Slideshow: The best of the 38th McDonald's All-American Games
By Mitch Stephens
Apr 2, 2015, 12:02am
Color and action from two games that featured 48 of the finest senior basketball players in the country.

Cheick Diallo holds up the MVP trophy.
Photo by John Rowland
CHICAGO — There's so much buildup to the event. Not just one season. It's a lifetime for the 48 elite senior high school basketball players. These are the cream of the crop. The best of the best. And to get to this point, it takes years of work and practice and skill.
The McDonald's All-American brand is synonymous with greatness and laced with tradition. It's also filled with color, glamor and hope. Enjoy the following images here by John Rowland, taken Wednesday.

Luke Kennard (5) of the East.
Photo by John Rowland

The West's Malachi Richardson (1) tangles with Dedrick Lawson (3).
Photo by John Rowland

The West's leading scorer Allonzo Trier.
Photo by John Rowland

The East's Luke Kennard (5) and the West's Stephen Zimmerman (33).
Photo by John Rowland

MVP Cheick Diallo goes in for two of his 18.
Photo by John Rowland

The West's Te'a Cooper dribbles between two East defenders.
Photo by John Rowland

Ali Patberg, East
Photo by John Rowland

Jordan Hosey, West
Photo by John Rowland

Marina Mabrey goes for a shot while Kalani Brown defends.
Photo by John Rowland

Female co-MVPs Marina Mabrey (left) and Te'a Cooper.
Photo by John Rowland