Five Southern California Student Athletes Named to 2012 McDonald’s® All American High School Basketball Team
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Five Southern California student athletes have joined the ranks of high school basketball’s elite with their selection to the 2012 McDonald’s® All American High School Basketball Team.
Grant Jerrett of LaVerne Lutheran High School in LaVerne will play on the Boys Team. Jordan Adams and Nirra Fields both of whom attend Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, along with Candice Agee of Silverado High School in Victorville and Imani Stafford of Windward High School in Los Angeles will join the Girls Team. Announcement of their selection came during a Selection Show on ESPNU this evening.
This year’s Games will be played Wednesday, March 28 at the United Center in Chicago to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of Chicago and Northwest Indiana. This year’s Girls Game tips-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. (PST) and will broadcast live on ESPNU and the Boys Game will air live on ESPN at 6:30 p.m. (PST). Throughout its 35-year history, the All American High School Basketball Games has raised over $6 million for RMHC.
The list of McDonald’s All Americans comprises of some of the top names in basketball history, and features past and present Olympics, NBA, WNBA and NCAA stars including: Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Derrick Rose, Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles and Candace Parker. To view the full list of McDonald’s All Americans, visit www.mcdaag.com.
“I am proud to see such talented athletes from our Southern California representing the West Squad,” said Michael Mangione, Jr., president of McDonald’s Operators’ Association of Southern California (MOASC). “I have no doubt they will be great ambassadors for both Ronald McDonald House Charities and Southern California high school sports.”
McDonald’s selected the first McDonald’s All American High School Team in 1977. In 1978, the inaugural McDonald’s All American Game was played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Since then, more than 800 male players and 240 female players have competed in the McDonald’s All American Games.
MOASC is comprised of more than 600 franchised and company-owned McDonald’s restaurants in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura. Follow us on Twitter: @McDonalds_SoCal
2012 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team
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Boys Alphabetical Roster
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WEST TEAM
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No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt High School
(Hometown) College
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10 Brandon Ashley F 6-9 215 Findlay Prep,
NV (San
Francisco,
CA) Arizona
33 Isaiah Austin F/C 7-0 210 Grace Prep, TX
(Arlington,
TX) Baylor
22 Anthony Bennett F 6-7 230 Findlay Prep,
NV (Brampton,
Ontario) Undecided
1 Kevin Ferrell G 5-11 160 Park Tudor, IN
(Indianapolis,
IN) Indiana
24 Archie Goodwin G/F 6-5 195 Sylvan Hills,
AR (Little
Rock, AR) Kentucky
11 Grant Jerrett F/C 6-9 220 Lutheran, CA
(Chino Hills,
CA) Arizona
15 Shabazz Muhammad G 6-6 215 Bishop Gorman,
NV (Las
Vegas, NV) Undecided
5 Marcus Paige G 6-1 165 Linn-Marr, IA North
(Marion, IA) Carolina
21 Devonta Pollard F 6-7 200 Kemper County,
MS
(Porterville,
MS) Undecided
55 Cameron Ridley C 6-10 260 George Bush,
TX (Houston,
TX) Texas
3 Marcus Smart G/F 6-4 200 Marcus, TX Oklahoma
(Flower State
Mound, TX)
35 Rasheed Sulaimon G 6-4 185 Strake Jesuit
(Houston, TX) Duke
Head Coach: Gordon Kerkman, Aurora, IL (West Aurora
High School)
Asst. Coach: Rick Thompson, Aurora, IL (West Aurora High
School)
Asst. Coach: Curtis Shaw, Aurora, IL (West Aurora High
School)
EAST TEAM
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No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt High School (Hometown) College
5 Kyle Anderson G/F 6-8 225 St. Anthony, NJ (North Bergen, NJ) UCLA
15 DaJuan Coleman F/C 6-10 285 Jamesville-DeWitt, NY (DeWitt, NY) Syracuse
3 Kris Dunn G 6-3 180 New London, CT (New London, CT) Providence
