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SoCalHoops High School News

SoCal McDonald's All-American
Nominees Announced--(Feb. 16, 1999)

The final list of McDonald's All-American Nominees has been out for about a week, but we just haven't had time to post it, and we want to thank Steve Beck at SportsAmerica, for forwarding us the reduced "California-only" list. The list is below for only the SoCal portion of the complete California list.

SportsAmerica is responsible for organizing and promoting the official McDonald's All-American Game, and they work with the selection committee throughout the year to insure that the nominating process is fair and meticuoulously followed. Keep in mind that the list below is not the final list of players who will be selected as the McDonald's All-American team. The list below is instead only the SoCal contingent which was selected as nominees for consideration.

For a high school basketball player, to be named to the McDonald's All-American Game as a member of the team is perhaps the most prestigious honor for any high school player, with the possible exception of receiving the John R. Wooden Award as the most outstanding player in the McDonald's game. For most players who don't make the team, the next best and most prestigious award they'll receive (short of All-CIF or All-League) is to be named as a McDonald's All-American Nominee. It's kind of like getting an Oscar nomination; not everyone gets nominated for consideration, and among those who do, only a few select get the highest honor, but it's still pretty impressive just getting nominated for consideration.

Before the McDonald's All-American team can be selected by the members of the Advisory/Selection Committee, Sports American, Inc, has to gather names from all over the country, and it relies on many sources for information. In many cases, the members of the selection committee submit names themselves, and SportsAmerica also relies on media and contacts regional reps who follow the game in various areas of the country. That's where we came in this year.

In Southern California this year, SoCalHoops was contacted in early December and we submitted a list of potential nominees to the advisory/selection committee. Of the 113 names actually selected, we're proud to say that even though some of the names we proposed ultimately didn't make it, every one of the names below was also on our list.

The rest of the process of actually selecting the McDonald's All American team, goes something like this: Once the list of potential names is gathered by Sports America, it's submitted to the members of the Advisory/Selection committee (which is chaired by John Wooden, and which has such people on it like Frank Burlison of the Orange County Register, Van Coleman of Basketball Times, Clark Francis of The Hoop Scoop, Howard Garfinkel from 5-Star Camps, Bob Gibbons, Jr. who puts out All Star Sports, Dave Krider from USA Today, Eddie Oliver who formerly organized the Beach Ball Classic and now puts out a newsletter featuring most of the big tournament listings, and Brick Oettinger, among others).

Obviously many rising seniors make this list based on an excellent junior year or for having an outstanding summer participating in summer camps and AAU tournaments. There is no set number of how many players can be nominated. Traditionally, the final list of "Nominees" totals between 1,000 to 1,700 names from all over the country. The names on the list are then verified, and SportsAmerica's staff confirms with a player's basketball coach, his assistant, or a person in the administration office that the nominee is indeed a senior and that he is their best player and that he is academically eligible. Additionally, the coach is also asked if he feels that there are other seniors on his squad who potentially deserve the nomination.

From there, it's a rather complicated process to whittle all these 1,000 to 1,700 names down to just the 20 who will eventually be selected as McDonald's All-Americans for the team. If you want to read about that process, then by all means check out the SportsAmerica website, and the description they have of the voting process. Here's the link.

The list below consists of only those players who were selected as "Nominees" here in SoCal. Among the players listed, there are only two or possibly three, names who have the real potential to be named as members of the actual McDonald's All-Amercan High School Team which will play in the McDonald's game this year. If we had to guess right now, we'd say that there were two, maybe three names on the final ballots considered by the Committee: Jason Kapono, Casey Jacobsen, and maybe even Tito Maddox (although his current academic ineligibility probably rules him out given the strict academic requirements to be selected to the team). We'll learn the names of the final selections next week.

SoCalHoops wants to congratulate each and every 1998-99 McDonald's All-American Nominee on the list. You each deserve it. The list below has 113 names on it. It's organized and alphabetized by school (not by player name) but if you can't find a name that you think should be there, use the "Edit"/"Find" function of your browser to make it easier to search for a particular school or player. Oh, and by the way: For those who say Inland Empire basketball gets no respect, consider that J.W. North got the most nominees from any school, four in all.

Again, congratulations to all of the 113 SoCal players listed below from all of us at SoCalHoops.

