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Hard work, motivation define Snaer's game

Updated: April 1, 2009, 1:54 PM ET
By Ryan Canner-O'Mealy | ESPNRISE.com

In a recruiting world where sixth-grade basketball players are ranked nationally, seventh-graders are considered prospects by the NCAA and eighth-graders are positioned as potential NBA superstars, the tale of Michael Snaer is refreshing.

When Snaer was in middle school, he was so far from the radar that he needed a telescope to see it. Yet he showed flashes of raw ability that later would make the Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley, Calif.) guard the No. 44 recruit in the ESPNU 100 and the Gatorade ...

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McDonald's All-American Game

The country's best boys' and girls' basketball players will showcase their talent in the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game on Wednesday, April 1. The girls tip off at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU, and the boys take the stage at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Watch the game on ESPN360.

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// Boys: Favors stars in high-flying game
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// Preview: Girls' McDonald's All-American Game
// Preview: Boys' McDonald's All-American Game
// Scouts Inc.: Practice report
// Flores: Diggins, Mason-Griffin take home 3-point prizes
// Flores: McDonald's practice report

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// Player predictions for McDonald's
// Biancardi: Breaking down the All-Americans
// Canner-O'Mealy: Gaddy, Bradley reunited
// Canner-O'Mealy: Snaer shines as a senior
// Lawlor: Revisiting the 1979 McDonald's Game
// Murphy: What happened to the 1979 All-Americans?

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// Michael Snaer blog
// Sights and sounds from game week
// ESPN RISE Magazine photo gallery
// Watch the POWERade Jam Fest
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// Lawlor: Henry, Cousins to re-open recruiting process
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5Marcus
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