The Jordan Brand Classic is a high school all star
basketball
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game played annually in April. The game's rosters feature the best and most highly recruited high school boys and girls in the senior class. In 2015, a girl's game was introduced.
The game takes its name from the chief organizer,
Jordan Brand, a division of
Nike
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named after
Michael Jordan
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. The 22 players are routinely selected from the top 100 players as ranked by numerous scouting services.
Jordan Brand previously sponsored the
Capital Classic in the
Washington, D.C. area, from 2002 to 2004, when it was known as the Jordan Brand Capital Classic. After Michael Jordan was unable to move the game to New York, he started the Jordan Brand Classic.
History
2002
The 2002 Jordan Capital Classic was played at Washington, D.C.'s MCI Center with many players who went on to play in the NBA. The White Jerseys, led by coach
Steve Smith of
Oak Hill Academy, had Co-MVP's
Sean May
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(
Sacramento Kings
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) and
Amar'e Stoudemire
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(
Phoenix Suns
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) contribute 49 points and 27 rebounds to their victory. In fact, nine of the 12 White Team players scored in double-figures, including
Rashad McCants
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...
(
Minnesota Timberwolves
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) who went 10-13 from the field for 23 points. For the Red Team, fans saw former Oak Hill teammates
Carmelo Anthony
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(
New York Knicks
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) and
Justin Gray
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Career
Gray has often collaborated with fellow writer Jimmy Palmiotti on series such as ''Hawkman'', '' Jonah Hex'', '' Power Girl'', ...
(
Wake Forest) score 27 and 17 points respectively. Over the next four years, this class would include representation on three National Champions (Anthony, McCants, May and
Denham Brown) and numerous NBA lottery picks.
2003
The 2003 Jordan Brand Capital Classic was played in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,424 fans at the MCI Center in Washington, DC. The game gave a glimpse at many future NBA players from the start, but the second half belonged to Co-MVP
Shannon Brown (
Los Angeles Lakers
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) as he led the Silver Jerseys with 27 points and eight assists. His teammate
Chris Paul
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(
Los Angeles Clippers
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) added 18 points and five assists to go along with a solid defensive effort. Co-MVP
LeBron James
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(
Cleveland Cavaliers
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) finished the game with 34 points and 12 rebounds for the Black Jerseys.
Linas Kleiza (Europe) scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds and
Kris Humphries (
Boston Celtics
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) contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Black Jerseys. The Silver Jerseys outscored their opponents by nine in the second half to prevail 107–102. The event also included musical performances by
Bow Wow and
Ludacris
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.
2004
This was the last year that Jordan Brand was the title sponsor of the
Capital Classic.
[ The Black Jerseys won with the contribution of the year's No. 1 NBA Draft pick as they defeated the White Jerseys by a score of 107–96 at the ]Comcast Center
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on the campus of the University of Maryland
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. The Black Jerseys, which took the lead at the beginning of the game and never looked back, were led by Dwight Howard
Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Superman" for his athletic prowess, he is an NBA champion, eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team honoree, five-time All-Defen ...
(Los Angeles Lakers
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) of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. He was voted the game's MVP with 18 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks. Dorell Wright
Dorell Lawrence Wright (born December 2, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Wright was drafted in the 2004 NBA draft by the Miami Heat directly out of high school. He has also played for the Golden State Warriors, Philad ...
(Miami Heat
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) had 24 points and seven rebounds for the White Jerseys in a losing cause. Complementing Howard's dominating performance were Malik Hairston
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(San Antonio Spurs
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) who chipped in 23 points and Robert Vaden (Indiana
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) who added 21 points to lead the Black Jerseys to the win. Al Jefferson (Charlotte Hornets
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) had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Rajon Rondo (Chicago Bulls
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) scored 12 points and recorded five assists in the losing effort for the White Jerseys. The Class of 2004 included a number of others who starred during the 2006 NCAA season including National Champion Corey Brewer (Florida
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), Jordan Farmar
Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named the ''Los Angeles Times'' High School Player of the Y ...
(UCLA
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), Daniel Gibson (Texas
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), LaMarcus Aldridge (Texas) and Rudy Gay
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(Connecticut
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).
2005
A new home was chosen for the Jordan All-American Classic as the event took center stage at Madison Square Garden
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in New York City
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before a crowd that included the likes of Michael Jordan
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, Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary ...
