The 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game that was played on March 28, 2023, at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in the class of 2023. The game was the 46th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1977.[1]The 24 players were selected from over 700 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well.
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| Date | March 28, 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||
| MVP | D. J. Wagner & Isaiah Collier | ||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| McDonald's All-American | |||||||||||||
Rosters
editThe roster was announced on January 24, 2023. Kentucky has the most selections with four, while Duke had three and Michigan State and Oregon both had two each. At the announcement of the roster selections, 15 schools were represented, one player, Matas Buzelis, opted for the G League and one player, Bronny James, was uncommitted.
Team East
edit| ESPN 100 Rank | Name | Height (ft–in) | Weight (lb) | Position | Hometown | High school | College choice |
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| 7 | Xavier Booker | 6–10 | 210 | C | Indianapolis, Indiana | Cathedral High School | Michigan State |
| 4 | Aaron Bradshaw | 7–0 | 215 | C | Roselle, New Jersey | Camden High School | Kentucky |
| 9 | Matas Buzelis | 6–9 | 195 | SF | Hinsdale, Illinois | Sunrise Christian Academy | NBA G League Ignite |
| 15 | Stephon Castle | 6–6 | 190 | PG | Covington, Georgia | Newton High School | UConn |
| 1 | Justin Edwards | 6–7 | 190 | SF | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Imhotep Institute Charter High School | Kentucky |
| 13 | Kwame Evans Jr. | 6–9 | 200 | PF | Baltimore, Maryland | Montverde Academy | Oregon |
| 17 | Aden Holloway | 6–1 | 165 | PG | Matthews, North Carolina | Prolific Prep | Auburn |
| 22 | Elmarko Jackson | 6–3 | 185 | SG | Marlton, New Jersey | South Kent School | Kansas |
| 8 | Mackenzie Mgbako | 6–8 | 195 | SF | Gladstone, New Jersey | Roselle Catholic High School | Indiana* |
| 16 | Sean Stewart | 6–8 | 230 | PF | Windermere, Florida | Montverde Academy | Duke |
| 2 | D. J. Wagner | 6–2 | 175 | PG | Camden, New Jersey | Camden High School | Kentucky |
| 6 | Cody Williams | 6–7 | 185 | SF | Gilbert, Arizona | Perry High School | Colorado |
Note: * Mgbako was committed to Duke at time game was played but decommitted on April 11, 2023[2] and on May 12, 2023 committed to Indiana.[3]
Team West
edit| ESPN 100 Rank | Name | Height (ft–in) | Weight (lb) | Position | Hometown | High school | College choice |
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| 10 | Omaha Biliew | 6–9 | 210 | PF | Waukee, Iowa | Waukee High School | Iowa State |
| 3 | Isaiah Collier | 6–4 | 205 | PG | Marietta, Georgia | Wheeler High School | USC |
| 18 | Mookie Cook | 6–7 | 210 | SF | Portland, Oregon | AZ Compass Prep | Oregon |
| 19 | Baye Fall | 6–11 | 217 | C | Dakar, Senegal | Accelerated Schools | Arkansas |
| 20 | Jeremy Fears Jr. | 6–2 | 180 | PG | Joliet, Illinois | Joliet West High School | Michigan State |
| 30 | Brandon Garrison | 6–9 | 205 | C | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Del City High School | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Ron Holland | 6–8 | 200 | PF | Duncanville, Texas | Duncanville High School | NBA G League Ignite |
| 28 | Bronny James | 6–3 | 180 | PG | Cleveland, Ohio | Sierra Canyon High School | USC |
| 12 | Jared McCain | 6–3 | 195 | PG | Sacramento, California | Centennial High School | Duke |
| 21 | Reed Sheppard | 6–2 | 175 | SG | London, Kentucky | North Laurel High School | Kentucky |
| 23 | Andrej Stojaković | 6–7 | 185 | SF | Carmichael, California | Jesuit High School | Stanford |
| 14 | Ja'Kobe Walter | 6–5 | 175 | SG | McKinney, Texas | The Link Academy | Baylor |
- ^undecided at the time of roster selection
- ~undecided at game time
Reference[4]
Box Score
editMarch 28, 2023 09:30 pm ET |
| East | 109–106 | West |
| Scoring by half: 51–60, 58–46 | ||
| Pts: D. J. Wagner, 19 Rebs: 2 Tied, 9 Asts: D. J. Wagner, 12 | Pts: Isaiah Collier, 25 Rebs: Ron Holland, 6 Asts: 2 Tied, 4 | |
References
edit- ^ "McDonald's All American Games Headed to Houston in 2023" (PDF). September 15, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Top recruit decides against joining Duke basketball".
- ^ "Former Duke signee Mackenzie Mgbako commits to Indiana".
- ^ "McDonald's 46th All American Game".