2003 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 2003 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2003. The game was the 26th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

2003 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
East 6062 122
West 5156 107
DateMarch 26, 2003
ArenaGund Arena
CityCleveland, OH
MVP/MOPLeBron James
Officials1
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Attendance18,728
NetworkESPN
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2003 game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. Luol Deng, Olu Famutimi and David Padgett did not play due to injuries. LeBron James, who played wearing number 32 instead of his usual 23, since that number was retired in honor of Michael Jordan, was named the game's MVP after finishing with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. James was the East team leading scorer, while Shannon Brown led the West team with 23 points. Chris Paul finished with a game-high 10 assists. Of the players who participated in this game, 5 declared for the 2003 NBA Draft and were selected: LeBron James (1st overall pick), Travis Outlaw (1st round, 23rd overall), Ndudi Ebi (1st round, 26th overall), Kendrick Perkins (1st round, 27th overall) and James Lang (2nd round, 48th overall).

East roster

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No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
1Ivan Harris6-7215FMouth of Wilson, U.S.Oak Hill AcademyOhio State
3Chris Paul6-1170GClemmons, NC, U.S.West ForsythWake Forest
20Mike Jones6-5195GBraintree, MA, U.S.Thayer AcademyMaryland
22Mustafa Shakur6-3230GPhiladelphia, PA, U.S.Friends CentralArizona
24Drew Lavender5-7150GColumbus, OH, U.S.BrookhavenOklahoma
25Travis Outlaw6-9210FStarkville, MS, U.S.Starkville High SchoolMississippi State (Did Not Attend)
30Brandon Bass6-8245FBaton Rouge, LA, U.S.Capitol High SchoolUndecided
31Charlie Villanueva6-10220FBlairstown, NJ, U.S.Blair AcademyConnecticut
32LeBron James6-8240FAkron, OH, U.S.St.Vincent-St. MaryUndecided (Did not attend)
44Jackie Butler6-10255CMcComb, MS, U.S.McComb High SchoolMississippi State
54James Lang6-10305CBirmingham, AL, U.S.Central Park ChristianUndecided (Did not attend)
N/ALuol Deng6-8220FBlairston, NJ, U.S.Blair AcademyDuke

West roster

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No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
5Brandon Cotton6-0175GDetroit, MI, U.S.St. Martin DePorresMichigan State
21Shannon Brown6-3190GMaywood, U.S.Proviso EastMichigan State
22Vakeaton Wafer6-6210FCleveland, TX, U.S.Heritage Christian AcademyFlorida State
30Aaron Brooks6-0160GSeattle, WA, U.S.FranklinOregon
34Kris Humphries6-9230FMinnetonka, MN, U.S.HopkinsDuke
35J.R. Giddens6-6190GOklahoma City, OK, U.S.John MarshallKansas
42Brian Butch6-11215CAppleton, WI, U.S.Appleton WestWisconsin
43Kendrick Perkins6-10285CBeaumont, TX, U.S.Clifton J. OzenMemphis (Did not attend)
44Ndudi Ebi6-9195FHouston, TX, U.S.Westbury ChristianArizona (Did not attend)
55Leon Powe6-8240GOakland, CA, U.S.Oakland TechCalifornia
N/AOlu Famutimi6-5210GFlint, MI, U.S.NorthwesternArkansas
N/ADavid Padgett6-11240CReno, NV, U.S.RenoKansas

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2018-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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