, Terrell Owens, Vince Carter
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and a special performance by Fat Joe
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. In the last year before the NBA restricted players from leaving directly for the NBA, a quarter of the 2005 Jordan All-Americans went from this game directly to the professional ranks. One of those NBA draft picks, Andray Blatche (Washington Wizards
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), finished off his high school career with a Co-MVP performance of 26 points on 12–17 shooting with 16 rebounds to lead the White Jerseys. Sharing the award was Tyler Hansbrough
Andrew Tyler Hansbrough (born November 3, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for seven seasons, as well as internationally.
In college, Hansbrough was a star with t ...
(North Carolina
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) who helped his Gray Jerseys to a last-minute 127–126 win with 24 points and nine rebounds. Joining Blatche making the leap to the NBA included C.J. Miles (Utah Jazz
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), Louis Williams (Philadelphia 76ers
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), Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers
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), and Martell Webster (Portland Trail Blazers
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).
2006
For the second consecutive year the Jordan Classic was played in New York City
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at the Madison Square Garden
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. 10,000 plus people were in attendance. Georgia Tech
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-bound Thaddeus Young earned co-Most Valuable Player honors as he finished with 28 points and 13 rebounds to lead the White Jerseys to the 108–95 victory over the Black Jerseys. Young was joined by co-MVP Kevin Durant
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(Texas
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) who had 16 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. The event was attended by Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player, who is currently a minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Ass ...
, LL Cool J
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, Warren Sapp
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, Floyd Mayweather, Ahmad Rashad
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, Al Harrington, Rudy Gay
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, Fabolous
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, and Vince Carter
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. Atlanta-based rapper T.I.
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, who starred in the movie ‘ATL’ and had the No.1 album ‘King’, performed prior to the All-American game. Young helped the White Jerseys take a seven-point first-half lead in a game that was close from the start. His 28 points was the second-highest all-time scoring total behind 34 points from LeBron James
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in 2003 and Young's 13 rebounds were the fourth-highest mark in game history as well. Another standout performer for the White Jerseys was Sherron Collins (Kansas
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) with 14 points and six assists. For the Black Jerseys, Durant was joined by the Syracuse
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recruit tandem of Paul Harris and Mike Jones who each chipped in 16 points. Brandan Wright (North Carolina
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), Wayne Ellington
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(North Carolina), Edgar Sosa (Louisville
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) and DeShawn Sims (Michigan
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) also each finished in double-figures.
2007
Corey Fisher ( Villanova) tallied 10 assists to set a new record for the Jordan Brand All-American Classic, presented by Foot Locker
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Although established in 1974, and ...
and Boost Mobile
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, as he led his Yellow Jerseys to the 127–119 victory at Madison Square Garden
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. The Yellow Jerseys also got contributions from Eric Gordon (Indiana
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), Kyle Singler (Duke
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) and Austin Freeman ( Georgetown) who each had 16 points a piece. Jeff Robinson ( Memphis) led the Yellow Jerseys with 17 points. Donté Greene
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(Syracuse
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* Syracuse, New York, USA; in the Syracuse metropolitan area
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* Provi ...
), who also won the dunk contest earlier in the week, led the Royal Jerseys with 20 points to share the MVP award with Fisher. The Royal Jerseys had solid performances from Patrick Patterson (Kentucky
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) who recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds along with Jerryd Bayless who poured in 17 points and dished out three assists. This year's event was the first high school all-star game to be televised in High Definition, with a live national broadcast on ESPN2
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.
2008
Brandon Jennings (Italy
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) earned co-Most Valuable Player honors tonight as he finished with 10 points and 14 assists to lead the Blue Jerseys to the 124–114 victory over the White Jerseys in the 2008 Jordan Brand Classic. Jennings was joined by co-MVP Tyreke Evans
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( Memphis) who had 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Jennings’ 14 assists broke the event record previously held by Corey Fisher while his teammates Scotty Hopson (Tennessee
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) and DeMar DeRozan (USC USC may refer to:
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) contributed 21 and 17 points respectively. The White Jerseys saw solid contributions from Devin Ebanks (West Virginia
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), who had 20 points and four rebounds and Samardo Samuels (Louisville
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) who tallied 16 points and five boards. The game saw the attendance of various celebrities, among which Vince Carter
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, Rudy Gay
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, Kevin Durant
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, Ron Harper
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Ronald Har ...
