2003 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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2003 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
East 6062 122
West 5156 107
DateMarch 26, 2003
ArenaGund Arena
CityCleveland, OH
MVP/MOPLeBron James
Officials1
2
3
Attendance18,728
NetworkESPN
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The 2003 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2003. The game was the 26th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

2003 game[]

The game was telecast live by ESPN. Luol Deng, Olu Famutimi and David Padgett did not play due to injuries. LeBron James, who played wearing number 32 instead of his usual 23, since that number was retired in honor of Michael Jordan, was named the game's MVP after finishing with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. James was the East team leading scorer, while Shannon Brown led the West team with 23 points. Chris Paul finished with a game-high 10 assists. Of the players who participated in this game, 5 declared for the 2003 NBA Draft and were selected: LeBron James (1st overall pick), Travis Outlaw (1st round, 23rd overall), Ndudi Ebi (1st round, 26th overall), Kendrick Perkins (1st round, 27th overall) and James Lang (2nd round, 48th overall).

East roster[]

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No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
1 Ivan Harris 6-7 215 F Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Ohio State
3 Chris Paul 6-1 170 G Clemmons, NC, U.S. West Forsyth Wake Forest
20 Mike Jones 6-5 195 G Braintree, MA, U.S. Thayer Academy Maryland
22 Mustafa Shakur 6-3 230 G Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Friends Central Arizona
24 Drew Lavender 5-7 150 G Columbus, OH, U.S. Brookhaven Oklahoma
25 Travis Outlaw 6-9 210 F Starkville, MS, U.S. Starkville High School Mississippi State (Did Not Attend)
30 Brandon Bass 6-8 245 F Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. Capitol High School Undecided
31 Charlie Villanueva 6-10 220 F Blairstown, NJ, U.S. Blair Academy Connecticut
32 LeBron James 6-8 240 F Akron, OH, U.S. St.Vincent-St. Mary Undecided (Did not attend)
44 Jackie Butler 6-10 255 C McComb, MS, U.S. McComb High School Mississippi State
54 James Lang 6-10 305 C Birmingham, AL, U.S. Undecided (Did not attend)
N/A Luol Deng 6-8 220 F Blairstown, NJ, U.S. Blair Academy Duke

West roster[]

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No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
5 Brandon Cotton 6-0 175 G Detroit, MI, U.S. St. Martin DePorres Michigan State
21 Shannon Brown 6-3 190 G Maywood, U.S. Proviso East Michigan State
22 Vakeaton Wafer 6-6 210 F Cleveland, TX, U.S. Heritage Christian Academy Florida State
30 Aaron Brooks 6-0 160 G Seattle, WA, U.S. Franklin Oregon
34 Kris Humphries 6-9 230 F Minnetonka, MN, U.S. Hopkins Duke
35 J.R. Giddens 6-6 190 G Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. John Marshall Kansas
42 Brian Butch 6-11 215 C Appleton, WI, U.S. Appleton West Wisconsin
43 Kendrick Perkins 6-10 285 C Beaumont, TX, U.S. Clifton J. Ozen Memphis (Did not attend)
44 Ndudi Ebi 6-9 195 F Houston, TX, U.S. Westbury Christian Arizona (Did not attend)
55 Leon Powe 6-8 240 G Oakland, CA, U.S. Oakland Tech California
N/A Olu Famutimi 6-5 210 G Flint, MI, U.S. Northwestern Arkansas
N/A David Padgett 6-11 240 C Reno, NV, U.S. Reno Kansas

Coaches[]

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2018-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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