2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at Cox Arena in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego State University. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2007. The game was the 29th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

2006 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
East West
94 112
1st half2nd half Total
East 5539 94
West 4864 112
DateMarch 29, 2006
VenueCox Arena, San Diego, California
MVPChase Budinger,
Kevin Durant
RefereesMike Morrow
Mike McCarthy
Reggie Hernandez
Attendance11,900
Halftime showNick Cannon
NetworkESPN
McDonald's All-American
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The 48 players were selected from 2,500 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. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.

Proceeds from the 2006 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of San Diego and its Ronald McDonald House program.

2006 game

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The game was telecast live by ESPN. The halftime performance by hip hop artist Nick Cannon took second stage to the showcase of basketball talent at the 2006 McDonald's All American Games.

A sold-out boys' game was headlined by hometown favorite and co-Most Valuable Player of the Game, Chase Budinger (Houston Rockets), who had 11 points, four assists, three steals and three rebounds. He shared the John R. Wooden Most Valuable Player Award with West-squad teammate Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors), who racked-up 25 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. The East Team was led by Gerald Henderson (Charlotte Bobcats) with 16 points and Thaddeus Young (Indiana Pacers) with 14 points. Morgan Wootten Player of the Year award winner and boys' East Team player Greg Oden (Portland Trail Blazers) also had a stellar game with 10 points, five rebounds and four blocks despite an injured right wrist.

The 2006 crop of McDonald's All Americans made a huge impact during their inaugural season in the NCAA, including placing three players each on the 2007 rosters of the ACC-champion North Carolina Tarheels and Big Ten-champion Ohio State Buckeyes. The Big 12 Champion-Kansas Jayhawks also had two players from this squad.

The West Team came back from being down by 20 points during the first half to win the game 112– 94. The West's victory was their first since 2001 and narrowed the series lead to 16–13 in favor of the East squad.

East roster

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# Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College choice
1 Tywon Lawson 6-0 190 G Mouth of Wilson, Virginia Oak Hill Academy North Carolina
2 Javaris Crittenton 6-5 195 G Atlanta, Georgia Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Georgia Tech
3 Scottie Reynolds 6-1 185 G Herndon, Virginia Herndon High School Villanova
5 Earl Clark 6-9 220 F Rahway, New Jersey Rahway High School Louisville
11 Mike Conley 6-1 170 G Indianapolis, Indiana Lawrence North High School Ohio State
20 Lance Thomas 6-8 200 F Scotch Plains, New Jersey Saint Benedict's Preparatory School Duke
21 Vernon Macklin 6-9 225 F Chatham, Virginia Hargrave Military Academy Georgetown
22 Wayne Ellington 6-4 185 G Merion Station, Pennsylvania Episcopal Academy North Carolina
33 Thaddeus Young 6-8 215 G Memphis, Tennessee Mitchell High School Georgia Tech
34 Brandan Wright 6-9 200 F Nashville, Tennessee Brentwood Academy North Carolina
43 Gerald Henderson Jr. 6-5 190 G Merion Station, Pennsylvania Episcopal Academy Duke
50 Greg Oden 7-1 260 C Indianapolis, Indiana Lawrence North High School Ohio State

West roster

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# Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College choice
00 Darrell Arthur 6-9 220 F Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff High School Kansas
2 Demond Carter 5-11 170 G Reserve, Louisiana Reserve Christian School High School Baylor
3 Kevin Durant 6-10 205 F Rockville, Maryland Montrose Christian School Texas
4 Sherron Collins 5-11 195 G Chicago, Illinois Crane High School Kansas
14 Daequan Cook 6-5 200 G Dayton, Ohio Dunbar High School Ohio State
15 D. J. Augustin 6-0 180 G New Orleans, Louisiana Hightower High School Texas
21 Robin Lopez 7-0 245 C Fresno, California San Joaquin High School Stanford
22 Jon Scheyer 6-6 180 G Northbrook, Illinois Glenbrook North High School Duke
30 Brook Lopez 7-0 245 C Fresno, California San Joaquin High School Stanford
32 Spencer Hawes 7-0 230 C Seattle, Washington Seattle Preparatory School Washington
34 Chase Budinger 6-8 200 G Carlsbad, California La Costa Canyon High School Arizona
35 James Keefe 6-8 220 F Santa Margarita, California Santa Margarita Catholic High School UCLA

Coaches

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The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

Box score

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Visitors: East

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## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min
1 *Tywon Lawson 2/ 7 0/1 0/ 0 4 0 3 3 2 5 3 0 1 19
20 *Lance Thomas 4/ 8 0/0 1/ 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 21
33 *Thaddeus Young 6/ 9 0/2 2/ 2 14 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 19
43 *Gerald Henderson Jr. 6/10 1/1 3/ 4 16 2 2 4 1 1 3 0 0 17
50 *Greg Oden 3/ 4 0/0 4/ 4 10 2 3 5 2 1 1 4 0 19
2 Javaris Crittenton 3/ 9 2/6 0/ 0 8 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 1 20
3 Scottie Reynolds 1/ 3 1/3 0/ 0 3 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 1 13
5 Earl Clark 1/ 7 0/3 2/ 2 4 3 2 5 1 1 1 2 0 16
11 Mike Conley Jr. 0/ 3 0/0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8
21 Vernon Macklin 3/ 3 0/0 0/ 0 6 5 5 10 0 2 4 0 1 16
22 Wayne Ellington 3/10 2/8 0/ 0 8 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 15
34 Brandan Wright 6/10 0/0 0/ 0 12 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 17
Team 4 4 8
TOTALS 38/83 6/24 12/14 94 17 31 48 15 19 20 10 7 200

Home: West

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## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min
3 *Kevin Durant 10/17 2/6 3/ 3 25 4 1 5 1 4 3 0 2 18
4 *Sherron Collins 4/ 8 1/2 2/ 3 11 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 2 16
21 *Robin Lopez 1/ 2 0/0 1/ 2 3 2 6 8 2 2 0 1 0 16
32 *Spencer Hawes 5/ 9 0/0 1/ 2 11 2 3 5 4 0 2 0 0 17
34 *Chase Budinger 5/ 8 1/4 0/ 0 11 0 3 3 0 4 1 0 3 21
00 Darrell Arthur 2/ 6 1/1 2/ 3 7 0 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 13
2 Demond Carter 0/ 3 0/2 0/ 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 14
14 Daequan Cook 6/13 5/9 0/ 0 17 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 19
15 D. J. Augustin 2/ 6 1/3 2/ 2 7 1 3 4 0 3 3 0 1 19
22 Jon Scheyer 3/ 4 2/2 1/ 2 9 1 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 15
30 Brook Lopez 2/ 3 0/0 2/ 2 6 0 5 5 1 0 1 1 3 18
35 James Keefe 1/ 6 1/3 2/ 4 5 3 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 14
Team 2 1 3
TOTALS 41/85 14/32 16/23 112 17 29 46 12 24 15 6 13 200

(* = Starting line-up)

All-American Week

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Schedule

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  • Tuesday, March 28: Powerade Jamfest
    • Slam Dunk Contest
    • Three-Point Shoot-out
    • Timed Basketball Skills Competition
  • Wednesday, March 29: 29th Annual Boys All-American Game

The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in three crowd-entertaining ways. The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989. This year, for the first time, a timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events.

Contest Winners

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "East Boys vs West Boys (03-29-06 at Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl (San Diego, CA))". Mcdepk.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
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