, Mýa
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and Michael Jordan
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. Boyz II Men
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opened the event singing the national anthem.
2009
Georgia Tech
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-bound Derrick Favors earned co-Most Valuable Player honors as he finished with 21 points and five rebounds to lead the Black Jerseys to the 110–103 victory over the White Jerseys. Favors was joined by co-MVP Renardo Sidney (Mississippi State
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) who had 15 points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Other statistical standouts included Wally Judge ( Kansas State) with 18 points, John Wall (Kentucky) with six assists, Daniel Orton (Kentucky
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) with nine rebounds and John Henson (North Carolina
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) with four blocks. Michael Jordan
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, CC Sabathia, Spike Lee
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, Fat Joe
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, Vince Carter
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and Kevin Durant
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attended the game, among others. Grammy nominee recording artist Akon
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, performed during halftime of the All-American game.
2010
North Carolina
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-bound Harrison Barnes
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earned co-Most Valuable Player honors as he finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the White Jerseys to the 129–125 victory over the Black Jerseys at the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...
in New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
. Harrison Barnes was joined by co-MVP Kyrie Irving (Duke
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of Royal family, royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobi ...
) who had 22 points, seven assists and four rebounds for the Black Jerseys. Other statistical standouts included Josh Selby (Kansas
Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
) with 21 points, Cory Joseph (Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
) with seven assists, Tristan Thompson (Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
) with 13 rebounds and Jared Sullinger
Jared Malcolm Xavier Sullinger (born March 4, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketbal ...
(Ohio State
The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one of the largest universities by enrollme ...
) with four blocks. A highlight of the evening was college announcements in front of the Madison Square Garden crowd and national ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...
television audience from Josh Selby, who committed to Kansas and New York City native Doron Lamb, who announced that he will be attending Kentucky in the fall. The Jordan Brand Classic saw the participation of various musicians and sports personalities including Chris Paul
Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985), nicknamed "CP3" and "the Point God", is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded by some as one of the greatest p ...
, Jadakiss
Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Jadakiss (, ), is an American rapper who began his career in the 1990s and formed the hip hop trio the Lox alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch in 1994. The group signed w ...
, DJ Clue
Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue (often stylized as DJ Clue?), is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive.
Early life
DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Pana ...
, Mario
Mario (; ) is a Character (arts), character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise, a recurring character in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, and the mascot of the Ja ...
, MC Lyte
Lana Michele Moorer (born October 11, 1970), better known by her stage name MC Lyte, is an American rapper. Considered one of the pioneers of female rap, MC Lyte first gained fame in the late 1980s, becoming the first female rapper to release a ...
,
Lee England, DJ Clark Kent, Skyzoo and Alex Thomas. Multi-platinum recording artist and actor Common
Common may refer to:
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Places
* Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
* Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts
* Cambridge Com ...
headlined the halftime musical performance while R&B artist and songwriter Marsha Ambrosius
Marsha Ambrosius-Billups, born Marsha Angelique Ambrosius (born 8 August 1977) is an English singer and songwriter. She began her music career in the early 2000s with Floetry, achieving both critical acclaim and commercial success. Following the ...
performed the National Anthem.
2011
Kentucky-bound Anthony Davis
Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Davis, a Power forward (basketball), power f ...
earned co-Most Valuable Player honors tonight, as he finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds and 4 blocks for the West All-Americans who lost to the East All-Americans 113–109 at the 10th anniversary Jordan Brand Classic presented by Foot Locker. Davis was joined by co-MVP James Michael McAdoo
James Michael Ray McAdoo (born January 4, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and twice earned second-team all ...
(UNC) who had 26 points, 14 rebounds for the East All-Americans. Other statistical standouts in the game included Austin Rivers
Austin James Rivers (born August 1, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a sports analyst for ESPN. He played for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the 2012 NBA draft, Rivers was se ...
(Duke) with 16 points, Tony Wroten (Washington) with 10 assists, Bradley Beal (Florida) with 8 rebounds and Khem Birch (Pittsburgh) with 5 blocks. Sponsored by Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc., the event was attended by celebrities, including North Carolina native J. Cole headlining the post-game performance. In addition, beat maker AraabMuzik
Abraham Orellana (born June 16, 1989), better known as his stage name AraabMuzik ( ; stylized as araabMUZIK), is an American record producer and DJ. He made a name for himself by performing beats and instrumentals live and in real time on a Ak ...
was featured at halftime and singer Anthony Hamilton performed the National Anthem.
