# 2012 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 2012 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game that was played on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2012. The game was the 35th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978. Chicago is the first city to host the game in back-to-back years.

## West Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Hometown | High school | College choice |
| 10 | Brandon Ashley | 6'8" | 215 | F | Oakland, CA | Findlay Prep | Arizona |
| 33 | Isaiah Austin | 7'0" | 210 | C | Arlington, TX | Grace Prep | Baylor |
| 22 | Anthony Bennett | 6'8" | 230 | F | Brampton, ON | Findlay Prep | UNLV |
| 1 | Yogi Ferrell | 5'11" | 160 | G | Greenfield, IN | Park Tudor | Indiana |
| 24 | Archie Goodwin | 6'5" | 180 | G | Sherwood, AR | Sylvan Hills | Kentucky |
| 11 | Grant Jerrett | 6'10" | 220 | F | La Verne, CA | Lutheran | Arizona |
| 15 | Shabazz Muhammad | 6'6" | 215 | F | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman | UCLA |
| 5 | Marcus Paige | 6'1" | 160 | G | Marion, IA | Linn-Mar | North Carolina |
| 21 | Devonta Pollard | 6'7" | 200 | F | De Kalb, MS | Kemper County | Alabama |
| 55 | Cameron Ridley | 6'10" | 230 | C | Fort Bend, TX | Bush | Texas |
| 3 | Marcus Smart | 6'4" | 200 | G | Flower Mound, TX | Marcus | Oklahoma State |
| 35 | Rasheed Sulaimon | 6'3" | 175 | G | Houston, TX | Strake Jesuit College Prep | Duke |

## East Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Hometown | High school | College choice |
| 5 | Kyle Anderson | 6'7" | 210 | G/F | Fairview, NJ | St. Anthony | UCLA |
| 15 | DaJuan Coleman | 6'9" | 275 | C | Dewitt, NY | DeWitt | Syracuse |
| 3 | Kris Dunn | 6'3" | 180 | G | New London, CT | New London | Providence |
| 34 | Perry Ellis | 6'8" | 220 | F | Wichita, KS | Wichita Heights | Kansas |
| 2 | Shaquille Goodwin | 6'8" | 245 | F | Decatur, GA | Southwest DeKalb | Memphis |
| 40 | Gary Harris | 6'5" | 195 | G | Indianapolis, IN | Hamilton Southeastern | Michigan State |
| 25 | Amile Jefferson | 6'7" | 190 | F | Philadelphia, PA | Friends' Central | Duke |
| 12 | Tyler Lewis | 5'11" | 165 | G | Statesville, NC | Oak Hill Academy | NC State |
| 32 | Tony Parker | 6'9" | 270 | C | Lithonia, GA | Miller Grove | UCLA |
| 22 | Alex Poythress | 6'8" | 215 | F | Clarksville, TN | Northeast | Kentucky |
| 44 | Rodney Purvis | 6'4" | 190 | G | Raleigh, NC | Upper Room Christian Academy | NC State |
| 24 | T. J. Warren | 6'7" | 205 | F | Durham, NC | Brewster Academy | NC State |

### Coaches

The West team was coached by:
* Head coach Gordon Kerkman of Aurora West High School (Aurora, IL)
* Asst coach Rick Thompson of Aurora West High School (Aurora, IL)
* Asst coach Curtis Shaw of Aurora West High School (Aurora, IL)
The East team was coached by:
* Head coach Billy Hicks of Scott County High School (Georgetown, KY)
* Asst coach Chris Willhite of Scott County High School (Georgetown, KY)
* Asst coach Tim Glenn of Scott County High School (Georgetown, KY)
The west team defeated the east team 106-102, with Shabazz Muhammad named the MVP of the game with 21 points and 6 rebounds.

## All-American Week
### Schedule

* Monday, March 26: Powerade Jamfest
** Slam Dunk Contest
** Three-Point Shoot-out
** Timed Basketball Skills Competition
* Wednesday, March 28: 35th Annual Boys All-American Game
* Thursday, March 29: 35th Annual Hudson Trophy Presentation
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. A timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events in 2009.

### Contest winners

* The 2012 Powerade Slam Dunk contest was won by Shabazz Muhammad. The winner of the 2012 3-point shoot-out was Rasheed Sulaimon. The winner of the basketball skills competition was Tyler Lewis.