2025 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
American high school basketball game
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The 2025 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game played on April 1, 2025, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly-recruited high school boys graduating in the class of 2025. The game was the 48th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1977.[1][2] 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.
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| Date | April 1, 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer | ||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| McDonald's All-American | |||||||||||||
Rosters
The roster was announced on January 27, 2025. The Duke Blue Devils and UConn Huskies had the most selections with three. At the announcement of the roster selections, 14 schools were represented while Nate Ament, Alijah Arenas, Brayden Burries, and Koa Peat were uncommitted.[3] Arenas committed to USC on January 30, 2025.[4] Both Peat and Burries committed to Arizona after the game was played.
Team East
| ESPN 100 Rank |
Name | Height (ft–in) |
Weight (lb) |
Position | Hometown | High school | College choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Shon Abaev | 6–7 | 195 | F | Miami, FL | Calvary Christian Academy | Cincinnati |
| 5 | Darius Acuff Jr. | 6–2 | 175 | G | Detroit, MI | IMG Academy | Arkansas |
| 27 | Darius Adams | 6–5 | 175 | G | Manchester Township, NJ | La Lumiere School | Maryland |
| 4 | Nate Ament | 6–9 | 185 | F | Manassas, VA | Highland School | Tennessee |
| 3 | Cameron Boozer | 6–9 | 245 | F | Miami, FL | Christopher Columbus High School | Duke |
| 16 | Cayden Boozer | 6–4 | 205 | G | Miami, FL | Christopher Columbus High School | Duke |
| 19 | Jalen Haralson | 6–7 | 215 | F | Anderson, IN | La Lumiere School | Notre Dame |
| 13 | Isiah Harwell | 6–6 | 210 | G | Pocatello, ID | Wasatch Academy | Houston |
| 18 | Trey McKenney | 6–4 | 225 | F | Flint, MI | St. Mary's Preparatory | Michigan |
| 23 | Malachi Moreno | 6–10 | 225 | C | Georgetown, KY | Great Crossing High School | Kentucky |
| 14 | Braylon Mullins | 6–4 | 190 | G | Greenfield, IN | Greenfield Central High School | UConn |
| 22 | Eric Reibe | 7–0 | 215 | C | Hanover, Germany | Bullis School | UConn |
Note: *
Team West
| ESPN 100 Rank |
Name | Height (ft–in) |
Weight (lb) |
Position | Hometown | High school | College choice |
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| 12 | Alijah Arenas^ | 6–6 | 200 | G | Woodland Hills, CA | Chatsworth High School | USC |
| 8 | Mikel Brown Jr. | 6–3 | 175 | G | Orlando, FL | DME Academy | Louisville |
| 28 | Niko Bundalo | 6–10 | 210 | F | Canton, OH | Prolific Prep | Ole Miss |
| 11 | Brayden Burries^ | 6–4 | 185 | G | San Bernardino, CA | Eleanor Roosevelt High School | Arizona |
| 6 | Chris Cenac | 6–10 | 230 | C | New Orleans, LA | Link Academy | Houston |
| 1 | AJ Dybantsa | 6–9 | 200 | F | Brockton, MA | Utah Prep | BYU |
| 21 | Nikolas Khamenia | 6–8 | 215 | F | Los Angeles, CA | Harvard-Westlake School | Duke |
| 9 | Koa Peat^ | 6–7 | 235 | F | Gilbert, AZ | Perry High School | Arizona |
| 2 | Darryn Peterson | 6–6 | 185 | G | Canton, OH | Prolific Prep | Kansas |
| 10 | Meleek Thomas | 6–4 | 180 | G | Pittsburgh, PA | Overtime Elite | Arkansas |
| 7 | Caleb Wilson | 6–9 | 205 | F | Atlanta, GA | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School | North Carolina |
| 15 | Tounde Yessoufou | 6–5 | 215 | F | Cotonou, Benin | Saint Joseph High School | Baylor |
- ^undecided at the time of roster selection
- ~undecided at game time
- †decommitted from original school before game was played
- ‡decommitted from school after game was played
Reference
Box Score
April 2, 2025 09:30 pm ET |
| East | 92–105 | West |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 16–27, 30–26, 22–31 | ||
| Pts: Tied, 16 Rebs: Cameron Boozer, 12 Asts: Tied, 4 |
Pts: Darryn Peterson, 18 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: Mikel Brown Jr., 5 | |