2012
Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA) earned co-Most Valuable Player honors tonight as he showcased his talents on the National stage, leading the West All-Americans with 20 points and four rebounds. Muhammad was joined by co-MVP Rodney Purvis (UCONN) who shined in his home state of North Carolina leading the East All-Americans with 22 points and three steals. Other statistical standouts included Alex Poythress (Kentucky) with 16 points, Archie Goodwin (Kentucky) with 14 points and four assists, Kaleb Tarczewski
Kaleb Tarczewski (born February 26, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Gunma Crane Thunders of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. He is a center.
High school career
Tarczewski at ...
(Arizona) with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Parker
William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket, LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. The son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career ...
(UCLA) with 12 rebounds. Sponsored by Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc., the event was once again attended by some of sport and entertainment's celebrities, including a post game performance by rapper Fabolous. The North Carolina A&T University marching band was featured at halftime and violinist Lee England Jr. performed the National Anthem.
2013
Julius Randle
Julius Deion Randle (born November 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star and a two-time member of the All-NBA Team, he was a ...
(Dallas, TX/Kentucky) earned co-Most Valuable Player honors as he finished with 19 points and seven rebounds at the 12th annual Jordan Brand Classic. Sharing the co-MVP honors was Jabari Parker (Chicago, IL/Duke), who had 16 points and seven rebounds. The Jordan Brand Classic not only features future stars on the court, but many prominent celebrities such as Michael Jordan, Mark Wahlberg
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, CC Sabathia, Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kyam Anthony ( ; born May 29, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Anthony played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a ten-time NBA All-Star Game, NBA All-Star and six-time All-NBA T ...
, Amar'e Stoudemire
Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire (born November 16, 1982) is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NB ...
, Fabolous
John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ...
and J. R. Smith were in attendance. In addition to the post-game performance by Drake, the X-Factor Drumline wowed fans during the International Game halftime and Saxophonist Mike Phillips and violinist Lee England, Jr. performed together during the National Game halftime show. Other standouts in the game included Nigel Williams-Goss (Henderson, NV/Washington), who had 17 points for the West team and Andrew Wiggins (Huntington, VA/Kansas) who had 19 points for the East. The event concluded a week of activities around Brooklyn and New York City, including a special movie screening with director Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary ...
at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
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BAM was chartered in 18 ...
, an awards dinner at ThreeSixity and a tour of the Gleason's Boxing Gym with Team Jordan athlete Andre Ward
Andre Michael Ward (born February 23, 1984) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including unified super ...
.
Game results
MVP Awards
Year-by-year rosters
2002
:RED
* Hassan Adams
*Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kyam Anthony ( ; born May 29, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Anthony played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a ten-time NBA All-Star Game, NBA All-Star and six-time All-NBA T ...
* Kelenna Azubuike
* Dee Brown
* Greg Brunner
*Justin Gray
Justin Gray is an American comic book writer working mostly for DC Comics. He lives in Ossining, New York.
Career
Gray has often collaborated with fellow writer Jimmy Palmiotti on series such as ''Hawkman'', '' Jonah Hex'', '' Power Girl'', ...
* Alexander Johnson
* Jimmy McKinney
* Shavlik Randolph
* JJ Redick
*Chris Rodgers
*Aaron Spears
* Bracey Wright
:WHITE
* Denham Brown
*Evan Burns
* Travis Garrison
* John Gilchrist
* Jeff Horner
*Andre Iguodala
Andre Tyler Iguodala ( ; born January 28, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The swingman was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and was named to the NBA All ...
* Jarrett Jack
*Sean May
Sean Gregory May (born April 4, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina. May was born in Chicago, Illinois ...
*Rashad McCants
Rashad Dion McCants (born September 25, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as well as overseas. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels
...
*Amar'e Stoudemire
Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire (born November 16, 1982) is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NB ...
*Michael Thompson
* Kennedy Winston
2003
:BLACK
* Shagari Alleyne
* Gary Ervin
*Brandon Foust
* Kris Humphries
*LeBron James
LeBron Raymone James Sr. ( ; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is the NBA's all-time leading scorer and ...
* Linas Kleiza
*Drew Lavender
*Rodrick Stewart
*Von Wafer
Vakeaton Quamar "Von" Wafer (born July 21, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.
