2006 McDonald's All-American Game

[bucknut11]

March 29, 2006 @ 10PM EST
playing in San Diego, CA

3-point contest and dunk contest will be performed on March 27 and will supposedly be televised AFTER the game.

Oden, Conley, and Cook are all rumored to be in the game. Weren't rosters supposed to be announced this evening?


Official site

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I thought this was interesting and involves the selection process for the game. I find it hard to believe this kid is not on the roster.

scout.com (free)

2/23/06

Paul Harris did not get selected.......

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

I saw the rosters on television last night, but I cannot for the life of me find them listed anywhere on the internet. It seemed very similar, if not identical, to this unofficial list posted a couple of days ago.

Could someone explain to me how Daequan Cook plays for the West, but Conley and Oden play for the East? Kevin Durant (of Suitland, Maryland) is also on the West roster. Curious geography these days. :)


Unofficial list:

East ---

Earl Clark SF 6-9 220 Rahway High School, NJ (Rahway, NJ) Louisville
Mike Conley PG 6-1 170 Lawrence North High School, IN (Indianapolis, IN) Ohio State
Javaris Crittenton SG 6-5 195 SW Atlanta Christian Academy, GA (Atlanta, GA) Georgia Tech
Wayne Ellington SG 6-4 185 The Episcopal Academy, PA (Wynnewood, PA) North Carolina
Gerald Henderson WF 6-5 190 The Episcopal Academy, PA (Blue Bell, PA) Duke
Tywon Lawson PG 6-0 190 Oak Hill Academy, VA (Clinton, MD) North Carolina
Vernon Macklin C 6-9 225 Hargrave Military Academy, VA (Portsmouth, VA) Georgetown
Greg Oden C 7-1 260 Lawrence North High School, IN (Indianapolis, IN) Ohio State
Scottie Reynolds SG 6-1 185 Herndon High School, VA (Herndon, VA) Oklahoma
Lance Thomas PF 6-8 200 St. Benedict’s Prep, NJ (Scotch Plains, NJ) Undecided
Brandan Wright PF 6-9 200 Brentwood Academy, TN (Nashville, TN) North Carolina
Thaddeus Young SF 6-8 215 Mitchell High School, TN (Memphis, TN) Georgia Tech


West ---

Darrell Arthur PF 6-9 220 South Oak Cliff High School, TX (Dallas, TX) Undecided
D.J. Augustin PG 6-0 180 Hightower High School, TX (Fresno, TX) Texas
Chase Budinger WF 6-8 200 La Costa Canyon High School, CA (Encinitas, CA) Arizona
Demond Carter SG 5-11 170 Reserve Christian School, LA (Laplace, LA) Baylor
Sherron Collins PG 5-11 195 Crane Technical Prep High School, IL (Chicago, IL) Kansas
Daequan Cook SG 6-5 200 Dunbar High School, OH (Dayton, OH) Ohio State
Kevin Durant WF 6-10 205 Montrose Christian School, MD (Suitland, MD) Texas
James Keefe PF 6-8 220 Santa Margarita Cath. High School, CA (S. Margarita, CA) UCLA
Spencer Hawes C 7-0 230 Seattle Preparatory School, WA (Seattle, WA) Washington
Brook Lopez PF 7-0 245 San Joaquin Memorial High School, CA (Fresno, CA) Stanford
Robin Lopez C 7-0 245 San Joaquin Memorial High School, CA (Fresno, CA) Stanford
Jon Scheyer SG 6-6 180 Glenbrook North High School, IL (Northbrook, IL) Duke

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Could someone explain to me how Daequan Cook plays for the West, but Conley and Oden play for the East? Kevin Durant (of Suitland, Maryland) is also on the West roster. Curious geography these days. :)

For competitive balance.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

official link

2/23/06

The official rosters have been posted on their site.....

Oden and Conley are on the East and Cook is on the West squad.

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

I wanted our big three to play together!

Oh well, at least we have three playing in the game

 

[tibor75]

do we have more OSU guys playing in this year's game than we've had altogether in all the previous years?

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

do we have more OSU guys playing in this year's game than we've had altogether in all the previous years?

unfortunately, you may be right.

 

[themongoose32]

wooooo, i saw the roster of the east team last night scroll on the bottom of ESPN and didn't see cook's name on it. I was dumbfounded but I am now glad to see he is still in the game! Should be very exciting to watch. When will the dunk contest contestants, say that three times fast, be announced and would cook be a possiblity?


The Mongoose

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

scout.com (free)

2/25/06

Official rosters......

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

rivals.com$

2/24/06

Yet another article on the game, tOSU and UNC both placed 3 players on the team. The ACC led the way with 7 players in the game.

 

[HilmerJ]

our 3 all americans

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

yahoo.com

3/23/06

The past two McDonald's All American Games were practically worthless exercises for college basketball die-hards; each game featured seven players who declared for the NBA draft without stepping on campus. But because of the new age minimum instituted by the league, this game (March 29, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN) again is worth watching.

The big man. Greg Oden is the most celebrated high school player who will go to college in, what -- forever? You've read about him; see what all the fuss is over.

Ohio State vs. North Carolina. The Buckeyes (Oden, Mike Conley and Daequan Cook) and Tar Heels (Tywon Lawson, Brandan Wright and Wayne Ellington) are represented quite well. Ohio State generally is regarded as having the best 2006 haul, but some recruitniks like Carolina's better.
Decide for yourself.

Score one for the little guy. Demond "Tweety" Carter is a 5-10, 170-pound bundle of energy who has piled up a prodigious scoring total at Reserve (La.) Christian. He'll be the first Mickey D's alum to attend, get this, Baylor. Seeing double. Remember when Stanford had Jason and Jarron Collins? Next season, the Cardinal will have another set of true twin towers: Brook and Robin Lopez from Fresno, Calif.

Kyle Veltrop is an associate editor for Sporting News. E-mail him at [email protected].

 

[BGriffBuckeye]

Isn't the skills competition tonight? Any idea on participants and times for it?

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I checked the ESPN site and the McDonald's site and their is no listing of participants or the time it will be shown on ESPN. I am still digging.....