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 recruited high school girls graduating in 2011. The game is the 10th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.
2011 Game All-star games are typically showcases for offense, not defense, but the 2011 event featured a defense described as vigorous. Not coincidentally, one of the players, Elizabeth Williams, who would go on to win the Most Outstanding Player award, likes to play defense. Despite her interest in defense, it was her offense that helped earn the award. With minutes left in the game, and a comfortable lead, the East coach pulled the starters, including Williams, to give the crowd a chance to applaud their performance. However, one of her teammates pointed out that her 22 points was a single point shy of the McDonald's scoring record. She was re-inserted in the game, and with 42 seconds left, scored on a layup to set the scoring record. The East team won the game 78–66.
2011 East Roster ESPNW100 Rank#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionHometownHigh SchoolCollege Choice330Cierra Burdick6-2170FMatthews, NC, U.S.Butler High SchoolTennessee610Briyona Canty5-10150GHamilton, NJ, U.S.Trenton Catholic AcademyRutgers1314Temi Fagbenle6-4168CBlairstown, NJ, U.S.Blair AcademyHarvard1713Bria Goss5-11155GIndianapolis, IN, U.S.Ben Davis High SchoolKentucky1200Sara Hammond6-2178FMount Vernon, KY, U.S.Rockcastle County High SchoolLouisville2031Amber Henson6-4180CTampa, FL, U.S.Sickles High SchoolDuke1144Betnijah Laney6-0174GSmyrna, DE, U.S.Smyrna High School Rutgers1022Samantha Logic6-0155GRacine, WI, U.S.J.I. Case High SchoolIowa4011Ally Malott6-2180FMiddletown, OH, U.S.Madison High SchoolDayton41Ariel Massengale5-6152GBolingbrook, IL, U.S.Bolingbrook High SchoolTennessee83Bria Smith5-10150GMiddle Village, NY, U.S.Christ The King Regional High SchoolLouisville215Elizabeth Williams6-3198FVirginia Beach, VA, U.S.Princess Anne High SchoolDuke
2011 West Roster ESPNW100 Rank#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionHometownHigh SchoolCollege Choice2413Brianna Banks5-9145GFayetteville, GA, U.S.Fayette County High SchoolConnecticut163Ariya Crook-Williams5-7150GLong Beach, CA, U.S.Long Beach Polytechnic High SchoolSouthern Cal512Krystal Forthan6-4185CGeorgetown, TX, U.S.Georgetown High SchoolLSU 2221Reshanda Gray6-3180FLos Angeles, CA, U.S.Washington Preparatory High SchoolCal735Justine Hartman6-3180CBrea, CA, U.S.Brea Olinda High SchoolUCLA91Morgan Jones6-2170FLake Mary, FL, U.S.Lake Mary High SchoolNorthwestern132Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis6-0175GSanta Ana, CA, U.S.Mater Dei High SchoolConnecticut1510Amber Orrange5-8145GHouston, TX, U.S.Westbury Christian SchoolStanford364Cassie Peoples5-7148GCypress, TX, U.S.Cy-Fair High SchoolTexas6141Bonnie Samuelson6-3155FHuntington Beach, CA, U.S.Edison High SchoolStanford4240Kiah Stokes6-3180FMarion, IA, U.S.Linn-Mar High SchoolConnecticut1424Alexyz Vaioletama6-0178GSanta Ana, CA, U.S.Mater Dei High SchoolUSC
Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach Mary Coyle Klinger of Rutgers Preparatory School (Somerset, New Jersey) Asst Coach Anthony Pappas of Waterloo West High School (Waterloo, Iowa) Asst Coach Teri Morison of Carroll High School (Grapevine, Texas)
The West team was coached by: Head Coach Dorothy Gaters of Marshall High School (Chicago, Illinois) Asst Coach Gwen Howard of Marshall High School (Chicago, Illinois) Asst Coach Courtney Hargrays of Marshall High School (Chicago, Illinois)
All-American Week
Schedule
Monday, March 28: Powerade Jamfest Slam Dunk Contest Three-Point Shoot-out Timed Basketball Skills Competition Wednesday, March 30: Girls All-American Game
Contest Winners
See also 2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
References
External links McDonald's All-American on the web