Wafer has previously played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with t ...
:SILVER
* Shannon Brown
* Jermareo Davidson
* Ndudi Ebi
* J. R. Giddens
* Dion Harris
* Ekene Ibekwe
*Taurean "Tack" Minor
*Chris Paul
Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985), nicknamed "CP3" and "the Point God", is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded by some as one of the greatest p ...
*Courtney Sims
Courtney Sims (born October 21, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a center. He now runs the basketball program Team Sims Basketball located in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Early career
Sims played his college ball a ...
2004
:BLACK
*Ra'Sean Dickey
*Jordan Farmar
Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named the ''Los Angeles Times'' High School Player of the Y ...
* Daniel Gibson
*Malik Hairston
Malik Samory Hairston (born February 23, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. A shooting guard-small forward from the University of Oregon's Oregon Ducks men's basketball, Ducks, he was chosen in the 2008 NBA draft by the ...
*Dwight Howard
Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Superman" for his athletic prowess, he is an NBA champion, eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team honoree, five-time All-Defen ...
*Brian Johnson
* Russell Robinson
* Isaiah Swann
* Robert Vaden
* D. J. White
:WHITE
* LaMarcus Aldridge
* Corey Brewer
* Joe Crawford
*Rudy Gay
Rudy Carlton Gay Jr. (born August 17, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward, he played college basketball for the UConn Huskies before being selected eighth overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, ...
* Al Jefferson
* Sasha Kaun
* A. J. Price
* Jason Rich
* Rajon Rondo
*Dorell Wright
Dorell Lawrence Wright (born December 2, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Wright was drafted in the 2004 NBA draft by the Miami Heat directly out of high school. He has also played for the Golden State Warriors, Philad ...
2005
:GRAY
* Andrew Bynum
* Devan Downey
* Levance Fields
*Tyler Hansbrough
Andrew Tyler Hansbrough (born November 3, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for seven seasons, as well as internationally.
In college, Hansbrough was a star with t ...
* C. J. Miles
*Kevin Rogers
* Magnum Rolle
*Lou Williams
Louis Tyrone Williams (born October 27, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted directly out of high school by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 45th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. He is a 3-time NBA Sixt ...
* Shawne Williams
*Julian Wright
Julian Emil-Jamaal Wright (born May 20, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Kansas. In 2014–15, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
Hig ...
:WHITE
* Andray Blatche
* Eric Boateng
* Jon Brockman
*Keith Brumbaugh
* Lewis Clinch
* Micah Downs
* Richard Hendrix
*Emanuel "Tiki" Mayben
* Mike Mercer
* Martell Webster
2006
:BLACK
* Demond Carter
*Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Durant has won two List of NBA champions, NBA champ ...
* Paul Harris
*Mike Jones
* Ty Lawson
* Vernon Macklin
* Obi Muonelo
*Greg Oden
Gregory Wayne Oden Jr. (born January 22, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. Oden, a 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) center (basketball), center, played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball, Oh ...
* DaJuan Summers
* Brandan Wright
* Brian Zoubek
:WHITE
* Sherron Collins
*Duke Crews
*Wayne Ellington
Wayne Robert Ellington Jr. (born November 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a player development coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Known for his shooting ability, ...
* Spencer Hawes
* Curtis Kelly
* Jon Kreft
* Jon Scheyer
* DeShawn Sims
* Edgar Sosa
* Thaddeus Young
2007
:ROYAL
* Jerryd Bayless
*Donté Greene
Donté Dominic Greene (born February 21, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange for one year before being selected with the 28th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in th ...
* Jeffrey Jordan
* Kosta Koufos
* Kalin Lucas
* O. J. Mayo
* Patrick Patterson
* Chandler Parsons
* Durrell Summers
* Chris Wright (b. 1989)
:YELLOW
* Corey Fisher
* Austin Freeman
* Eric Gordon
*Blake Griffin
Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. Griffin primarily played with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and played college basketball for the Oklahoma ...
*Gary Johnson
* Jai Lucas
* Jeff Robinson
*Derrick Rose
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* Kyle Singler
* Chris Wright (b. 1988)
2008
:AWAY
* William Buford
* DeMar DeRozan
* Drew Gordon
* JaMychal Green
* Jrue Holiday
* Scotty Hopson
* Brandon Jennings
* Malcolm Lee
*Greg Monroe
Gregory Keith Monroe Jr. (born June 4, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player who is a player development coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons i ...
