The 2008 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2008. The game was the 7th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.

The 48 players were selected from 2,500 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. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.

Proceeds from the 2008 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to a local Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and its Ronald McDonald House program.

2008 game The game was telecast live by ESPN. The All American Girls got the action started on a cold night in Milwaukee. The Bradley Center crowd seemed poised to watch an East Team, filled with an array of big name talent, dominate a smaller, lesser-known West Team. However, it was the West Team's shooting and team play that prevailed in the 80–64 victory and a commanding 5–2 series lead.

Brooklyn Pope (Rutgers) led a balanced attack for the West Team, as she tallied a team high 13 points. Teammates Tiffany Hayes (Connecticut), Nikki Speed (Rutgers) and Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Stanford) added 9 points each. Ashley Gayle (Texas) showcased her jumping ability, as she swatted an incredible six shots, which places her second all-time.

The East Squad's offensive attack was headed by Shekinna Stricklen (Tennessee) with a game high 17 points. The 2008 Morgan Wootten Player of the Year, Elena Delle Donne, contributed a double-double, as she netted 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. That rebound total places her in a tie for fifth place overall.

The 2008 John R. Wooden MVP Award went to co-recipients Nikki Speed and Brooklyn Pope, while LaSondra Barrett (LSU) took home the Naismith Award for Sportsmanship during the week's events.

2008 East roster ESPNWRank 100 #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionHometownHigh SchoolCollege Choice1 11 Elena Delle Donne 6-4 190 F Wilmington, DE, U.S. Ursuline Academy Connecticut4 10 Amber Gray 6-1 190 F West Chester, OH, U.S. Lakota West Tennessee 3 25 Glory Johnson 6-2 175 F Knoxville, TN, U.S. Webb School of Knoxville Tennessee 16 42 Shenise Johnson 5-11 160 F Henrietta, NY, U.S. Rush-Henrietta Miami (FL) 5 55 Lynetta Kizer 6-3 217 C Dumfries, VA, U.S. Potomac Maryland 40 34 Chelsey Lee 6-3 142 C Miramar, FL, U.S. Parkway Academy Rutgers 15 23 Alicia Manning 6-1 170 G Woodstock, GA, U.S. Etowah Tennessee 30 21 Samantha Prahalis 5-7 125 G Commack, NY, U.S. Commack Ohio State 22 50 Chay Shegog 6-3 185 C Stafford, VA, U.S. Brooke Point North Carolina 8 40 Shekinna Stricklen 6-2 160 G Morrilton, AR, U.S. Morrilton Tennessee 2 24 April Sykes 6-1 187 G Crawford, MS, U.S. East Oktibbeha County Rutgers 51 3 She'la White 5-6 135 G Norfolk, VA, U.S. Norfolk Collegiate School North Carolina

2008 West roster ESPNWRank 100#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionHometownHigh SchoolCollege Choice12 55 LaSondra Barrett 6-2 160 F Jackson, MS, U.S. Murrah LSU 20 32 Alyssia Brewer 6-3 190 F Sapulpa, OK, U.S. Sapulpa Tennessee 23 24 Ashley Corral 5-9 150 G Vancouver, WA, U.S. Prairie USC 26 1 Jasmine Dixon 5-11 193 G Long Beach, CA, U.S. Long Beach Polytechnic Rutgers 14 33 Ayana Dunning 6-3 220 C Columbus, OH, U.S. Eastmoor Academy LSU 46 22 Ashley Gayle 6-4 180 C Las Vegas, NV, U.S. Bishop Gorman Texas 28 15 Briana Gilbreath 6-1 145 G Katy, TX, U.S. Cinco Ranch USC 11 3 Tiffany Hayes 6-0 134 G Winter Haven, FL, U.S. Winter Haven Connecticut 17 25 Destini Hughes 5-10 140 G Kennedale, TX, U.S. Kennedale LSU 6 30 Nneka Ogwumike 6-2 178 F Cypress, TX, U.S. Cy-Fair Stanford 9 23 Brooklyn Pope 6-2 170 F Fort Worth, TX, U.S. Dunbar Rutgers 27 11 Nikki Speed 5-9 135 G Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Marlborough Rutgers

Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach Sherri Retif of Germantown Academy (Fort Washington, Pennsylvania) Asst Coach Corry Irvin of Whitney Young High School (Chicago, Illinois) Asst Coach Caryn Jarocki of Highlands Ranch High School (Highlands Ranch, Colorado)

The West team was coached by: Head Coach Tom Klawitter of Parker High School (Janesville, Wisconsin) Asst Coach Heidi Bunek-Hamilton of Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wisconsin) Asst Coach Jane Dooley of Parker High School (Janesville, Wisconsin)

Boxscore

Visitors: East ## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min 11 *Elena Delle Donne 5/14 0/ 3 0/ 0 10 4 711 3 01 2 0 27:36 21 *Samantha Prahalis 2/ 7 0/ 1 2/ 2 6 0 1 1 1 03 0 1 17:12 23 *Alicia Manning 2/ 8 0/ 0 1/ 2 5 3 3 6 0 0 10 117:36 25 *Glory Johnson 1/ 5 0/ 0 0/ 2 2 1 2 3 11 20 1 15:27 50 *Chay Shegog 3/10 0/ 0 0/ 1 6 4 37 1 0 4 0 2 17:57 3 She'la White 0/ 4 0/ 1 0/ 0 0 1 01 00 00 1 12:23 10 Amber Gray 2/ 6 0/ 2 2/ 4 6 14 5 2 1 1 1 017:49 24 April Sykes 1/ 7 0/ 3 2/ 3 4 11 2 31 20 2 12:33 34 Chelsey Lee 1/ 3 0/ 0 3/ 4 5 1 5 6 1 01 0 1 15:37 40 Shekinna Stricklen 6/15 1/ 7 4/ 6 17 2 24 1 1 2 0 3 20:24 42 Shenise Johnson 1/ 4 0/ 0 0/ 0 2 3 1 4 1 13 0 312:58 55 Lynnetta Kizer 0/ 3 0/ 0 1/ 2 1 2 24 00 3 3 1 12:23 Team 33 6 TOTALS 24/86 1/17 15/26 64 26 34 60 14 5 23 6 16 199:55

Home: West ## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min 3 *Tiffany Hayes 4/ 9 0/ 2 1/ 3 9 0 33 1 2 2 0 2 17:33 11 *Nikki Speed 4/ 9 1/ 2 0/ 0 9 0 4 4 44 3 0 2 20:37 22 *Ashley Gayle 2/ 6 0/ 0 0/ 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 26 018:12 30 *Nneka Ogwumike 4/ 6 0/ 0 1/ 2 9 1 5 6 1 1 2 0 0 19:35 25 *Destini Hughes 2/ 4 1/ 1 0/ 0 5 3 1 4 4 1 2 0 116:14 1 Jasmine Dixon 4/ 6 0/ 0 0/ 2 8 1 45 2 3 1 0 2 14:45 15 Briana Gilbreath 3/ 6 2/ 3 0/ 0 8 1 1 2 12 01 0 15:50 23 Brooklyn Pope 5/11 0/ 2 3/ 6 13 2 2 4 3 0 2 0 0 14:45 24 Ashley Corral 1/ 8 1/ 4 0/ 0 3 0 2 2 2 13 00 15:18 32 Alyssia Brewer 1/ 4 0/ 0 0/ 0 2 0 3 3 3 02 0 2 16:18 33 Ayana Dunning 3/ 6 0/ 0 0/ 0 6 1 45 1 0 0 1 2 13:55 55 LaSondra Barrett 1/ 3 0/ 0 2/ 2 4 2 5 7 2 33 0 0 16:52 Team 3 69 3 TOTALS 34/78 5/14 7/15 80 14 42 56 24 18 25 8 11 199:54 (* = Starting Line-up)

All-American Week

Schedule Tuesday, March 25: Powerade JamFest Three-Point Shoot-out Timed Basketball Skills Competition Wednesday, March 26: 7th Annual Girls All-American Game

The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. Since the first All-American game in 2002, players have competed in a 3-point shooting challenge and a timed basketball skills competition.

Contest Winners The 2008 Timed Skills contest was won by Nneka Ogwumike. Ashley Corral was winner of the 2008 3-point shoot-out.

See also 2008 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

References

External links McDonald's All-American on the web