1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
West East
115113
1st half2nd halfTotal
West6253115
East7340113
DateApril 9, 1983
Venue Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA
MVP Winston Bennett and
Dwayne Washington
Referees 1
2
3
Attendance14,926
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The 1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Saturday, April 9, 1983 at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1983. The game was the 6th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

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The East team could count on the two top guards from the state of New York: Kenny Smith and Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, and also had several of the top 10 players of the class. The West had top-ranked forward Winston Bennett and center Joe Wolf. [1] The East dominated the first half and at halftime led the score 73 to 62. [2] The West came back during the second half, guided by two Kentucky commits: James Blackmon and Winston Bennett. [3] With 4:31 remaining, the West was still 11 points behind, but an 11-0 run tied the score. The decisive layup was scored by Blackmon with 9 seconds remaining on the clock: Dwayne Washington scored a layup with 1 second left, but the officials called a charge and the basket did not count. [3] The West won the game 115 to 113: Washington (11 points and 8 assists) was named MVP together with Bennett, who scored 21 points. Other players who had good performances were Tom Sheehey (the top scorer of the game with 22 points), Blackmon (21 points), Bruce Dalrymple (16) and Michael Smith (15). [4] [5] Of the 25 players, 12 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

[5] [6] [7]

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
– Tommy Amaker 6-2– G Fairfax, VA, U.S. W. T. Woodson Duke
–Mark Cline6-7– F Williamson, WV, U.S. Williamson Wake Forest
– Dallas Comegys 6-9– F Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Roman Catholic DePaul
–Tom Curry6-9– C Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. Redemptorist LSU [8]
– Bruce Dalrymple 6-4– F / G St. Johnsbury, VT, U.S. St. Johnsbury Academy Georgia Tech
–Frank Ford6-4– G Kissimmee, FL, U.S. Osceola Auburn
– Keith Gatlin 6-5– G Greenville, NC, U.S. D. H. Conley Maryland
–Melvin Howard6-1– G Decatur, GA, U.S. Decatur Georgia
– Dave Popson 6-9– C Kingston, PA, U.S.Bishop O'Reilly North Carolina
– Tom Sheehey 6-8– F Rochester, NY, U.S. McQuaid Jesuit Virginia
– Kenny Smith 6-2– G Jamaica, NY, U.S. Archbishop Molloy North Carolina
– Dwayne Washington 6-2– G Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Boys and Girls Syracuse
– Reggie Williams 6-7– F Baltimore, MD, U.S. Paul Laurence Dunbar Georgetown

West roster

[5] [6] [7]

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
– Freddie Banks 6-2– G Las Vegas, NV, U.S. Valley UNLV
– Winston Bennett 6-7– F Louisville, KY, U.S. Male Kentucky
– James Blackmon 6-3– G Marion, IN, U.S. Marion Kentucky
– Corey Gaines 6-3– G Playa del Rey, CA, U.S.Saint Bernard UCLA
– Antoine Joubert 6-5– G Detroit, MI, U.S. Southwestern Michigan
– Martin Nessley 7-2– C Whitehall, OH, U.S. Whitehall-Yearling Duke
–Kevin Smith6-7– F Lansing, MI, U.S. Everett Minnesota
– Michael Smith 6-9– C Hacienda Heights, CA, U.S. Los Altos BYU
– Barry Sumpter 6-11– C Lovejoy, IL, U.S.Lovejoy Louisville
– Daryl Thomas 6-7– F Westchester, IL, U.S. St. Joseph Indiana
– Rickie Winslow 6-8– F Houston, TX, U.S. Yates Houston
– Joe Wolf 6-10– C Kohler, WI, U.S. Kohler North Carolina

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

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References

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  2. ↑ "MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN AT ATLANTA". The Indianapolis Star. April 10, 1983. p. 81.
  3. 1 2 "McDonald's All-American Game". The Courier-Journal. April 10, 1983. p. 55.
  4. ↑ "A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  5. 1 2 3 "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-01-29. 1983 game and rosters at page 69.
  6. 1 2 "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). pp. 2, 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2021. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  7. 1 2 "McDonald's announces All-American cage squad". The Advocate-Messenger . March 17, 1983. p. 10.
  8. ↑ Curry never played for LSU. He redshirted his first season and then transferred to Marshall due to academic issues. "Blood Sells Needed for Fallen Star's Survival". April 7, 1989.
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