* B. J. Mullens
* Wesley Witherspoon
:HOME
* Al-Farouq Aminu
* Ed Davis
* Michael Dunigan
* Devin Ebanks
*Tyreke Evans
Tyreke Jamir Evans (born September 19, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Broncos de Caracas of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). After playing college basketball for the Memphis Tigers men's ...
* Delvon Roe
* Samardo Samuels
* Iman Shumpert
*Kemba Walker
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*Willie Warren
Willie D. Warren (born October 22, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners.
High school career
After a successful high school career at North Crowley High School, Warren was s ...
* Tony Woods
2009
:BLACK
* Kenny Boynton
* Avery Bradley
*Dominic Cheek
*DeMarcus Cousins
DeMarcus Amir Cousins (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Nicknamed "Boogie", he played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, ...
* Derrick Favors
* Abdul Gaddy
* Jordan Hamilton
* John Henson
* Lamont Jones
* Alex Oriakhi
* Durand Scott
:WHITE
* Tiny Gallon
*Xavier Henry
Xavier Henry (; born March 15, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He played one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball, Kansas Jayhawks before he was drafted in the 2010 NBA draft by the Mem ...
* Marcus Jordan
* Wally Judge
* Tommy Mason-Griffin
* Daniel Orton
* Renardo Sidney
* John Wall
*Royce White
Royce Alexander White (born April 10, 1991) is an American former political candidate and former professional basketball player. He was the Republican Party's nominee in the 2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota.
White was the 200 ...
* Jamil Wilson
* Mouphtaou Yarou
2010
:BLUE
*Harrison Barnes
Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels before being sel ...
* Will Barton
* Tobias Harris
*Terrence Jones
Terrence Alexander Jones (born January 9, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Piratas de Quebradillas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
High sc ...
* Cory Joseph
* Doron Lamb
* Kendall Marshall
* Josh Selby
* Joshua Smith
* Tristan Thompson
:RED
* Reggie Bullock
* Kyrie Irving
* Perry Jones
* Jelan Kendrick
* Brandon Knight
* C. J. Leslie
* Roscoe Smith
*Jared Sullinger
Jared Malcolm Xavier Sullinger (born March 4, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketbal ...
*Deshaun Thomas
Deshaun Leroy Thomas (born August 29, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he played the small forward and power forward positions. ...
*Dion Waiters
Dion Waiters Jr. (born December 10, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player who played 8 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2012 to 2020. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was selec ...
2011
:BLACK
* Bradley Beal
* Jabari Brown
* Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
*Anthony Davis
Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Davis, a Power forward (basketball), power f ...
* Myck Kabongo
* Johnny O'Bryant
* Sir'Dominic Pointer
*Otto Porter
Otto Porter Jr. (born June 3, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player. He played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and he won an NBA Finals, NBA championship when he played for the Golden State Warrio ...
* Adonis Thomas
* Kyle Wiltjer
* Tony Wroten
:WHITE
* Khem Birch
*Michael Carter-Williams
Michael Carter-Williams (born October 10, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted in the first round with the 11th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, after playing college basketball f ...
*Rakeem Christmas
Rakeem Haleek Christmas (born December 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Amartha Hangtuah of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange for four seasons before being ...
* Michael Gbinije
* Michael Gilchrist
* P. J. Hairston
*James Michael McAdoo
James Michael Ray McAdoo (born January 4, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and twice earned second-team all ...
*Austin Rivers
Austin James Rivers (born August 1, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a sports analyst for ESPN. He played for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the 2012 NBA draft, Rivers was se ...
* Shannon Scott
* Marquis Teague
2012
:EAST
* Kyle Anderson
* Kris Dunn
* Jerami Grant
* Gary Harris
* Brice Johnson
*Ricky Ledo
Ricardo Julio Ledo (born September 10, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. He committed to play for the Providence Friars, but the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( ...
*Nerlens Noel
Nerlens Noel (born April 10, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His collegiate basketball career ended in his first season with a tear of his ant ...
*Tony Parker
William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket, LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. The son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career ...
* Rodney Purvis
*Kaleb Tarczewski
Kaleb Tarczewski (born February 26, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Gunma Crane Thunders of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. He is a center.
High school career
Tarczewski at ...
