McDonald’s just released its coaches for this year’s All-American Game, the 34th annual for the prestigious event. Mount Vernon’s Bob Cimmino was named the head coach of the East team, which will meet the West on Mar. 30 at the United Center in Chicago.
The game is the 34th annual McDonald’s All-American Game. It will be shown live on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET.
Cimmino will be opposed by Gene Pingatore of St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Ill. Pingatore coached Isiah Thomas in high school and was later chronicled in the movie “Hoop Dream” as the coach of budding star William Gates.
Here’s Cimmino’s full bio from the McDonald’s website:
Bob Cimmino Jr. (Boys East) holds a record of 341-64 in his 17-year career as head coach of Mount Vernon High School. The four-time New York State Coach of the Year has led his team to four New York State Public High Schools Athletic Championships (2000, 2004, 2006 and 2007) and 11 sectional titles, including five straight. Cimmino has helped produce 90 college basketball players, including a first round draft pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. Cimmino will be joined on the sideline by his current assistant and former player, Brian Pritchett.
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Wow! Amazing honor.
I am not surprised he does more for those kids then some parents do he deserves the honor and more the basketball team is treated like family and bob has always been like that never ever sees color only human beings congratulations.
well deserved!
Congrats to a class guy He will rep westchester well
Well Deserved!
the right guy got picked.. very cool
Haywood said it perfectly
The follow-up question is will he be coaching his player Jabarie Hinds on that team? I don’t believe that Mt Vernon has ever had a McDonald’s All American. I think that Elton Brand played in that game but he may be the only one to ever make it from Section 1.
Congrats to Coach Cimmino on achieving this tremendous honor. I’m confident he’ll show the country the high level of basketball played here in Section 1…
Coach Reeves,
I think Bernard Toone made it from Gorton in the late 70’s and both McCray brothers made it in ‘78-’80. Ben Gordon didn’t make it (he was robbed) and I don’t think Mark Blount made it either. I wouldn’t have thought Hinds would make it, but with his coach leading the team it has to improve his chances.
Hoops Fan –
I checked this link for a list of alumni:
http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/Alumni_Boys%202009.pdf
Looks like Toone and Rodney McCray didn’t make the list—the game was started in 1977 so maybe they pre-date the game? Can’t remember year of graduation for Rodney McCray.
Scooter McCray was on the team in ‘78 – so there has been 1 Knight player to make the team.
Rodney left after 79 season,then helped Louisville beat ucla as a freshman to win ncaa championship
I doubt Jabarie will be going as far as I know the coach has no say on who they pick. Would be nice but I doubt it.
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