last name)
Gabe Adler, Poway (CA)
Lashard Anderson, Serra (San Diego, CA)
Tyler Bernardini, Francis Parker (San Diego, CA)
James Hancock, Mission Bay (San Diego, CA)
Robert Hayes, St. Augustine (San Diego, CA)
Jamelle Horne, San Diego (San Diego, CA)
JayDee Luster, Hoover (San Diego, CA)
Maurice McGee, Ramona (CA)
Gerald McLemore, Scripps Ranch (San Diego, CA)
Greg Murray, Serra (San Diego, CA)
Tyrone Shelley, Crawford (San Diego, CA)
Tyler Tucker, Crawford (San Diego, CA)
Enrique Vasquez, San Diego (CA)
Kenton Walker, Scripps Ranch (San Diego, CA)
California Nominees (alphabetical by last name)
Nigel Ajere, Pasadena (CA)
Avner Alkhas, Northwood (Irvine, CA)
Clint Amberry, Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, CA)
Larry Anderson, Jordan (Long Beach, CA)
Matt Ballard, Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo, CA)
George Barbour, Torrance (CA)
Taylor Begg, Diamond Ranch (Pomona, CA)
Kurt Bennett, Union Mine (Eldorado, CA)
Donnell Beverly, Leuzinger (Lawndale, CA)
Jordan Block, Claremont (CA)
Pierce Brooks, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Carlon Brown, Martin Luther King (Riverside, CA)
Kamyron Brown, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
Anthony Burtley, Lompoc (CA)
Marcellas Burton, Gardena (CA)
Malcolm Campbell, Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA)
David Chlebowski, Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, CA)
Robert Curtis, Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo, CA)
Austin Daye, Woodbridge (Irvine, CA)
Mamadou Diarra, Stoneridge Prep (Simi Valley, CA)
Jalonni Diggs, Verbum Dei (Los Angeles, CA)
Luke Duperron, North (Torrance, CA)
James Edwards, Jesuit (Carmichael, CA)
Kerdt Elisadez, Villa Park (CA)
Fred Ellis, Sacramento Charter (Sacramento, CA)
Bryan Emanuel, Mayfair (Lakewood, CA)
Darnell Ferguson, Redlands East Valley (Redlands, CA)
Robert Ford, Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, CA)
Harrison Gaines, Serrano (Phelan, CA)
A.J. Gasporra, Artesia (Lakewood, CA)
D.J. Gay, Poly (Sun Valley, CA)
Kyle Gordien, Glendora (CA)
Mark Hall, Loyola (Los Angeles, CA)
Ja'Shon Hampton, Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA)
James Harden, Artesia (Lakewood, CA)
Trevon Harmon, Pasadena (CA)
Jean Harris, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Jeremiah Hazell, Price (Los Angeles, CA)
Bo Henning, Christian Brothers (Sacramento, CA)
Cory Higgins, Monte Vista (Danville, CA)
Jim Hirchmann, Loyola (Los Angeles, CA)
Justin Holiday, Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, CA)
Eli Holman, Richmond (CA)
Dijon Horne, Ocean View (Huntington Beach, CA)
Bryan Horton, Canyon (Anaheim, CA)
Alex Jacobson, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
Isaiah Jenkins, Westchester (Los Angeles, CA)
Jon Joe, San Dimas (CA)
Omari Johnson, Dorsey (Los Angeles, CA)
Orlando Johnson, Palma (Salinas, CA)
Cameron Jones, Los Alamitos (CA)
Robert Jones, Riordan (San Francisco, CA)
Taylor King, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
Bryan Louff, Santa Monica (CA)
Bobby Macias, Thousand Oaks (CA)
Kareem Maddox, Oak Park (CA)
Adam Malik, La Canada (CA)
Cheyne Martin, Laguna Beach (CA)
Darshawn McClellan, Edison (Fresno, CA)
Wendel McKines, Richmond (CA)
Stedman Merritt, Colony (Ontario, CA)
La'von Myers, Jordan (Los Angeles, CA)
Zach Nelson, Natomas (Sacramento CA)
Trevor Nowitzki, Santa Barbara (CA)
Chris O'Brien, Northwood (Irvine, CA)
Michael Ojo, Crossroads (Santa Monica, CA)
Amoke Omondi, Oxnard (CA)
Jeffrey Osbourne, Jr., Chatsworth (CA)
Max Piner, Chaminade Prep. (West Hills, CA)
Richard Polan, Buckley (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Jon Reed, Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates, CA)
Marqus Richards, Culver City (CA)
Brandon Richardson, Hawthorne (CA)
Jonathon Sebastian, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, CA)
Tim Shelton, Clovis West (Fresno, CA)
Rod Singleton, Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA)
Sheldon Smith, Gardena (CA)
Trenod Smith, Harbonne (Harbor City, CA)
Chace Stanback, Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA)
Julyan Stone, Dos Pueblos (Goleta, CA)
Derrick Strings, Leuzinger (Lawndale, CA)
Dane Suttle, Westchester (Los Angeles, CA)
Boubacar Sylla, Stoneridge Prep (Simi Valley, CA)
Matthew Talamantes, Viewpoint (Calabasas, CA)
Ibrahima Thomas, Stoneridge Prep (Simi Valley, CA)
Willie Trimble, Upland (CA)
Jabari Trotter, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, CA)
Drew Viney, Villa Park (CA)
Brandon Walker, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA)
Perry Webster, Mission Viejo (CA)
Jonathan Wills, Mayfair (Lakewood, CA)
Sammy Yeager, Modesto (CA)
Zare Zagaryan, Hoover (Glendale, CA)