.JPG) Jahlil Okafor (black uniform) and Justin Jackson (red uniform) being honored as co-MVPs | |||||||||||||
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| Date | April 2, 2014 9:30 PM ET | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | United Center, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Jahlil Okafor, Justin Jackson | ||||||||||||
| Referees | Kenneth Moreland, Bryce Cann, Mark Maslona | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,116[1] | ||||||||||||
| Halftime show | DJ R-Tistic | ||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Carter Blackburn, Jalen Rose, Jay Williams, & Quint Kessenich | ||||||||||||
| McDonald's All-American | |||||||||||||
The 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game that was played on April 2, 2014 at the United Center in Chicago, home of the Chicago Bulls. It was the 37th annual McDonald's All-American Game for high school boys. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited blue chip boys high school basketball players graduating in 2014. Chicago, which became the first city to host the game in back-to-back years in 2012,[2] will continue to host the game annually at least until 2015.[3] The rosters for the game were announced at 6:00 PM ET on January 29 on ESPNU.[4] At the time of the announcement 22 of the 24 players had committed to Division I basketball programs.[5] Duke and Kentucky led the field with four commits each.[6] One of the game's major storylines was that local big men Jahlil Okafor (McDonald's Morgan Wootten Player of the Year) and Cliff Alexander (Naismith Player of the Year) opposed each other.[7]
- ^ "Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics" (PDF). McDonald's All-American. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ "Chicago to Host McDonald's All-American Again in 2012". SLAM Magazine. October 24, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ Jordan, Jason (October 24, 2012). "McDonald's All American Games to stay in Chicago". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ "McDonald's Announces Player Nominations, Ticket Sales For 2014 McDonald's All American Games: Tickets available January 11; Final Team rosters unveiled January 29". MarketWatch. PR Newswire. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (January 29, 2013). "Players announced for McDonald's All-American Game". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "Final Rosters Unveiled For The 2014 McDonald's All American Games: 48 Players Join the Ranks of Basketball's Elite with Selection to 2014 Team". PR Newswire. January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ Finkelstein, Adam (January 30, 2013). "Jahlil Okafor tops McDonald's West". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2013.