The 2011
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All-American Boys Game was an
All-star basketball
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game that was played on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at the
United Center
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Chicago, Illinois
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, home of 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
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first played in 1978.
2011 Game
The 2011 game was played at the
Chicago Bulls
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United Center
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, on March 30, 2011.
2011 West Roster
[http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/2011_BoysRosterAlph.pdf ]
2011 East Roster
Coaches
The West team was coached by:
* Head Coach
Gene Pingatore
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of
St. Joseph High School St. Joseph's School, St. Joseph's Catholic School, St Joseph's School, St Joseph's Catholic School, and variants are frequently used school names, and may refer to:
Africa
* St Joseph's School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Westchester, IL
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)
* Asst Coach Bill Riley of
St. Joseph High School St. Joseph's School, St. Joseph's Catholic School, St Joseph's School, St Joseph's Catholic School, and variants are frequently used school names, and may refer to:
Africa
* St Joseph's School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Asia
* St Joseph Higher Secon ...
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Westchester, IL
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)
* Asst Coach
Daryl Thomas
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High school career
Thomas, a 6'7" forward, played high school basketball at Chicago-area St. Joseph High School in Westchester, ...
of
St. Joseph High School St. Joseph's School, St. Joseph's Catholic School, St Joseph's School, St Joseph's Catholic School, and variants are frequently used school names, and may refer to:
Africa
* St Joseph's School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Asia
* St Joseph Higher Secon ...
(
Westchester, IL
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)
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:
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History
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Jamfest
** Slam Dunk Contest
** Three-Point Shoot-out
** Timed Basketball Skills Competition
* Wednesday, March 30: 34th Annual Boys All-American Game
The
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History
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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
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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.
See also
2011 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 2011 McDonald's All-American Girls Game is an All-star basketball game that was played on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly re ...
References
External links
McDonald's All-American on the web
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2010–11 in American basketball
2011
2011 in sports in Illinois
Basketball in Illinois