1985 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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1985 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st half2nd halfTotal
East6761128
West534598
DateApril 13, 1985
Venue Moody Coliseum, University Park, TX
MVP Walker Lambiotte
Referees 1 Paul Galvan
2 Mike Tanco
3 Lynn Shortnacy
Attendance9,007
Network ESPN
Announcers Jim Thacker, Dick Vitale and Bucky Waters
McDonald's All-American
  1984
1986  

The 1985 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Saturday, April 13, 1985 at the Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1985. The game was the 8th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

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The game was telecast by ESPN. 1985 was the first year in which the McDonald's game was televised. The East team had 3 North Carolina commits (Bucknall, Lebo and Madden) and two of the top ranked centers of the 1985 class, Danny Ferry and Pervis Ellison. The West team had many forwards, including Ed Horton and Tony Kimbro, and center Tito Horford, a heavily recruited center born in the Dominican Republic. [1] During the game Walker Lambiotte scored 24 points 10 for 12 from the field and 4 for 7 from the free throw line, winning the MVP award. Terry Dozier and Danny Ferry scored 17 points, and Mark Stevenson had 16; for the West team, Lowell Hamilton and Tito Horford both scored 13 points, while Ed Horton had 12. [2] [3] Of the 25 players, 15 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

[3] [4] [5] [6]

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
5Michael Porter5-11165 G Dublin, VA, U.S. Pulaski County Virginia
14 Jeff Lebo 6-2180 G Carlisle, PA, U.S. Carlisle North Carolina
21 Tom Hammonds 6-7½210 F Crestview, FL, U.S. Crestview Georgia Tech
22Kevin Madden6-5½210 F Staunton, VA, U.S. Robert E. Lee North Carolina
25 Steve Bucknall 6-6205 F Byfield, MA, U.S. Governor Dummer Academy North Carolina
30 Irving Thomas 6-8215 F Miami, FL, U.S. Miami Carol City Kentucky
31 Terry Dozier 6-9190 F Baltimore, MD, U.S. Paul Laurence Dunbar South Carolina
32 Walker Lambiotte 6-6195 F Woodstock, VA, U.S. Central NC State
33 Pooh Richardson 6-0165 G Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Benjamin Franklin UCLA
35 Danny Ferry 6-9½230 C Hyattsville, MD, U.S. DeMatha Duke
42 Pervis Ellison 6-9195 C Savannah, GA, U.S. Savannah Louisville
54Rodney Walker6-10225 C Baltimore, MD, U.S. Cardinal Gibbons Syracuse
55Mark Stevenson6-5190 G Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Roman Catholic Notre Dame

West roster

[3] [4] [5] [6]

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
3 Quin Snyder 6-2160 G Mercer Island, WA, U.S. Mercer Island Duke
10 Sean Elliott 6-7185 F Tucson, AZ, U.S. Cholla Arizona
21 Roy Marble 6-6190 F Flint, MI, U.S. Beecher Iowa
23 Rick Calloway 6-6190 F Cincinnati, OH, U.S. Withrow Indiana
24 Ed Horton 6-8205 F Springfield, IL, U.S. Lanphier Iowa
30 Jerome Lane 6-6195 G Akron, OH, U.S. St. Vincent–St. Mary Pitt
32Tom Lewis6-7200 F Santa Ana, CA, U.S. Mater Dei USC
33Kip Jones6-7200 F Decatur, IN, U.S. Bellmont Purdue
34 Tito Horford 7-1240 C Houston, TX, U.S.Marian Christian Houston [7]
44 Tony Kimbro 6-8205 F Louisville, KY, U.S. Seneca Louisville
45 Lowell Hamilton 6-7202 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Providence St. Mel Illinois
50 Doug Roth 6-11250 C Knoxville, TN, U.S. Karns Tennessee

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The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

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