*JP Tokoto
Jean-Pierre Tokoto II (born September 15, 1993) is an American-Cameroonian professional basketball player for Ironi Ramat Gan of the Israeli Basketball Premier League . He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina before ...
:WEST
* Steven Adams
* Brandon Ashley
* Isaiah Austin
* Anthony Bennett
* Archie Goodwin
* Danuel House
* Grant Jerrett
* Shabazz Muhammad
* Marcus Paige
* Alex Poythress
* Rasheed Sulaimon
2013
:EAST
* Tyler Ennis
* Aaron Harrison
* Andrew Harrison
*Kuran Iverson
* Rondae Jefferson
* Kennedy Meeks
* Bobby Portis
*Julius Randle
Julius Deion Randle (born November 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star and a two-time member of the All-NBA Team, he was a ...
* Wayne Selden
* Chris Walker
* Andrew Wiggins
:WEST
*Joel Embiid
Joel Hans Embiid ( ; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks men's ...
* Aaron Gordon
* Kasey Hill
* Dakari Johnson
* Matt Jones
* Marcus Lee
* Jabari Parker
* Noah Vonleh
* Troy Williams
* Nigel Williams-Goss
* James Young
2014
:EAST
*Grayson Allen
Grayson James Allen (born October 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played four years of college basketball at Duke University, where he helped Duke win a ...
* Joel Berry II
* James Blackmon Jr.
* Justin Jackson
* Tyus Jones
* Trey Lyles
*Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Obika Okafor (; born December 15, 1995) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Noblesville Boom of the NBA G League. He played his freshman season of college basketball for the 2014–15 Duke Blue Devils men's baske ...
* Kelly Oubre
* L. J. Peak
*Karl-Anthony Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. (born November 15, 1995), nicknamed “KAT”, and “The Big Bodega”, is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college baske ...
* Reid Travis
* Rashad Vaughn
* Isaiah Whitehead
:WEST
*Shaqquan Aaron
* Cliff Alexander
*Devin Booker
Devin Armani Booker (born October 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, ...
* Kameron Chatman
* Daniel Hamilton
* Stanley Johnson
* Chris McCullough
* Emmanuel Mudiay
* Theo Pinson
* D'Angelo Russell
* Myles Turner
* Tyler Ulis
* Justise Winslow
2015
''Source''
:EAST
* Isaiah Briscoe
*Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Marselles Brown (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the California Golden Bears and wa ...
* Jalen Brunson
* Thomas Bryant
*Jalen Coleman-Lands
*Eric Davis
* Cheick Diallo
* Henry Ellenson
* Luke Kennard
* Skal Labissière
* Charles Matthews
* Malachi Richardson
* Caleb Swanigan
:WEST
* Dwayne Bacon
* Malik Beasley
* Antonio Blakeney
* Deyonta Davis
* Tyler Davis
* Tyler Dorsey
*Austin Grandstaff
* Dedric Lawson
* Malik Newman
* Ivan Rabb
*Ben Simmons
Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the LSU Tigers, a ...
* Allonzo Trier
* Stephen Zimmerman
2016
''Source''
:EAST
* Bam Adebayo
*Udoka Azubuike
Udoka Timothy Azubuike ( ; born September 17, 1999) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Budućnost of the Prva A Liga and the ABA League. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and was selected in the first ...
* Tony Bradley
* Bruce Brown
* De'Aaron Fox
* Markelle Fultz
* Harry Giles
* Alterique Gilbert
* Jonathan Isaac
* V. J. King
* Jayson Tatum
:WEST
* Miles Bridges
*Marques Bolden
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* Amir Coffey
*Wenyen Gabriel
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* Frank Jackson
* Andrew Jones
* Malik Monk
* Shamorie Ponds
* Omari Spellman
* Cassius Winston
2017
''Source''
:EAST
*Brian Bowen
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*Wendell Carter Jr.
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High school career
Carter ...
* Trevon Duval
* Jalek Felton
* Quade Green
* Jaren Jackson Jr.
* Brandon McCoy
* John Petty Jr.
*Michael Porter Jr.
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*Mitchell Robinson
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* Jarred Vanderbilt
* Tremont Waters
:WEST
*Deandre Ayton
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*Mo Bamba
*Troy Brown Jr.
*Matt Coleman III
*Kevin Knox II
*Billy Preston (basketball), Billy Preston
*Collin Sexton
*Nick Richards (basketball), Nick Richards
*Gary Trent Jr.
