2004 McDonald's All-American Team

The secret is out. On ESPN Thursday the team was announced to a national audience. It was an easy year to pick the team given the talent in the Class of 2004.

The selection committee for the McDonald’s All-American game did a nice job this year. There’s always room for debate, but for the most part I find it hard to nitpick at the selection. A strong case can be made for Tello Palacios and some others.

Regardless, it’s an excellent field and the very best high school stars are represented.

2004 McDonald's All-American Team (EAST)
Rk	Pos	Name	Ht/Wt	Home
1	SF	Corey Brewer	6-7/170	(Portland HS) Portland, TN
	top defensive wing in the class; put up outstanding sr. year numbers
2	SF	Rudy Gay	6-8/215	(Archbishop Spalding) Severn, MD
	gradually blossoming into a big force; sky is the limit for him
3	C	Dwight Howard	6-11/225	(SW Atlanta Christian) Atlanta, GA
	undisputed top player in this class; one of the best in recent years
4	PF	Al Jefferson	6-9/265	(Prentiss HS) Prentiss, MS
	"Big Al" is big time; monster season with ridiculous scoring totals
5	C	Randolph Morris	6-11/270	(Landmark Christian) Fairburn, GA
	like Gay, he's coming into his own; shown flashes of greatness
6	PG	Rajon Rondo	6-1/155	(Oak Hill Academy) Mouth of Wilson, VA
	no one worked harder during the year to make this team; late steal
7	SG	J.R. Smith	6-5/210	(St. Benedict Prep) Newark, NJ
	skywalking athlete will factor into the dunk contest; rythym shooter
8	SF	Josh Smith	6-8/195	(Oak Hill Academy) Mouth of Wilson, VA
	blessed with boat loads of ridiculous athleticism; loves to run the floor
9	PG	Sebastian Telfair	5-11/170	(Lincoln HS) Brooklyn, NY
	child prodidy finally reaches the high point of his prep career
10	PG	Darius Washington	5-11/160	(Edgewater HS) Orlando, FL
	might be the hardest of the high school guards to defend man-to-man
11	PF	D.J. White	6-8/225	(Hillcrest HS) Tuscaloosa, AL
	works hard, loves to get it done inside and can step & hit mid-range J
12	PF	Mike Williams	6-7/215	(Wilcox Central HS) Camden, AL
	a terrific athlete at the four spot blessed with bounce and a live body

2004 McDonald's All-American Team (WEST)
Rk	Pos	Name	Ht/Wt	Home
1	SG	Arron Afflalo	6-4/180	(Centennial HS) Compton, CA
	outstanding senior year boosted stock enough to warrant selection
2	PF	Lamarcus Aldridge	6-10/210	(Seagoville HS) Seagoville, TX
	injured for a good part of the year but he punched his ticket long ago
3	SG	Joe Crawford	6-4/205	(Renaissance HS) Detroit, MI
	candidate for best two guard in the nation; tough, scores and wins
4	C	Glen Davis	6-8/325	(LSU Laboratory) Baton Rouge, LA
	have to admire the decision to give up FB; will he dance at the game?
5	PG	Jordan Farmar	6-0/160	(William Taft HS) Woodland Hills, CA
	steady & heady, he had a great summer and terrific senior year
6	PG	Daniel Gibson	6-3/180	(Jones HS) Houston, TX
	finally Texas has a body to replace Ford with; Jones can really score
7	SF	Malik Hairston	6-6/185	(Renaissance HS) Detroit, MI
	youngest player on the team; watch him develop into a big, big timer
8	PG	Shawn Livingston	6-7/178	(Peoria HS) Peoria, IL
	the quiet assasin hands out flashy assists with regularity
9	SG	Jawann McClellan	6-5/185	(Milby HS) Houston, TX
	strong season propels him into the game; finds ways to score big
10	SG	Demarcus Nelson	6-4/212	(Sheldon HS) Sacramento, CA
	very strong off the drive; has put up huge numbers for years
11	C	Robert Swift	6-11/210	(Bakersfield HS) Bakersfield, CA
	strong AAU season propelled him to lofty status; made big strides
12	PF	Marvin Williams	6-8.5/222	(Bremerton HS) Bremerton, WA
	could wind up being the highest-rated H.S. player to attend college