The 2022

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game that was held on March 29, 2022. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in the class of 2022. The game was the 20th annual version of the

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first played in 2002. Due to the impact of the

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, the game had not been held since

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. 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

Eleven of the 24 players headed to the

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, while the SEC and ACC each grabbed 5.

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, and

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each lead the way with 2 McDonald's All-Americans.

Team East

Team West

References

External links

McDonald's All-American on the web
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