*P. J. Washington
*Lonnie Walker
*Trae Young
2018
''Source''
:EAST
*RJ Barrett
*Jalen Carey
*Ayo Dosunmu
*Quentin Grimes
*Tre Jones
*Romeo Langford
*Andrew Nembhard
*Cam Reddish
*Anfernee Simons
*Jalen Smith
*Cole Swider
*Emmitt Williams
*Zion Williamson
:WEST
*Darius Bazley
*Bol Bol
*Darius Garland
*Tyler Herro
*Jaylen Hoard
*Keldon Johnson
*Louis King (basketball), Louis King
*Nassir Little
*Shareef O'Neal
*Will Richardson (basketball), Will Richardson
*Simisola Shittu
*Javonte Smart
*Coby White
2019
''Source''
:BLACK
*Cole Anthony
*Armando Bacot
*Vernon Carey Jr.
*Anthony Edwards (basketball), Anthony Edwards
*Boogie Ellis
*Alonzo Gaffney
*Trayce Jackson-Davis
*Wendell Moore Jr.
*Jahmi'us Ramsey
*C. J. Walker (basketball), C. J. Walker
*Rocket Watts
*Romeo Weems
*Patrick Williams (basketball), Patrick Williams
:WHITE
*Keion Brooks Jr.
*D. J. Jeffries
*Jalen Lecque
*Tre Mann
*Nico Mannion
*Tyrese Maxey
*Jaden McDaniels
*Cassius Stanley
*Isaiah Stewart
*Trendon Watford
*Kahlil Whitney
*Samuell Williamson
*James Wiseman
2020
''Source''
:AWAY
*Scottie Barnes
*Brandon Boston Jr.
*Josh Christopher
*Sharife Cooper
*Cade Cunningham
*R. J. Davis
*Hunter Dickinson
*Andre Jackson Jr.
*Isaiah Jackson (basketball), Isaiah Jackson
*Caleb Love
*Adam Miller (basketball), Adam Miller
*Day'Ron Sharpe
*Jalen Suggs
*Isaiah Todd
:HOME
*Jabri Abdur-Rahim
*Devin Askew
*Jaemyn Brakefield
*Nimari Burnett
*Terrence Clarke
*Jalen Green
*Jalen Johnson
*Evan Mobley
*Micah Peavy
*Jeremy Roach
*DJ Steward
*Cam Thomas (basketball), Cameron Thomas
*Mark Williams (basketball), Mark Williams
*Ziaire Williams
2021
''Source''
*Patrick Baldwin Jr.
*Paolo Banchero
*Tamar Bates
*Charles Bediako
*Nathan Bittle
*Malaki Branham
*Kendall Brown (basketball), Kendall Brown
*Kobe Bufkin
*Kennedy Chandler
*Max Christie
*Daimion Collins
*JD Davison
*Moussa Diabaté
*Michael Foster Jr.
*AJ Griffin (basketball), AJ Griffin
*Jaden Hardy
*Nolan Hickman
*Chet Holmgren
*Bryce Hopkins
*Caleb Houstan
*Trevor Keels
*Langston Love
*Bryce McGowens
*Aminu Mohammed (basketball), Aminu Mohammed
*Efton Reid
*Hunter Sallis
*Jabari Smith Jr.
*TyTy Washington
*Peyton Watson
*Benny Williams (basketball), Benny Williams
2022
''Source''
:AWAY
*Amari Bailey
*Jaden Bradley
*Jalen Hood-Schifino
*Jett Howard
*Vincent Iwuchukwu
*Dior Johnson
*Dereck Lively II
*Dillon Mitchell (basketball), Dillon Mitchell
*Julian Phillips (basketball), Julian Phillips
*Malik Reneau
*JJ Starling
*Dariq Whitehead
*Cam Whitmore
:HOME
*Adem Bona
*Skyy Clark
*Kam Craft
*Kyle Filipowski
*Keyonte George
*Chris Livingston
*Brandon Miller (basketball, born 2002), Brandon Miller
*Tarris Reed
*Ty Rodgers
*Nick Smith Jr.
*Cason Wallace
*Jordan Walsh
*Kel'el Ware
References
External links
Jordan Brand Classic
website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan Brand Classic All-American Boys Games
Jordan Brand Classic All-American Game,
Recurring sporting events established in 2002
2002 establishments in Washington, D.C.