First	Last	SchoolName	City	Coach'sName
Garrett	Lepisto	Agoura	Agoura	Bill Sanchez
Devin	Montgomery	Alemany	Mission Hills	Darryl McDonald
Adam	Parada	Alta Loma	Alta Loma	Andes Anderson
Jason	Kapono	Artesia	Lakewood	Wayne Merino
Aaron	Hamilton	Artesia	Lakewood	Wayne Merino
Terrence	Dunn	Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Mark Hutson
James	McGill	Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Mark Hutson
Tony	Shoo	Bishop Amat	La Puente	Ray Walker
Tony	Booker	Bishop Montgomery	Torrance	Doug Mitchell
Marvin	Perez	Bishop Montgomery	Torrance	Doug Mitchell
Sonny	Jensen	Bonita Vista	Chula Vista	Carl Parrick
Kyle	Dodd	Brea-Olinda	Brea	Bob Terry
Jerett	Skrifvars	Brea-Olinda	Brea	Bob Terry
Michael	Goldman	Calabasas	Calabasas	Bill Bellatty
Spencer	Hariton	Calabasas	Calabasas	Bill Bellatty
Josh	Levy	Cambell Hall	North Hollywood	Brian Haloossim
Brandon	Woodard	Cambell Hall	North Hollywood	Brian Haloossim
Neil	Hammad	Canyon High	Anaheim	Rob Alexander
Ryan	Romberg	Canyon High	Anaheim	Rob Alexander
Roderick	Johnson	Canyon Springs	Moreno Valley	Jeff Stovall
Nate	Hair	Capistrano Valley	Mission Viejo	Brian Mulligan
J. J.	Sola	Capistrano Valley	Mission Viejo	Brian Mulligan
Mike	Stowell	Capistrano Valley	Mission Viejo	Brian Mulligan
Mike	Zepeda	Century High School	Santa Ana	Greg Coombs
Cayce	Cook	Chaminade	West Hills	Jeff Young
J. J.	Todd	Chaminade	West Hills	Jeff Young
Kent	Dennis	Cleveland	Canoga Park	Ralph Turner
Brad	Hertel	Clovis West	Fresno	Vance Walberg
Ashley	Knowlton	Clovis West	Fresno	Vance Walberg
Leroy	Dawson	Compton	Compton	Rod Palmer
Terry	Hofendove	Compton	Compton	Rod Palmer
Tito	Maddox	Compton	Compton	Rod Palmer
Joe	Velasquez	Cordova	Rancho Cordova	Bob Jones
Dewayne	Parker	Crenshaw	Los Angeles	Willie West
Ryan	Sims	Crenshaw	Los Angeles	Willie West
Jonathon	Stokes	Crenshaw	Los Angeles	Willie West
Armand	Thomas	Crenshaw	Los Angeles	Willie West
Marcin	Jagoda	Crespi	Encino	Richard Dornan
Tim	McDonough	Crespi	Encino	Richard Dornan
Blake	Tibbetts	Crespi	Encino	Richard Dornan
Devin	Anderson	Crossroads	Santa Monica	Darrell Roper
Chad	Gordon	Crossroads	Santa Monica	Darrell Roper
Alphonso	Stovall	Cypress	Cypress	Jeff Russell
Lonnie	Jackson	Daniel Murphy	Los Angeles	Andrew Hunter
Brian	Pichon	Diamond Bar	Diamond Bar	Bill Murray
Kevin	Turner	Diamond Bar	Diamond Bar	Bill Murray
Trenell	Eddings	Eisenhower	Rialto	Steve Johnson
Dustin	Shultz	Exeter Union	Exeter	Jim Mitchell
Joe	Shipp	Fairfax	Los Angeles	Harvey Kitani
Stanley	Thorne	Fairfax	Los Angeles	Harvey Kitani
Gary	Holmes	Fontana	Fontana	John McNally
Ryan	Moreau	Fountain Valley	Fountain Valley	Mike Warrington
Chris	Clark	Glendora	Glendora	Michael LeDuc
Casey	Jacobson	Glendora	Glendora	Michael LeDuc
Gilbert	Arenas	Grant	Van Nuys	Howard Levine
Ryan	Simon	Hanford	Hanford	Brad Felder
Alex	Holmes	Harvard-Westlake	North Hollywood	Greg Hilliard
Todd	Kurihara	Harvard-Westlake	North Hollywood	Greg Hilliard
