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game that was played on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at the

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. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2011. The game was the 34th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

2011 Game

The 2011 game was played at the

, on March 30, 2011.

2011 West Roster

2011 East Roster

Coaches

The West team was coached by: * Head Coach Gene Pingatore of St. Joseph High School ( Westchester, IL) * Asst Coach Bill Riley of St. Joseph High School ( Westchester, IL) * Asst Coach Daryl Thomas of St. Joseph High School ( Westchester, IL) The East team was coached by: * Head Coach Bob Cimmino of Mt. Vernon High School ( Mt. Vernon, NY) * Asst Coach Brian Pritchett of Mt. Vernon High School ( Mt. Vernon, NY) * Asst Coach Dwayne Murray of Mt. Vernon High School ( Mt. Vernon, NY)

All-American Week

Schedule

* Monday, March 28: Powerade Jamfest ** Slam Dunk Contest ** Three-Point Shoot-out ** Timed Basketball Skills Competition * Wednesday, March 30: 34th Annual Boys All-American Game The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in three crowd-entertaining ways. The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989. A timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events in 2009.

Contest Winners

* The 2011 Powerade Slam Dunk contest was won by LeBryan Nash. * The winner of the 2011 3-point shoot-out was Kyle Wiltjer. * The winner of the basketball skills competition was Michael Carter-Williams.

References

External links

McDonald's All-American on the web
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