34 Perry Ellis F/C 6-8 220 Wichita Heights, KS (Wichita, KS) Kansas
2 William Goodwin F 6-8 250 Southwest DeKalb, GA (Decatur, GA) Memphis
40 Gary Harris G 6-4 195 Hamilton Southeast, IN (Fishers,
IN) Michigan State
25 Amile Jefferson F 6-9 205 Friends Central, PA (Philadelphia,
PA) Undecided
12 Tyler Lewis G 5-11 165 Oak Hill Academy, VA (Statesville,
NC) N.C. State
32 Tony Parker F/C 6-9 280 Miller Grove, GA (Lithonia, GA) Undecided
22 Alex Poythress F 6-8 225 Northeast, TN (Clarksville, TN) Kentucky
44 Rodney Purvis G 6-3 192 Upper Room Christian, NC (Raleigh,
NC) N.C. State
24 T.J. Warren G/F 6-7 205 Brewster Academy, NH (Durham, NC) N.C. State
Head Coach: Billy Hicks, Georgetown, KY (Scott County
High School)
Asst. Coach: Chris Willhite, Georgetown, KY (Scott
County High School)
Asst. Coach: Tim Glenn, Georgetown, KY (Scott County
High School)
2012 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team
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Girls Alphabetical Roster
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WEST TEAM
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No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt High School (Hometown) College
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1 Jordan Adams G 6-1 175 Mater Dei, CA (Irvine, CA) USC
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33 Candice Agee F/C 6-6 180 Silverado, CA (Victorville, CA) Penn State
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3 Katie Collier C 6-3 155 Seattle Christian, WA (Kent, WA) Washington
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25 Nirra Fields G 5-9 150 Mater Dei, CA (Los Angeles, CA) UCLA
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32 Moriah Jefferson G 5-7 123 Home School (Dallas, TX) Connecticut
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30 Alexis Jones G 5-8 150 MacArthur, TX (Irving, TX) Duke
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24 Jordan Jones G 5-6 128 DeSoto, TX (DeSoto, TX) Texas A&M
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23 Jewell Loyd G 5-9 155 Niles West, IL (Lincolnwood, IL) Notre Dame
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34 Xylina McDaniel F/C 6-2 186 Spring Valley, SC (Columbia, SC) North Carolina
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31 Imani Stafford C 6-7 185 Windward, CA (Los Angeles, CA) Texas
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44 Morgan Tuck F 6-2 180 Bolingbrook, IL (Bolingbrook, IL) Connecticut
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11 Courtney Williams G/F 6-1 167 North Shore, TX (Houston, TX) Texas A&M
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Head Coach: Tanya Johnson, Zion, IL (Zion-Benton High
School)
Asst. Coach: Mary Just, Wilmette, IL (Loyola Academy)
Asst. Coach: Ellen O'Brian, Downers Grove, IL (Downers
Grove South)
EAST TEAM
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No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt High School (Hometown) College
13 Brianna Butler G 5-11 174 Nazareth Regional, NY (Brooklyn,
NY) Syracuse
4 Kahleah Copper G 6-1 150 Prep Charter, PA (Philadelphia,
PA) Rutgers
11 Bashaara Graves F 6-2 191 Clarksville, TN (Clarksville, TN) Tennessee
23 Bria Holmes G 6-1 154 James E. Hillhouse, CT (Hamden,
CT) West Virginia
14 Malina Howard F/C 6-3 210 Twinsburg, OH (Twinsburg, OH) Maryland
22 Niya Johnson G 5-7 153 P.K. Young, FL (Gainesville, FL) Baylor
24 Michaela Mabrey G 5-9 138 Manasquan, NJ (Belmar, NJ) Notre Dame
5 Sierra Moore G/F 5-11 162 Delone Catholic, PA (Hanover, PA) Duke
21 Alexis Prince G/F 6-2 180 Edgewater, FL (Orlando, FL) Baylor
30 Breanna Stewart F 6-3 170 Cicero-North Syracuse, NY Connecticut
(North Syracuse, NY)
20 Brittney Sykes G 5-9 140 University, NJ (Newark, NJ) Syracuse
3 Janee Thompson G 5-7 128 Whitney Young, IL (Chicago, IL) Kentucky
Head Coach: Anne Long, Columbia, SC (Spring Valley High
School)
Asst. Coach: Gregory Bauldrick, Columbia, SC (Spring
Valley High School)
Asst. Coach: Doretha Garland, Columbia, SC (Spring
Valley High School)
Contacts: Priya Dua/Eniko Bolivar
Porter Novelli
(323) 762-2500
priya.dua@porternovelli.com
SOURCE MOASC