An early 2003 McDonald's All-American Game preview

The top 100 candidates for the McDonald's All-American Game will be announced later today. The event, which is considered by some observers as the top high school All-Star game, will be held at Cleveland's Gund Arena on March 26th. The game, televised on ESPN, will be part of a doubleheader with the Girl's All-American Game held at 5:30. The net proceeds go to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities. The following is a look at my choices for the McDonald's All-American Game.

McDonald's All-American Game
EAST ROSTER
PLAYER	HT	POS	SCHOOL	COMMITMENT
LeBron James	6-8	SF	Akron (OH) St. Vincent-St. Mary’s
Luol Deng	6-7	SF	Blairstown (NJ) Blair Academy	DUKE
Olu Famutimi	6-6	SF	Flint (MI) Northwestern	ARKANSAS
Ivan Harris	6-7	SF	Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill Academy	OHIO STATE
Charlie Villanueva	6-9	PF	Blairstown (NJ) Blair Academy	ILLINOIS*
Travis Outlaw	6-8	SF	Starkville (MS) High	MISSISSIPPI STATE
Brandon Bass	6-7	PF	Baton Rouge (LA) Capital	LSU*
James Lang	6-11	C	Birmingham (AL) Central Park Christian	LOUISVILLE
Jackie Butler	6-10	C	McComb (MS) High	MISSISSIPPI STATE*
Mike Jones	6-4	SG	Braintree (MA) Thayer Academy	MARYLAND
Chris Paul	6-0	PG	Clemmons (NC) West Forsyth	WAKE FOREST
Mustafa Shakur	6-3	PG	Wynnewood (PA) Friends Central	ARIZONA
J.R. Giddens	6-5	SF	Oklahoma City (OK) John Marshall	KANSAS
WEST ROSTER
PLAYER	HT	WT	POS	SCHOOL
Ndudi Ebi	6-8	SF	Houston (TX) Westbury Christian	ARIZONA
David Padgett	6-10	PF	Reno (NV) High	KANSAS
Kris Humphries	6-9	PF	Minnetonka (MN) Hopkins	DUKE
Leon Powe	6-7	PF	Oakland (CA) Tech	CALIFORNIA
Trevor Ariza	6-8	PF	Los Angeles (CA) Westchester	UCLA
Kendrick Perkins	6-10	C	Beaumont (TX) Ozen	MEMPHIS
Brian Butch	6-11	C	Appleton (WI) West	WISCONSIN
Shannon Brown	6-2	SG	Maywood (IL) Proviso East	MICHIGAN STATE
Rodrick Stewart	6-5	SG	Seattle (WA) Rainier Beach	USC
Dion Harris	6-3	SG	Detroit (MI) Redford	MICHIGAN
Andrew Lavender	5-7	PG	Columbus (OH) Brookhaven	OKLAHOMA
Brandon Cotton	6-0	PG	Detroit (MI) DePorres	MICHIGAN STATE