2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
West East
80 64
1st half2nd half Total
West 2852 80
East 2836 64
DateMarch 30, 2005
VenueJoyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
MVPCourtney Paris
RefereesJeffrey Krantz
Allan Austin
Barbara Eppley
Attendance7,660
NetworkESPN
McDonald’s All-American

The 2005 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana, home of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2005. The game was the 4th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.

The 48 players were selected from 2,500 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. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.

Proceeds from the 2005 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of South Bend and Fort Wayne, Indiana and their Ronald McDonald House programs.

2005 Game

The fourth annual McDonald’s All American Girls game showcased one of the best displays of teamwork over the past four years.

The West was led by stellar play from game MVP Courtney Paris (Chicago Sky) who contributed 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks. She helped set the pace when the West went on a 20-5 run to break the game open. The West shot a solid 56% from the floor in the second half and 50% from beyond the arc. Paris’ brilliant play was matched by teammate Alexis Gray-Lawson (California) who poured in 12 points and dished out three assists and three steals. The Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year Abby Waner (Duke) added nine points, four rebounds and three assists for the West.

Other key contributors for the West were Lindsay Schrader (Notre Dame) and Ashley Paris (Los Angeles Sparks) who dropped in nine and eight points respectively.

The East received a game-high 19 points from Marissa Coleman (Washington Mystics) and 12 points from Carrem Gay (Connecticut Sun). Kia Vaughn (New York Liberty) ripped down seven boards to go along with her four points.

West Roster

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Number Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
00Earnesia Williams6-0159FSapulpa, OK, U.S.SapulpaTexas
1Abigail Waner5-11150GHighlands Ranch, CO, U.S.ThunderRidgeDuke
3Courtney Paris6-4245CPiedmont, CA, U.S.PiedmontOklahoma
4Erika Arriaran5-10155GNorco, CA, U.S.NorcoTexas
5Ashley Paris6-2190FPiedmont, CA, U.S.PiedmontOklahoma
14Devanei Hampton6-2190FOakland, CA, U.S.Oakland TechCal
15Juanita Ward6-0160FJackson, MS, U.S.CallawayMississippi
21Alexis Gray-Lawson5-8150GOakland, CA, U.S.Oakland TechCal
24Lindsay Schrader6-0170FBartlett, IL, U.S.BartlettNotre Dame
33Kirsten Thompson6-6200CSnohomish, WA, U.S.MonroeArizona State
34Crystal Boyd5-11135FNorth Little Rock, AR, U.S.Parkview Arts & ScienceTexas
35Christina Wirth6-1175GMesa, AZ, U.S.Seton CatholicVanderbilt

East Roster

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Number Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
4Kristi Toliver5-8125GHarrisonburg, VA, U.S.HarrisonburgMaryland
15Kia Vaughn6-4205CBronx, NY, U.S.St. Michael AcademyRutgers
21Renee Montgomery5-7120GSaint Albans, WV, U.S.South CharlestonConnecticut
22Erica Brown5-9165GLauderdale Lakes, FL, U.S.DillardGeorgia
24DeWanna Bonner6-4130GFairfield, AL, U.S.Fairfield High Preparatory SchoolAuburn
25Marissa Coleman6-1174FCheltenham, MD, U.S.St. John's CollegeMaryland
30Carrem Gay6-2180FValley Stream, NY, U.S.Christ The KingDuke
31Crystal Goring6-3185CPort of Spain, TrinidadPeddie SchoolRichmond
32Rashanda McCants6-2165FAsheville, NC, U.S.AshevilleNorth Carolina
33Katrina Wheeler6-4180FWashington, D.C., U.S.Theodore Roosevelt High SchoolUndecided
34Tiffanie Shives5-10165GLansing, MI, U.S.Lansing Christian SchoolMichigan State
35Angel Robinson6-5183CKennesaw, GA, U.S.MariettaGeorgia

Coaches

The West team was coached by:

The East team was coached by:

Boxscore

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Visitors: West

## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min
1*Abigail Waner4/111/ 50/ 0931433103
14*Devanei Hampton0/ 40/ 01/ 4112332100
21*Alexis Gray-Lawson5/ 82/ 30/ 01200033303
33*Kirsten Thompson2/ 40/ 01/ 2526810000
34*Crystal Boyd2/ 70/ 10/ 0423512331
00Earnesia Williams1/ 51/ 20/ 0313411513
3Courtney Paris7/100/ 12/ 416481221141
4Erika Arriaran3/ 60/ 21/ 1711204502
5Ashley Paris4/ 70/ 00/ 2835831102
15Juanita Ward2/ 90/ 00/ 0401112300
24Lindsay Schrader4/ 71/ 10/ 0912311010
35Christina Wirth1/ 30/ 00/ 0202200020
Team123
TOTALS35/815/155/138019365519202311150

Home: East

## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min
21*Renee Montgomery0/ 70/ 30/ 0001103201
25*Marissa Coleman7/152/ 53/ 41911203300
30*Carrem Gay5/100/ 02/ 41251600421
33*Katrina Wheeler0/ 60/ 20/ 0023511102
35*Angel Robinson0/ 10/ 00/ 0010130120
4Kristi Toliver1/ 70/ 50/ 0203304310
15Kia Vaughn2/ 50/ 00/ 0443710100
22Erica Brown2/ 70/ 12/ 2624621301
24DeWanna Bonner1/ 60/ 14/ 4633612104
31Crystal Goring1/ 40/ 03/ 4514510101
32Rashanda McCants2/100/ 13/ 4712311124
34Tiffanie Shives1/ 41/ 30/ 0313410300
Team549
TOTALS22/823/2117/22642632581115247140

(* = Starting Line-up)

All-American Week

Schedule

  • Tuesday, March 29: Powerade Jamfest
    • Three-Point Shoot-out
    • Timed Basketball Skills Competition
  • Wednesday, March 30: 4th Annual Girls All-American Game

The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. Since the first All-American game in 2002, players have competed in a 3-point shooting challenge and a timed basketball skills competition.

Contest Winners

  • Erika Arriaran was winner of the 2005 3-point shoot-out.
  • The skills competition was won by Christina Wirth

See also

2005 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2005 All American High School Basketball Game | Media Materials". Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
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