2001 McDonald's All American Team® Announced
PRNewswire
OAK BROOK, Ill.
Feb 26, 2001
McDonald's® today announced the nation's top high school senior basketball players selected to the elite McDonald's All American Basketball Team.
Twenty-four players from across the country will display their skills before a national audience when the 2001 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Game tips off at the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, on Wednesday, March 28. The Game will be broadcast live on ESPN beginning at 9 p.m. (EST).
"For the 1,600 young athletes, being nominated to the team is a special honor. For the 24 final Team members, being selected is really a dream come true," said the former UCLA Coach and college basketball legend John Wooden, chairman, McDonald's All American High School Basketball Advisory Committee.
The 2001 McDonald's All Americans join a list of alumni that reads like a "Who's Who" of basketball greats including Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Elton Brand, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan; as well as current NCAA stars Shane Battier (Duke), Zach Randolph (Michigan State), Casey Jacobsen (Stanford), Joseph Forte (UNC) and Marcus Griffin (Illinois).
Including this year's squad, there have been 577 McDonald's All Americans. More than 97 percent of them have played college basketball for Division I programs and more than 100 compete in the NBA today.
Proceeds from the 2001 McDonald's All American Game will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® of North Carolina. Previous beneficiaries of McDonald's All American Games include Sickle Cell Anemia Research, the United Negro College Fund and many other local children's charities. More than $2.5 million has been raised since the game was first played in 1978.
For more information on the McDonald's All American Game, please visit http://www.media.mcdonalds.com/ or http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/ .
Tickets for the 2000 McDonald's All American Game are available through Ticketmaster at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ .
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2001 McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL TEAM
EAST
# Player Pos Ht. Wt. School (City, State) College
44 Carlos Hurt PG 6-1 180 Moore (Louisville, KY) Louisville
30 Chris Thomas PG 6-1 165 Pike (Indianapolis, IN) Notre Dame
25 Maurice Williams PG 6-2 180 Murrah (Jackson, MS) Alabama
3 Rashaad Carruth SG 6-3 185 Oak Hill
(Mouth of Wilson, VA) Kentucky
21 Dajuan Wagner SG 6-3 205 Camden (Camden, NJ) Memphis
24 Julius Hodge SF 6-5 185 St. Raymond (Bronx, NY) NC State
45 Anthony Richardson SF 6-7 190 Leesville Road
(Raleigh, NC) Florida St.
20 James White SF 6-7 180 Hargrave Military
(Chatham, VA) Florida
54 Kwame Brown PF 6-11 240 Glynn (Brunswick, GA) Florida
42 Ousmane Cisse PF 6-9 250 St. Jude
(Montgomery, AL) Undecided
55 David Harrison C 7-0 240 Brentwood
(Brentwood, TN) Undecided
50 DeSagana Diop C 7-0 310 Oak Hill
(Mouth of Wilson, VA) Undecided
Head Coach: Jerry Faulkner
Assistant: Donay Fullwood and Howard West
(Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, NC)
WEST
# Player Pos Ht. Wt. School (City, State) College
5 Terrance Ford PG 6-0 170 Willowridge
(Houston, TX) Texas
11 Aaron Miles PG 6-1 190 Jefferson
(Portland, OR) Kansas
21 Cedric Bozeman SG 6-6 190 Mater Dei
(Santa Ana, CA) UCLA
3 Daniel Ewing SG 6-4 180 Willowridge
(Houston, TX) Duke
20 Kelvin Torbert SG 6-4 200 Northwestern
(Flint, MI) Michigan St.
22 Josh Childress SF 6-6 190 Mayfair (Lakewood, CA) Stanford
31 Jawad Williams SF 6-7 185 St. Edward
(Lakewood, OH) UNC
15 David Lee PF 6-8 220 Chaminade
(St. Louis, MO) Florida
44 Rick Rickert PF 6-10 210 East (Duluth, MN) Minnesota
25 Wayne Simien PF 6-8 245 Leavenworth
(Leavenworth, KS) Kansas
32 Tyson Chandler C 7-1 230 Dominguez (Compton, CA) Undecided
52 Eddy Curry C 6-11 290 Thornwood
(South Holland, IL) DePaul
Head Coach: Robert Hughes
Assistant: Leandros Rambo and Charles Hickman
(Dunbar High School, Fort Worth, Texas)
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SOURCE: McDonald's
Contact: Palmer Moody of McDonald's, 630-623-3309, or Molly Hawkins of
Golin-Harris, 312-729-4135, or mhawkins@golinharris.com
Website: http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/