In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the McDonald’s All American Game that gives the best high school stars a chance to compete against each other on a big stage, McDonald’s lists its 35 greatest all-stars.
Selected by members of the McDonald’s All-American Games selection committee, players were chosen based on their high school career, McDonald’s All-American Game performance, collegiate / pro level, success and post-career accomplishments.
The overall list is pretty impressive and any real follower of the game should easily recognized each and every person on the list. This years McDonald’s All Americans will be announced on February 9 on ESPNU.
See the talented list below.
35 of the greatest McDonald’s All-Americans
Earvin “Magic” Johnson (1977)
Clark Kellogg (1979)
Ralph Sampson (1979)
Isiah Thomas (1979)
Dominique Wilkins (1979)
James Worthy (1979)
Sam Perkins (1980)
Glenn “Doc” Rivers (1980)
Patrick Ewing (1981)
Michael Jordan (1981)
Chris Mullin (1981)
Kenny Smith (1983)
Danny Manning (1984)
Larry Johnson (1987)
Christian Laettner (1988)
Alonzo Mourning (1988)
Bobby Hurley (1989)
Shaquille O’Neal (1989)
Grant Hill (1990)
Glenn Robinson (1991)
Jason Kidd (1992)
Jerry Stackhouse (1993)
Vince Carter (1995)
Kevin Garnett (1995)
Paul Pierce (1995)
Kobe Bryant (1996)
Jay Williams (1999)
Carmelo Anthony (2002)
Amare Stoudemire (2002)
LeBron James (2003)
Chris Paul (2003)
Dwight Howard (2004)
Tyler Hansbrough (2005)
Kevin Durant (2006)
Derrick Rose (2007)
