2016 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

2016 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
East West
88 97
DateMarch 30, 2016
VenueUnited Center, Chicago, Illinois
MVPSabrina Ionescu
NetworkESPNU
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The 2016 McDonald's All-American Girls Game is an All-Star basketball game that was played on March 30, 2016, 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 2016. The game is the 15th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.

2016 Game

The 2016 McDonald's Game featured one of the highest scoring games in history on the girls' side. The West ultimately ended up winning by a final score of 97-88 in overtime. This was the game's first overtime in history - boys or girls. Sabrina Ionescu also made history by scoring 25 points - a new scoring record for the game. The record was previously held by Elizabeth Williams.

The West came back to tie the game 86-86 with just less than a minute left on a three-pointer from Lauren Cox. The game went into overtime and while the East was able to score first, the West ended the game with an 11-0 run to secure the victory.[1][2]

2016 East Roster

Name Height Position High School Hometown College Choice
Erin Boley 6-2 F Elizabethtown High School Hodgenville, Kentucky Notre Dame
Kaila Charles 5-11 F Riverdale Baptist School Glenn Dale, Maryland Maryland
Natalie Chou 6-1 G Plano West Plano, Texas Baylor
Lindsey Corsaro 6-0 G Roncalli High School Indianapolis, Indiana Kentucky
Crystal Dangerfield 5-6 G Blackman High School Murfreesboro, Tennessee Connecticut
Joyner Holmes 6-3 F Cedar Hill High School Cedar Hill, Texas Texas
Cierra Johnson 6-4 C Duncanville High School Duncanville, Texas Louisville
Nancy Mulkey 6-9 C Cypress Woods High School Cypress, Texas Oklahoma
Amber Ramirez 5-8 G Karen Wagner High School San Antonio, Texas TCU
Sug Sutton 5-8 G Parkway North High School St. Louis, Missouri Texas
Blair Watson 6-0 F Nutley High School Nutley, New Jersey Maryland
Aaliyah Wilson 5-9 G Muskogee High School Muskogee, Oklahoma Arkansas

2016 West Roster

Name Height Position High School Hometown College Choice
Jeannie Boehm 6-3 F New Trier High School Winnetka, Illinois Harvard
DiJonai Carrington 6-0 G Horizon Christian Academy San Diego, California Stanford
Chassity Carter 5-11 F Dickson County High School Dickson, Tennessee Vanderbilt
Lauren Cox 6-4 F Flower Mound High School Flower Mound, Texas Baylor
Nadia Fingall 6-2 C Choctawhatchee High School Navarre, Florida Stanford
Sabrina Ionescu 5-10 G Miramonte High School Walnut Creek, California Oregon
Tori McCoy 6-4 F Saint Thomas More High School Champaign, Illinois Ohio State
Leaonna Odom 6-1 F Chaminade College Preparatory School Lompoc, California Duke
Kylee Shook 6-4 C Mesa Ridge High School Colorado Springs, Colorado Louisville
Destiny Slocum 5-7 G Mountain View High School Meridian, Idaho Maryland
Anna Wilson 5-7 G Bellevue High School Seattle, Washington Stanford
Jackie Young 5-11 G Princeton Community High School Princeton, Indiana Notre Dame

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Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

Game

March 30, 2016
06:00
East 88–97 West
Scoring by half: –, –
Pts: Amber Ramirez 21
Rebs: Cierra Johnson 9
Asts: Crystal Dangerfield 6		 Pts: Sabrina Ionescu 25
Rebs: Sabrina Ionescu
Jackie Young
Lauren Cox
Nadia Fingall 10
Asts: Destiny Slocum 5

See also

2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

References

  1. ^ Hendricks, Maggie. "Sabrina Ionescu sets record with 25 points in first McDonald's All American Game to go to OT". usatodayhss.com. USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Olson, Dan. "Sabrina Ionescu undeclared, unmatched as McDonald's All American". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "McDonald's All American Game: Girls Roste". usatodayhss.com. USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved June 12, 2021.