2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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| Date | March 29, 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Dariq Whitehead | ||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ted Emrich, Cory Alexander, Paul Biancardi | ||||||||||||
| McDonald's All-American | |||||||||||||
The 2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game that was played on March 29, 2022, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in the class of 2022. The game was the 45th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1977. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the game had not been held since 2019.[1] The 24 players were selected from over 700 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. Dariq Whitehead of the East had 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and was named the game's most valuable player (MVP).[2]
Rosters
[edit]The roster was announced on January 25, 2022. Arkansas, Duke, and Kansas had the most selections with three each, while Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, and UCLA had two each. At the announcement of roster selections, only 14 schools were represented and two players were uncommitted.[3] On March 28, 2022, Black committed to Arkansas.[4]
Team East
[edit]| ESPN 100 Rank |
Name | Height (ft–in) |
Weight (lb) |
Position | Hometown | High school | College choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Jaden Bradley | 6–3 | 185 | PG | Rochester, New York | IMG Academy | Alabama |
| 1 | Dereck Lively II | 7–1 | 220 | C | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Westtown School | Duke |
| 12 | Chris Livingston | 6–6 | 200 | SF | Akron, Ohio | Oak Hill Academy | Kentucky |
| 18 | Brandon Miller | 6–8 | 200 | SF | Antioch, Tennessee | Cane Ridge High School | Alabama |
| 7 | Dillon Mitchell | 6–7 | 200 | SF | Tampa, Florida | Montverde Academy | Texas |
| 11 | Julian Phillips | 6–8 | 200 | SF | Blythewood, South Carolina | Link Academy | Tennessee |
| 19 | M. J. Rice | 6–5 | 225 | SF | Henderson, North Carolina | Prolific Prep | Kansas |
| 17 | JJ Starling | 6–3 | 170 | SG | Baldwinsville, New York | La Lumiere School | Notre Dame |
| 23 | Ernest Udeh Jr. | 6–10 | 230 | C | Orlando, Florida | Dr. Phillips High School | Kansas |
| 9 | Jarace Walker | 6–8 | 220 | PF | New Freedom, Pennsylvania | IMG Academy | Houston |
| 4 | Dariq Whitehead | 6–6 | 190 | SF | Newark, New Jersey | Montverde Academy | Duke |
| 29 | Cam Whitmore | 6–6 | 200 | SF | Odenton, Maryland | Archbishop Spalding High School | Villanova |
Team West
[edit]| ESPN 100 Rank |
Name | Height (ft–in) |
Weight (lb) |
Position | Hometown | High school | College choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amari Bailey | 6–5 | 190 | SG | Chicago, Illinois | Sierra Canyon School | UCLA |
| 20 | Anthony Black | 6–7 | 185 | PG | Duncanville, Texas | Duncanville High School | Arkansas^ |
| 13 | Adem Bona | 6–10 | 225 | C | Ebonyi, Nigeria | Prolific Prep | UCLA |
| 8 | Gradey Dick | 6–7 | 200 | SF | Wichita, Kansas | Sunrise Christian Academy | Kansas |
| 3 | Keyonte George | 6–4 | 185 | SG | Lewisville, Texas | IMG Academy | Baylor |
| 31 | Mark Mitchell | 6–8 | 215 | PF | Kansas City, Kansas | Sunrise Christian Academy | Duke |
| 22 | Arterio Morris | 6–3 | 190 | PG | Dallas, Texas | Justin F. Kimball High School | Texas |
| 6 | Nick Smith Jr. | 6–4 | 185 | SG | Jacksonville, Arkansas | North Little Rock High School | Arkansas |
| 14 | Cason Wallace | 6–4 | 185 | SG | Dallas, Texas | Richardson High School | Kentucky |
| 10 | Jordan Walsh | 6–7 | 190 | SF | DeSoto, Texas | Link Academy | Arkansas |
| 16 | Kel'el Ware | 7–0 | 210 | C | North Little Rock, Arkansas | North Little Rock High School | Oregon |
| 38 | Kijani Wright | 6–9 | 235 | PF | Los Angeles, California | Sierra Canyon School | USC |
- ^undecided at the time of roster selection
- ~undecided at game time
Reference[5]
Box score
[edit]March 29, 2022
09:30 pm ET |
| East | 105–81 | West |
| Scoring by half: 58–38, 47–43 | ||
| Pts: Cam Whitmore (19) Rebs: Cam Whitmore (8) Asts: Dariq Whitehead (8) |
Pts: Mark Mitchell (19) Rebs: Kel'el Ware (10) Asts: Cason Wallace (6) | |
References
[edit]- ^ "The McDonald's All American Games is Returning to Chicago in 2022" (PDF). mcdonaldsallamerican.com. September 15, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Whitmore, Whitehead lead East over West in McDonald's game". thepeterboroughexaminer.com. March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (January 25, 2022). "Duke men's basketball prospect Dereck Lively headlines star-studded roster for McDonald's All American Game". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (March 28, 2022). "Anthony Black becomes third 2022 five-star prospect to commit to Arkansas men's basketball team". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ "McDonald's 45th All American Game".