McDonald's All Americans Featured on Majority of Men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Teams

What team will take home the 2001 NCAA men's basketball championship trophy? The 12 teams in the NCAA sweet 16 with McDonald's All Americans on the roster just might be the answer. March Madness is in full swing and if history is any indication, these 12 teams seem to have the best chance for an NCAA Championship. Since 1979, at least one McDonald's All American has been a part of an NCAA title. In all, 57 McDonald's All American alumni have played a role in winning the NCAA crown.

Combined, there are 34 players who have played in the McDonald's All American Game on NCAA sweet 16 teams this year. The players, the year they played and their schools are:

   Name                       Year Played                School
   Loren Woods                       1997               Arizona
   Richard Jefferson                 1998               Arizona
   Jason Gardner                     1999               Arizona
   Kenny Satterfield                 1998            Cincinnati
   Nate James                        1996                  Duke
   Shane Battier                     1997                  Duke
   Carlos Boozer, Jr.                1999                  Duke
   Mike Dunleavy                     1999                  Duke
   Casey Sanders                     1999                  Duke
   Jason Williams                    1999                  Duke
   Chris Duhon                       2000                  Duke
   Anthony Perry                     1997            Georgetown
   Marcus Griffin                    1997              Illinois
   Frank Williams                    1998              Illinois
   Brian Cook                        1999              Illinois
   Eric Chenowith                    1997                Kansas
   Kenny Gregory                     1997                Kansas
   Jeff Boschee                      1998                Kansas
   Nick Collison                     1999                Kansas
   Tayshaun Prince                   1998              Kentucky
   Keith Bogans                      1999              Kentucky
   Marvin Stone                      1999              Kentucky
   Danny Miller                      1998              Maryland
   Jason Richardson                  1999        Michigan State
   Zach Randolph                     2000        Michigan State
   Marcus Taylor                     2000        Michigan State
   Jarron Collins                    1997              Stanford
   Jason Collins                     1997              Stanford
   Casey Jacobsen                    1999              Stanford
   Kevin Lyde                        1998                Temple
   Dan Gadzuric                      1998                  UCLA
   JaRon Rush                        1998                  UCLA
   Ray Young                         1998                  UCLA
   Jason Kapono                      1999                  UCLA

Including this year's squad, 577 McDonald's All American players have competed in the Game, forming an elite list which reads like a Who's Who in basketball history. More than 100 current and former NBA superstars including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant made their national debut in the Game.

The 2001 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Game tips off at Duke University's Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., on Wednesday, March 28 and will be broadcast live on ESPN beginning at 9 p.m. (EST). Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ .

For more information on the McDonald's All American Game, visit http://www.mcdonalds.com/ or http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/ .

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SOURCE: McDonald's Corporation

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