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My First 28 of “Zo’s Top 33″

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Kevin Durant, Co-MVP of the 2006 McD. All American Games

Kevin Durant, Co-MVP of the 2006 McD. All American Games

Hey McDonald’s All American fans,

Alonzo Mourning here again following up on my “Zo’s Top 33″ list I wrote about yesterday.

It’s crazy to think that I was a McDonald’s All American in 1988. Looking back, I’m so glad that I had that experience. It helped me realize that doing well off the court and giving back to my community was just as good a measure of a person as what you do on the court.

My Top 33 McDonald’s All Americans combine athletic prowess, team and community leadership, and have a vested interest in giving back.

For now, I’m listing players 33 through 6 (in alphabetical order) on my all time McDonald’s All American list and will follow up with a post next week with my top five picks. See below for a list and click on the link to see a bio of each player.

Zo’s Top 33 Players - 33 Through Six Full Bios

Anthony, Carmelo (’02)

Billups, Chauncey (’95)

Blue, Nikki (’02)

Bosh, Chris (’02)

Brand, Elton (’97)

Bryant, Kobe (’96)

Carter, Vince (’95)
Coleman, Derrick (’86)

Durant, Kevin (’06)

Fowles, Sylvia (’04)   

Garnett, Kevin (’95)

Hamilton, Richard (’96)

Hill, Grant (’90)

Howard, Dwight (’04)

Jordan, Michael (’81)

Kidd, Jason (’92)

McGrady, Tracy (’97)

Montgomery, Renee (’05)

Mullin, Chris (’81)

 Oden, Greg (’06)

Parker, Candace (’04)

Pierce, Paul (’95)

Stoudemire, Amare (’02)

Thomas, Isiah (’79)

Webber, Chris (’91)

Wilkins, Dominique (’79)

Wiggins, Candice (’04)

Worthy, James (’79)

What do you think of the first 28? Who do you think should make my top five list? Check out the media site for a list of McDonald’s All American alumni.

Send an e-mail to mcdonaldsallamericangames@yahoo.com or leave a comment.

 Zo

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Looking Back at the Past 31 Years

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Vintage McD. All American Game Photo

Vintage McD. All American Game Photo

Hello basketball fans,

Morgan Wootten here, chair of the McDonald’s All American Games selection committee. I hope you are well and enjoying basketball season. It’s been my pleasure to serve as the head of the McDonald’s All American Games selection committee since the first Game was played in 1978.

A few days ago we announced the nominees for the 2009 McDonald’s All American Games and we plan to unveil the 48 final team members selected to the teams on February 18 - stay tuned for additional information. You can also visit this site as the news is announced to see the confirmed list of players.

As we near the 2009 McDonald’s All American team selections, I wanted to take a moment to reflect back on the past 31 years of the Games – it’s hard to believe so much time has gone by and that so much has evolved since that first Game. All of the talent that has come through our doors adding to the Games’ prestige has been incredible.

 

In the first year that the boys Game was played, history was just beginning for our sport – we saw Wilt Chamberlain elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame, Kentucky beat Duke 94-88 in the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, the Washington Bullets beat the Seattle Supersonics in the NBA Championship and future McDonald’s All Americans Shane Battier and Mike Bibby were just born.

Watching Battier and Bibby, among the thousands of other talented McDonald’s All Americans throughout the years go on to become future stars both in basketball and in life has been very exciting.

From the first girls Game that was played in 2002 to future stars LeBron James and Kevin Garnett, to Candace Parker being the first ever female to win the POWERade slam dunk contest – we’ve had a lot of great moments.

I’m looking forward to watching the new talent at the 2009 Games this year and continuing this tradition of excellence for many more years to come.

Tune back in mid January when a good friend of the Games and alumnus, Alonzo Mourning, will announce what he calls ‘Zo’s Top 33’, his top 33 McDonald’s All Americans of all time – best on and off the court. No one has ever ranked the all time McDonald’s All Americans so it will be exciting.

Who do you think should make Zo’s Top 33 of all time, and why? Send us your suggestions.

Take care,
Morgan Wootten

 

Morgan poses with Abby Waner and Josh McRoberts, both recipients of Morgan's Player of the Year award in 2005

Morgan poses with Abby Waner and Josh McRoberts, both recipients of Morgan's Player of the Year award in 2005

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