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2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game that was played on March 28, 2023, at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in the class of 2023. The game was the 46th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1977. 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. Rosters The roster was announced on January 24, 2023. Kentucky has the most selections with four, while Duke had three and Michigan State and Oregon both had two each. At the announcement of the roster selections, 15 schools were represented, one player, Matas Buzelis, opted for the G League and one player, Bronny James, was uncommitted. Team East ''Note: * Mgbako was committed to Duke at time game was played but decommitted on April 11, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota Center
Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once the home of the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Rockets owner Leslie Alexander first began to request a new arena in 1995 and attempted to release the Rockets from their lease at The Summit, which ran until 2003. However, he was denied by arena owner Chuck Watson, then-owner of the Aeros, who also wanted control of a new arena. The two sides agreed to equal control over an arena in a deal signed in 1997, but the proposal was rejected by city voters in a 1999 referendum. It was not until the city and the Rockets signed an amended agreement in 2001, excluding the Aeros, that the proposal was accepted. Construction began in July 2001, and the new arena was officially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Booker
Xavier Ellis Booker (born September 9, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class. Early life and high school career Booker grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and attended Cathedral High School. A center, he averaged 12.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots per game as a junior as Cathedral won the Class 4A state championship. Booker was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game. He was also named the Indianapolis City Co-Player of the Year. Recruiting Booker was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class, according to major recruiting services. On July 30, 2022, he committed to playing college basketball for Michigan State over offers from Auburn, Duke, Cincinnati, Gonzaga, Indiana, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon and Purdue. College career Booker enr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Edwards (basketball, Born 2003)
Justin Te'jon Edwards (born December 16, 2003) is an American college basketball player. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class. Early life and high school career Edwards grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Imhotep Institute Charter High School. He helped Imhotep win the Philadelphia City championship as a sophomore. As a junior, Edwards averaged 18.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and led the Panthers to the PIAA Class 5A state championship. He played in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League following the season. Edwards was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game. He was also selected to play for Team USA in the Nike Hoops Summit. As a senior, Edwards averaged 17.9 points and 7.5 rebounds as the Panthers repeated as state champions and was named Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball. Recruiting Edwards was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class, according to major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UConn Huskies Men's Basketball
The UConn Huskies men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut, in Storrs, Connecticut. They currently play in the Big East Conference (Big East) and are coached by Dan Hurley. The Huskies have won 4 NCAA tournament championships (1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014), which puts the program in a tie with Kansas for sixth-most all-time. The Huskies are second in Big East tournament championships with seven, trailing only Georgetown (8). The Huskies also have the most Big East regular season titles with ten and one American Athletic Conference tournament championship. Numerous players have gone on to achieve professional success after their time at UConn, including Clifford Robinson, Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor, Rudy Gay, Charlie Villanueva, Kemba Walker, Shabazz Napier, Jeremy Lamb, and Andre Drummond. The Huskies have participated in 5 NCAA Final Fours (tied for 13th all tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton High School (Georgia)
Newton High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Covington, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Newton County School System. Located thirty-two miles outside Atlanta, it is one of three schools serving Newton County. The school serves 2,000 students in grades 9–12. History Newton High School was established in 1949. The original building was located on Newton Drive, where Sharp Learning Center is now located. At this time, it was the only high school in Newton County. Due to growth in the number of students, Newton County passed a bond referendum and started construction at the present site. The Board of Education began construction in the school year 1972-73 and the school opened to students in August of the 1974–75 school year. The first graduating class from this site was June 1975. For 25 years this school served as this county's only high school. Another bond referendum was passed and Eastside Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covington, Georgia
Covington is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the seat of Newton County, and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, its population 14,113. History Covington was founded by European immigrants to the United States. It was incorporated in 1821 as the seat of the newly organized Newton County. Covington was named for United States Army Brigadier General and United States Congressman Leonard Covington, a hero of the War of 1812. The settlement grew with the advent of the railroad in 1845. Covington incorporated as a city in 1854. In 1864, General Sherman's troops marched through during their March to the Sea. Although they looted the city, destroying numerous buildings, several antebellum homes were spared. Historic districts The Covington Historic District and the North Covington Historic District within the city are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The maps and materials describing these two districts are available for re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephon Castle
Stephon Javonte Castle (born November 1, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class. Early life and high school career Castle grew up in Covington, Georgia and attended Newton High School. He averaged 16.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game as a junior. He finished his senior year averaging 20.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, three steals and two blocks per game to carry the Rams to the Class 7A state quarterfinals. Castle was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year. Recruiting Castle was initially rated a four-star recruit by most recruiting services. On November 19, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for UConn during his junior year over offers from Auburn, Arkansas, Georgia, Georgia Tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBA G League Ignite
The NBA G League Ignite is a developmental basketball team in the NBA G League. Based in Henderson, Nevada, the team was designed to play exhibition games outside the G League's traditional scheduling as part of a one-year development program for elite National Basketball Association (NBA) prospects. Its roster is made up of both prospects and veteran players. Ignite was created on April 16, 2020, and is touted as an alternative to college basketball, offering prospects salaries of up to $500,000. History The NBA G League has been an avenue for high school, college and international prospects to be drafted into the NBA since 2008. On October 18, 2018, the G League introduced Select Contracts of $125,000 for elite prospects, including opportunities for basketball development, life skills, mentorship, and academic scholarships starting from the 2019–20 season. However, no players in the 2019 high school class signed a Select Contract. On April 16, 2020, the G League announced a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
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Matas Buzelis
Matas Arvidas Buzelis (born October 13, 2004) is a Lithuanian-American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA draft. Early life and high school career Buzelis grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois. Both of his parents played basketball professionally in Lithuania before immigrating to the United States and settling in the Chicago area. In his childhood Buzelis attended gymnastics school with his brother and sister, later in the same school he attended swimming and had the best results among under–10 and under–12 breaststroke swimmers in the state of Illinois. Buzelis initially attended Hinsdale Central High School and played on their sophomore team as a freshman. He transferred to Brewster Academy, a boarding school in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, midway through the start of the first semester of his sophomore year after Hinsdale Central's basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camden High School (New Jersey)
Camden High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students between ninth grade and twelfth grade from the city of Camden, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Camden City Public Schools, which is classified as an Abbott District. The school, established in 1891, celebrated its centennial in 1991.Ott, Dwight"Camden High School Turns 100" ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', February 6, 1991. Accessed July 1, 2011. "The school, once predominantly Jewish and Italian and now largely black and Hispanic, has produced other well-known alumni: Superior Court Judges Isaiah Steinberg and Theodore Davis; former Camden Mayor Angelo J. Errichetti; record producer Leon Huff; former Camden County Prosecutor Samuel Asbell; former Supremes singer Cindy Birdsong; basketball player Billy Thompson of the Miami Heat, and physician and civic leader Charles Brimm." The school was originally known as the Camden Manual Training and High S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roselle, New Jersey
Roselle (, ) is a borough located in Union County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 21,085,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Roselle borough, Union County, New Jersey , . Accessed July 29, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
