Six Southern California Players Chosen for Elite McDonald's(R) All American High School Basketball Team

Malcom Lee from John W. North High School in Riverside, Jrue Holiday from Campbell Hall High School in NorthHollywood, Larry Drew II from Taft High School in Woodland Hills and Demar DeRozan from Compton High School will play on the McDonald's All American High School Basketball Boys Team. Jasmine Dixon of Long Beach Poly High School and Nikki Speed of Marlborough High School inLos Angeles will participate in the Girls Game.

Lee and Holiday, both guards, plan to attend University of California,Los Angeles while DeRozan, a forward, will attend University of Southern California. Drew, a guard, will attend University of North Carolina. Both Dixon and Speed will attend Rutgers University in New Jersey.

"We're thrilled to see that six talented boys and girls from the Southland have been chosen to participate in the prestigious McDonald's All American Games," said Ti Chang, president, McDonald's Operators' Association of Southern California (MOASC). "I'm proud to be a part of an organization that not only recognizes talented youth but also gives back to the community through donations to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin and its Ronald McDonald House program."

This year's games will be played Wednesday, March 26 at the Bradley Center inMilwaukee, Wisc. The Boys Game will air live on ESPN at 9:30 p.m. (EST). The Girls Game tips off at 7:00 p.m. (EST) and will broadcast live on ESPNU. A portion of the proceeds from both Games will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities Chapters of Eastern Wisconsin.

McDonald's All American alumni include such current and former NBA and NCAA superstars as Michael Jordan (retired), Magic Johnson (retired), Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves), Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) and LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers), current WNBA MVP candidate Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx) and NCAA stars Ivory Latta (North Carolina) and Tina Charles (Connecticut).

Tickets range from $15 to $150 and can be purchased at all TicketMaster outlets or by calling (213) 480-3232. Admission tickets include access to both the Boys' and Girls' Games.

Throughout its 31-year history, the All American High School Basketball Game has raised over $5 million for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). In addition to the Ronald McDonald Houses, RMHC programs include the Ronald McDonald Family Room and the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile -- extending the reach of the Charity to directly improve the health and well-being of children in neighborhoods around the world.

The MOASC is comprised of more than 600 franchised and company-owned McDonald's restaurants in the counties ofLos Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura.

Contacts: Marissa Medina/Nathalie Lencsak

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SOURCE Ronald McDonald House Charities

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