 Cheick Diallo being honored as MVP | |||||||||||||
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| Date | April 1, 2015 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | United Center, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Cheick Diallo | ||||||||||||
| Referees | Steve Honacki, John Washo, Kevin Grayer | ||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Jesse White Tumbling Team | ||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| McDonald's All-American | |||||||||||||
The 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game is an All-star basketball game that was played on April 1, 2015, at the United Center in Chicago, home of the Chicago Bulls. It was the 38th annual McDonald's All-American Game for high school boys. The game's rosters features the best and most highly recruited blue chip boys high school basketball players graduating in 2015. Chicago, which became the first city to host the game in back-to-back years in 2012,[1] continues to host the game annually for the fifth consecutive time.[2][3] When the rosters for the game were announced on January 28, 15 of the 24 players had committed to Division I basketball programs; Duke and LSU led the field with two commits each.[4]
On March 10, 2015, Ben Simmons was named the Morgan Wootten Award winner, regarded as the McDonald's All-American national player of the year award. In the game, the East team—led by MVP Cheick Diallo's 18 points and 10 rebounds—defeated the West team by a 111–91 margin. In the associated Jam Fest, Dwayne Bacon, Luke Kennard and Jalen Brunson won the slam dunk contest, three-point shooting contest and skills competition, respectively.
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- ^ 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.
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