News & Events 2006-2007

Senior Basketball Players Receive Top Honors

Madison Square Garden Network televised the halftime presentation of the New York City Boys’ Club Mentorship Award to Julius Coles ’07 (pictured right) during the December Holiday Classic game (Hofstra vs. St. Joseph’s) at the Garden. Julius was given a $5,000 check in the name of his late friend, Alonzo Milligan, who was shot and killed last year in Harlem. MSG conducted a live interview with Julius, according to Coach Joe Mantegna, who said, “I attended the game and was very proud of the evening and how Julius handled himself throughout. His whole family was there, as was Alonzo’s mother and many of the top leaders of the NYC Boys’ Club.”

Julius and Alexis Wangmene ’07 (pictured left) were among 94 New York, New Jersey and Connecticut girls and boys high school basketball players recognized as nominees for the annual McDonald’s All-American High School Basketball Teams. The final teams will be announced in mid-late February on ESPN SportsCenter. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the boys’ McDonald’s All-American Game and the fifth annual girls’ Game. An official press release noted, “These local players are among 1,000 female and 1,500 male prep basketball standouts in the nation, nominated by the McDonald’s All-American Basketball Team selection committee, a group of nationally prominent basketball experts. The nominees will be considered for one of 24 slots on each of the final McDonald’s All- American Girls and Boys High School Basketball Teams. The most famous former McDonald’s All-Americans are NBA legends Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. Current NBA All-American alumni include LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Mike Bibby and Kevin Garnett. NCAA stars Dee Brown (Illinois), Torin Francis (Notre Dame) and Chris Paul (Wake Forest) and Women’s NCAA stars Shanna Zolman (Tennessee), Courtney Lavere (Notre Dame), and Seimone Augustus (LSU) have all been part of this highly-regarded game.”

Luol Deng ’03 and Charlie Villanueva ’03 were named McDonald’s High School All-Americans in 2003.

Posted 1/24/07

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