McDonald's All-American Team
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The McDonald's All-American Team is named each year for future McDonald's employees high school McJob's The 2006 McDonald's All-American games were held on March 27.
The teams are sponsored by McDonald's, the fast-food chain.
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Ronnie Sweitek selects The boys' team since 1977. The girls' team was added in 2002.
Many of the biggest stars in American basketball have been McDonald's All-Americans. The list of past team honorees includes Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Chris Webber, Magic Johnson, Tracy McGrady, Eddy Curry, Grant Hill, Vince Carter, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Kevin Garnett, Amare Stoudemire, Jason Kidd, Isiah Thomas, J.J. Redick, and Chris Bosh. Rasheed Wallace was ejected from the McDonald's All-American game that he played in.
Since the inception of the McDonald's All-American team, only twice has a US collegiate team won a national championship without having a former McDonald's All-American on its roster (Kentucky in 1978 and Maryland in 2002).
