2020 McDonald's All-American Boys Game explained

2020 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Visitor:West
Home:East
Date:April 1, 2020 (canceled)
Arena:Toyota Center
City:Houston, Texas
Network:ESPN & ESPN2
Series:McDonald's All-American
Previous:2019
Next:2021

The 2020 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game that was scheduled to be played on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, home of the Houston Rockets. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in the class of 2020. The game would have been the 43rd annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1977. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was cancelled.[1]

The 24 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.

Rosters

When the rosters were announced on January 23, 2020, North Carolina had the most selections with four, while Duke had three, and Kentucky had two. At the announcement of roster selections, only 14 schools were represented and had 4 players uncommitted. The official East and West sides were not announced for a couple weeks.

Team East

ESPN
100
Rank
NameHeight (ft-in)Weight (lbs)PositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice
4Scottie Barnes6–8210PFWest Palm Beach, FloridaMontverde AcademyFlorida State
86–7190SFBoston, MassachusettsBrewster AcademyKentucky
19Sharife Cooper6–1165PGPowder Springs, GeorgiaMcEachern High SchoolAuburn
3Cade Cunningham6–7215PGArlington, TexasMontverde AcademyOklahoma State
39R. J. Davis6–1165PGWhite Plains, New YorkArchbishop Stepinac High SchoolNorth Carolina
43Dawson Garcia6–9210PFPrior Lake, MinnesotaPrior Lake High SchoolMarquette
18Jeremy Roach6–2180PGLeesburg, VirginiaPaul VI Catholic High SchoolDuke
11Day'Ron Sharpe6–9225CWinterville, North CarolinaMontverde AcademyNorth Carolina
16Jaden Springer6–5210SGCharlotte, North CarolinaIMG AcademyTennessee
27Bryce Thompson6–4167SGTulsa, OklahomaBooker T. Washington High SchoolKansas
13Isaiah Todd6–9215PFRichmond, VirginiaWord of God Christian Academy
28Mark Williams7–0230CNorfolk, VirginiaIMG AcademyDuke

Team West

ESPN
100
Rank
NameHeight (ft-in)Weight (lbs)PositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice
6Brandon Boston Jr.6-6175SFNorcross, GeorgiaSierra Canyon SchoolKentucky
9Greg Brown6–8205PFAustin, TexasVandegrift High SchoolTexas
21Nimari Burnett6–3190SGChicago, IllinoisProlific PrepTexas Tech
10Josh Christopher6–4205SGLakewood, CaliforniaMayfair High SchoolArizona State
1Jalen Green6–4186SGFresno, CaliforniaProlific Prep
14Walker Kessler6–11220CNewnan, GeorgiaWoodward AcademyNorth Carolina
17Caleb Love6–3180PGSt. Louis, MissouriChristian Brothers College High SchoolNorth Carolina
2Evan Mobley7–0205CTemecula, CaliforniaRancho Christian SchoolUSC
20Daishen Nix6–3190PGFairbanks, AlaskaTrinity International School
23D. J. Steward6–3160SGChicago, IllinoisWhitney M. Young Magnet High SchoolDuke
5Jalen Suggs6–4195PGSaint Paul, MinnesotaMinnehaha AcademyGonzaga
7Ziaire Williams6–8180SFLancaster, CaliforniaSierra Canyon SchoolStanford

^undecided at the time of roster selection

~undecided at game timeReference[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 McDonald's All American Games - CANCELLED . Toyota Center . March 25, 2020 . March 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200325232024/https://www.toyotacenter.com/events/detail/mcdaag . dead .
  2. Web site: McDonald's 43rd All American Game.