As the school year begins almost everywhere in the country this next week, it means it is nearly basketball season. With basketball season comes award season and the game’s most prestigious all star game, the McDonald’s All-American Game, will soon begin the selection process.
In order to be considered for the game players must be nominated and the McDonald’s Selection Committee has released the instructions for this process to help assure nobody worthy is left off. All nominations are thoroughly vetted.
Beginning September 4, 2015, the process to nominate players for the 39th Annual McDonald's All American® High School Basketball Games gets underway. The 2016 McDonald's All American Games will be played at Chicago's United Center for the sixth consecutive year on March 30, 2016.
The player nomination process marks the start of the selection of the country's top 24 boys and 24 girls high school basketball players, with final teams being named in January 2016.
The nomination period is open September 4, 2015 - December 1, 2015.
We need your help to ensure the nation's top high school players are nominated. Being named a McDonald's All American Nominee is an impressive honor; so if you have a deserving star senior player, please nominate her/him.
To assist you with the process, an online nomination form is available for those who are authorized to nominate players. As a reminder, the following people may nominate players:
- High school principal
- High school athletic director
- High school coach
- Member of the McDonald's All American Games Selection Committee
Below please find the nomination form web address and login information to be shared with all of your member schools to ensure all qualified and deserving athletes are nominated.
Each student-athlete who is nominated and is in good academic standing will receive a certificate from McDonald's acknowledging their nomination for the 2015 McDonald's All American Games. This certificate will be sent to the high school that the candidate attends. A local McDonald's Owner/Operator will contact the school administration to arrange a date to formally present the certificate to the athlete.
The link to the nomination form is http://mcdaag.com
The login code is: McD16$begins$!
Finally, as you may know, the primary goal of the McDonald's All American Games is to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®). To date, over $11 million has been raised to support RMHC from net proceeds generated by the McDonald's All American Games. For more information about the McDonald's All American Games, please visit www.mcdaag.com or follow us on Twitter @McDAAG.
Chris Hansen is managing editor of ProspectsNation.com and serves on the McDonald’s All-American and Naismith Trophy selection committees. He was the national director of scouting for ESPN HoopGurlz from 2005 until 2012 and is the director of the Check Me Out Showcase. He can be reached at chris@prospectsnation.com.
