The 2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game that was played on March 29, 2022, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in the class of 2022. The game was the 45th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1977. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the game had not been held since 2019. 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. Dariq Whitehead of the East had 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and was named the game's most valuable player (MVP).
Rosters The roster was announced on January 25, 2022. Arkansas, Duke, and Kansas had the most selections with three each, while Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, and UCLA had two each. At the announcement of roster selections, only 14 schools were represented and two players were uncommitted. On March 28, 2022, Black committed to Arkansas.
Team East ESPN100RankNameHeight(ft–in)Weight(lb)PositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice 15 Jaden Bradley 6–3 185 PG Rochester, New York IMG Academy Alabama 1 Dereck Lively II 7–1 220 C Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Westtown School Duke 12 Chris Livingston 6–6 200 SF Akron, Ohio Oak Hill Academy Kentucky 18 Brandon Miller 6–8 200 SF Antioch, Tennessee Cane Ridge High School Alabama 7 Dillon Mitchell 6–7 200 SF Tampa, Florida Montverde Academy Texas 11 Julian Phillips 6–8 200 SF Link Academy Tennessee 19 M. J. Rice 6–5 225 SF Henderson, North Carolina Prolific Prep Kansas 17 JJ Starling 6–3 170 SG Baldwinsville, New York La Lumiere School 23 Ernest Udeh Jr. 6–10 230 C Orlando, Florida Dr. Phillips High School Kansas 9 Jarace Walker 6–8 220 PF New Freedom, Pennsylvania IMG Academy Houston 4 Dariq Whitehead 6–6 190 SF Newark, New Jersey Montverde Academy Duke 29 Cam Whitmore 6–6 200 SF Odenton, Maryland Villanova
Team West ESPN100RankNameHeight(ft–in)Weight(lb)PositionHometownHigh schoolCollege choice 2 Amari Bailey 6–5 190 SG Chicago, Illinois Sierra Canyon School UCLA 20 Anthony Black 6–7 185 PG Duncanville, Texas Duncanville High School Arkansas^ 13 Adem Bona 6–10 225 C Ebonyi, Nigeria Prolific Prep UCLA 8 Gradey Dick 6–7 200 SF Wichita, Kansas Sunrise Christian Academy Kansas 3 Keyonte George 6–4 185 SG Lewisville, Texas IMG Academy Baylor 31 Mark Mitchell 6–8 215 PF Kansas City, Kansas Sunrise Christian Academy Duke 22 Arterio Morris 6–3 190 PG Dallas, Texas Justin F. Kimball High School Texas 6 Nick Smith Jr. 6–4 185 SG Jacksonville, Arkansas North Little Rock High School Arkansas 14 Cason Wallace 6–4 185 SG Dallas, Texas Richardson High School Kentucky 10 Jordan Walsh 6–7 190 SF DeSoto, Texas Link Academy Arkansas 16 Kel'el Ware 7–0 210 C North Little Rock High School Oregon 38 Kijani Wright 6–9 235 PF Los Angeles, California Sierra Canyon School USC ^undecided at the time of roster selection ~undecided at game time Reference
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