Alex	Minn	Harvard-Westlake	North Hollywood	Greg Hilliard
Julius	Barnes	Rowland	Rowland Heights	Mike Swanigan
John	Parker	John Muir	Pasadena	Don Grant
Jeff	Washington	John Muir	Pasadena	Don Grant
Jaqay	Carlyle	J.W. North	Riverside	Michael Bartee
Kamron	Leonard	J.W. North	Riverside	Michael Bartee
Derek	MgBeke	J.W. North	Riverside	Michael Bartee
Claudell	Walter	J.W. North	Riverside	Michael Bartee
Ben	Fredrickson	La Quinta	Westminster	James Perry
Christopher	Smith	La Quinta	Westminster	James Perry
Craig	Calloway	Long Beach Jordan	Long Beach	Ron Massey
Darren	Peterson	Long Beach Jordan	Long Beach	Ron Massey
Andre	Sparks	Long Beach Millikan	Long Beach	Michael Green
Shea	Anderson	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach	Ron Palmer
Keyon	Cooley	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach	Ron Palmer
Andrew	Pleick	Los Alamitos	Los Alamitos	Steve Brooks
Brian	Segbefia	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	John Brooker
Keywan	Floyd	Lynwood	Lynwood	Bill Lee
Gary	Lenoir	Lynwood	Lynwood	Bill Lee
Chris	Bennett	Marshall Fundamental	Pasadena	Kyle Douglas
Mike	Bayer	Mater Dei	Santa Ana	Gary McKnight
Derrick	Mansell	Mater Dei	Santa Ana	Gary McKnight
Shawn	Corkery	Moorpark	Moorpark	Tim Bednar
Khary	Lands	Moreno Valley	Moreno Valley	John Dahl
Jerome	Beasley	Moreno Valley	Moreno Valley	John Dahl
Kenny	Ellison	Morningside	Inglewood	Carl Franklin
Chrishawn	Lawrence	Morningside	Inglewood	Carl Franklin
Brian	Wethers	Murrieta Valley	Murrieta	Steve Tarabilda
Brian	Bobik	Newbury Park	Newbury Park	Steve Johnson
Chris	Williams	Notre Dame	Sherman Oaks	Rob DiMuro
Tony	Dow	Ocean View	Huntington Beach	Jim Harris
Casey	Lawson	Ocean View	Huntington Beach	Jim Harris
Rahshaw	McAfee	Ocean View	Huntington Beach	Jim Harris
Chaun	Ballard	Pacific	San Bernardino	Scott Smith
Ryan	Abrahams	Pacific Hills	Los Angeles	John Bobich
Brandon	Owens	Pacific Hills	Los Angeles	John Bobich
Jake	Dederer	Peninsula	Rolling Hills Estates	Mike Boyd
Charlie	Kundrat	Peninsula	Rolling Hills Estates	Mike Boyd
Bo	Palmer	Peninsula	Rolling Hills Estates	Mike Boyd
Chris	Fanning	Perris	Perris	Andre Smith
Nick	Schollenberger	Perris	Perris	Andre Smith
Lamar	Waters	Perris	Perris	Andre Smith
Koko	Archibong	Polytechnic	Pasadena	Brad Hall
Aaron	Abrams	Rancho Buena Vista	Vista	John O'Neil
Jason	Bow	Rancho Buena Vista	Vista	John O'Neil
C. J.	Sellars	Rancho Buena Vista	Vista	John O'Neil
Tony	Freeman	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	Jeff Lavander
Rafael	Berumen	Simi Valley	Simi Valley	Dean Bradshaw
Tim	Neilson	South	Bakersfield	Andrew Hill
Henry	Washington, Jr.	South	Bakersfield	Andrew Hill
Jerry	Inunza	Troy	Fullerton	T. J. Hardiman
Jerry	Dupree	Valley View	Moreno Valley	Jim Long
Mark	Peters	Valley View	Moreno Valley	Jim Long
Dalron	Johnson	Verbum Dei	Los Angeles	David Greenwood
Marlon	Parmer	Verbum Dei	Los Angeles	David Greenwood