2013 McDonald’s All American Games Rosters Announced
The McDonald’s All American Games unveiled the official rosters for the 36th Annual McDonald’s All American Boys Game and 12th Annual Girls Game during today’s Selection Show on ESPNU. The annual high school all-star event will again be played at Chicago’s United Center on April 3.
The Girls Team will feature the first-ever McDonald’s All American Games father/daughter duo with Taya Reimer (Hamilton Southeastern – Indianapolis, Ind.), daughter of Ben Davis (1991). Other top female talent includes Mercedes Russell (Springfield High – Springfield, Ore.), Diamond DeShields (Norcross High School – Norcross, Ga.) and local Chicago star Linnae Harper (Whitney Young – Chicago, Ill.). California will be well-represented with four female student-athletes making the final team, including Oderah Chidom (Bishop O’Dowd – Oakland, Calif.), Kendall Cooper (St. Anthony – Carson, Calif.), Erica McCall (Ridgeview High – Bakersfield, Calif.) and Kelsey Plum (La Jolia Country Day School – Poway, Calif.). The Girls Game begins at 6:00 p.m. CT April 3, and will broadcast live on ESPNU.
Fred Priester of Oakton High School in Vienna, Va. will coach the Girls East team, while Anthony Smith of Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook, Ill. will man the sidelines for the Girls West squad. Combined, the four coaches have won more than 2,450 games and 12 State Championships.
“It’s becoming a tradition for the top high school basketball stars to gather in Chicago for the McDonald’s All American Games,” said Douglas Freeland, director of the McDonald’s All American Games. “These players are the ‘heirs apparent’ to the basketball royalty throne, and we look forward to hosting them in the Windy City for this can’t miss event.”
This year’s teams were selected from the field of more than 800 Nominees by the McDonald’s All American Games Selection Committee, led by committee chairman, Morgan Wootten, legendary Hall-of-Fame basketball coach.
Since 1978, more than 1,100 players have competed in the McDonald’s All American Games, forming an elite list of some of the top names in basketball history including, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose, Sylvia Fowles, Candace Parker and Maya Moore.
Tickets to the 2013 McDonald’s All American Games are available now through Ticketmaster or charge-by-phone at 1-866-909-GAME. Tickets start at $10 and include free parking. Net proceeds from the Games will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities. The Games have raised more than $10 million for RMHC since 1978.
The POWERADE Jam Fest – featuring many of the McDonald’s All Americans in a skills competition, three-point shootout and dunk contest – will be held at the Gerald Ratner Athletic Center on the campus of the University of Chicago on April 1. The qualifying competitions will begin at 6:30 p.m. CT and the finals will air live at 8:00 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
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2013 McDonald’s All American Games |
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Girls Alphabetical Roster |
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EAST TEAM |
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Name |
Pos |
Hgt |
High School (Hometown) |
College |
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Lindsay Allen |
G |
5-8St. John’s College, DC (Washington, DC) |
Notre Dame |
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Lexie Brown |
G |
5-9North Gwinnett, GA (Suwanee, GA) |
Maryland |
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Alaina Coates |
C |
6-4Dutch Fork, SC (Irmo, SC) |
South Carolina |
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Nia Coffey |
F |
6-1Hopkins High, MN (Minneapolis, MN) |
Northwestern |
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Kaela Davis |
G |
6-2Buford High School, GA (Buford, GA) |
Georgia Tech |
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Diamond DeShields |
G |
6-2 |
Norcross, GA (Norcross, GA) |
North Carolina |
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Makayla Epps |
G |
5-8Marion County, KY (Lebanon, KY) |
Kentucky |
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Kai James |
C |
6-4Dwyer, FL (Palm Beach Garden, FL) |
Florida State |
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Stephanie Mavunga |
F |
6-2 |
Brownsburg, IN (Brownsburg, IN) |
North Carolina |
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Taya Reimer |
F |
6-2Hamilton Southeastern, IN (Indianapolis, IN) |
Notre Dame |
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Ieshia Small |
G |
6-0Florida High, FL (Tallahassee, FL) |
Undecided |
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Ronni Williams |
F |
6-0Atlantic High School, FL (Port Orange, FL) |
Florida |
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Head Coach: |
Fred Priester, Oakton High School, VA (Vienna, VA) |
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Asst. Coach: |
Krista Jay, Oakton High School, VA (Vienna VA) |
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Asst. Coach: |
Derek Fisher, Loudoun County High School, VA (Leesburg, VA) |
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WEST TEAM |
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Name |
Pos |
Hgt |
High School (Hometown) |
College |
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Oderah Chidom |
F |
6-3 |
Bishop O’Dowd, CA (Oakland, CA) |
Duke |
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Kendall Cooper |
C |
6-3 |
St. Anthony, CA (Carson, CA) |
Duke |
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Rebekah Dahlman |
G |
5-9 |
Braham High, MN (Braham, MN) |
Vanderbilt |
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Rebecca Greenwell |
G |
6-1 |
Owensboro Catholic, KY (Owensboro, KY) |
Duke |
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Linnae Harper |
G |
5-6 |
Whitney Young, IL (Chicago, IL) |
Kentucky |
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Kailee Johnson |
F |
6-3 |
Central Catholic, OR (Portland, OR) |
Stanford |
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Erica McCall |
F |
6-3 |
Ridgeview High, CA (Bakersfield, CA) |
Stanford |
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Kelsey Plum |
G |
5-9 |
La Jolia Country Day School, CA (Poway, CA) |
Washington |
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Jordan Reynolds |
G |
6-1 |
Central Catholic, OR (Portland, OR) |
Tennessee |
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Mercedes Russell |
C |
6-5 |
Springfield High, OR (Springfield, OR) |
Tennessee |
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Tyler Scaife |
G |
5-8 |
Hall High, AR (Little Rock, AR) |
Rutgers |
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Jessica Washington |
G |
5-8 |
Jenks, OK (Tulsa, OK) |
North Carolina |
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Head Coach: |
Anthony Smith, Bolingbrook High School, IL (Bolingbrook, IL) |
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Asst. Coach: |
Willie Smith, Bolingbrook High School, IL (Bolingbrook, IL) |
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Asst. Coach: |
Evan Bercot, Bolingbrook High School, IL (Bolingbrook, IL) |
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