2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

The 2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, home of the University of Louisville Cardinals. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2007. The game was the 6th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.

2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
West 3442 76
East 5946 105
DateMarch 28, 2007
ArenaFreedom Hall
CityLouisville, Kentucky
MVP/MOPJasmine Thomas
OfficialsAlicia Dukes,
Steve Meyer,
Dale Ramsey
Attendance11,632
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 2008 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Kentuckiana and its Ronald McDonald House program.

2007 Game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. The sixth annual Girls Game kicked off an action packed evening at Freedom Hall. A crowd of nearly 12,000 fans witnessed a couple of record-breaking performances by our All American girls.

Wootten Award winner, Maya Moore (Connecticut) led the East Squad with 18 points and tied the record for most field goals in a game with eight, while Kelley Cain (Tennessee) added 10 points and a new single game record 14 rebounds.

Kayla Pedersen (Stanford) was high scorer for the West Team with 18 points. She also led the team in rebounds with 12. Other West Team notables included, Angie Bjorklund (Tennessee), who poured in 13 points and Victoria Baugh (Tennessee), who pulled down nine rebounds.

The 2007 John R. Wooden MVP Award went to Jasmine Thomas (Duke). She scored 16 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished six assists in just 15 minutes on the court. The coaches and her All American teammates, voted Drey Mingo (Purdue) this year's Naismith Award winner for Sportsmanship during event week.

The West All Americans still lead the alltime series 4-2, but this was a memorable night for the East. They jumped out to a big halftime lead and never looked back, as they dominated the game from start to finish.

2007 West Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Hometown High School College Choice
22Victoria Baugh6-4190FSacramento, CA, U.S.Sacramento CharterTennessee
12Angie Bjorklund6-0165GSpokane Valley, WA, U.S.UniversityTennessee
20Stefanie Gilbreath6-0150GKaty, TX, U.S.Cinco RanchUSC
11Alison Jackson5-11140FChicago, IL, U.S.FenwickOhio State
42Amy Jaeschke6-5210CWilmette, IL, U.S.New Trier TownshipNorthwestern
50Italee Lucas5-8150GNorth Las Vegas, NV, U.S.CentennialNorth Carolina
14Kayla Pedersen6-4195FFountain Hills, AZ, U.S.Red MountainStanford
15Devereaux Peters6-2165FChicago, IL, U.S.FenwickNotre Dame
53Ta'Shia Phillips6-6220CIndianapolis, IN, U.S.Brebeuf Jesuit PrepXavier
32Jeanette Pohlen6-0165GBrea, CA, U.S.Brea-OlindaStanford
51Lenita Sanford6-3170FInglewood, CA, U.S.LynwoodCal
21Tyra White6-0155FKansas City, MO, U.S.Hickman MillsLSU

2007 East Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Hometown High School College Choice
52Kelley Cain6-6220CAtlanta, GA, U.S.St. Pius X CatholicTennessee
24Ashley Cimino6-3175FYarmouth, ME, U.S.Catherine McAuleyStanford
23Cetera DeGraffenreid5-5135GCullowhee, NC, U.S.Smoky MountainNorth Carolina
3Lorin Dixon5-4125GSpringfield Gardens, NY, U.S.Christ the KingConnecticut
42Jantel Lavender6-4215CEuclid, OH, U.S.Cleveland Central CatholicOhio State
33Drey Mingo6-2187FAtlanta, GA, U.S.Marist SchoolMaryland
32Maya Moore6-0165FLawrenceville, GA, U.S.Collins HillConnecticut
21Erica Morrow5-9147GBrooklyn, NY, U.S.Murry BergtraumSyracuse
5Khadijah Rushdan5-9165GNew Castle, DE, U.S.St. ElizabethRutgers
20Marah Strickland5-11161GMt. Airy, MD, U.S.Towson CatholicMaryland
15Jasmine Thomas5-9140GFairfax, VA, U.S.OaktonDuke
34Krystal Thomas6-5187FWindermere, FL, U.S.The First AcademyDuke

Coaches

The West team was coached by:

The East team was coached by:

Boxscore

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Visitors: West

## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min
12*Angie Bjorklund5/162/ 91/ 2132022241223
14*Kayla Pedersen8/150/ 22/ 31875121021022
22*Victoria Baugh3/ 80/ 02/ 584592021120
50*Italee Lucas1/121/ 40/ 133361040117
53*Ta'Shia Phillips4/ 80/ 02/ 6105271012019
11Alison Jackson3/ 70/ 00/ 060111130017
15Devereaux Peters0/ 40/ 11/ 212350132017
20Stefanie Gilbreath
21Tyra White4/120/ 52/ 4101230111117
32Jeanette Pohlen0/ 60/ 23/ 430554220018
42Amy Jaeschke2/ 60/ 20/ 140660100116
51Lenita Sanford0/ 20/ 00/ 002461020214
Team224
TOTALS30/963/2513/28762838661382488200

Home: East

## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min
15*Jasmine Thomas7/172/ 50/ 0164594630315
23*Cetera DeGraffenreid2/ 72/ 23/ 492460310420
32*Maya Moore8/172/ 70/ 0182460102319
34*Krystal Thomas3/ 80/ 00/ 062682111019
52*Kelley Cain5/ 90/ 00/ 01068141111215
3Lorin Dixon2/ 50/ 13/ 570331420017
5Khadijah Rushdan0/ 50/ 14/ 442680450316
20Marah Strickland5/122/ 40/ 0123141031015
21Erica Morrow2/ 80/ 10/ 041231201316
24Ashley Cimino1/ 40/ 20/ 021121111015
33Drey Mingo2/ 30/ 01/ 250335001115
42Jantel Lavender6/110/ 00/ 0122242031018
Team202
TOTALS43/1068/2311/15105274572182320919200

(* = Starting Line-up)

All-American Week

Schedule

  • Tuesday, March 27: Powerade JamFest
    • Three-Point Shoot-out
    • Timed Basketball Skills Competition
  • Wednesday, March 28: 6th Annual Girls All-American Game

The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. Since the first All-American game in 2002, players have competed in a 3-point shooting challenge and a timed basketball skills competition.

Contest winners

  • The 2007 Timed Skills contest was won by Cetera DeGraffenreid.
  • Italee Lucas was winner of the 2007 3-point shoot-out.

See also

2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2010-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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