1986 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

1986 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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Date	April 11, 1986
Venue	Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
MVP	J. R. Reid
Referees	1 ; 2 ; 3
Attendance	15,527
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Jim Thacker and Dick Vitale
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The 1986 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 11, 1986, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1986. The game was the 9th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1986 game

The game was telecast by ESPN. The East team had many of the top ranked forwards of the 1986 class, including J. R. Reid, who went on to win Mr. Basketball USA; the West team relied on forwards Nick Anderson, Derrick Coleman and Terry Mills, and center Dwayne Schintzius.^[1] The protagonists of the 1986 game were East players Rumeal Robinson, a guard who scored 19 points, Steve Hood (16 points) and Reid who won the MVP award (23 points, 8 rebounds); for the West, Derrick Coleman recorded 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Mills scored 20 points along with 5 rebounds. Schintzius and Randall scored 15 points each; Schintzius also had 5 blocks.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Of the 25 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

^[3]^[6]^[7]^[8]

No.	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College of Choice
3	Rex Chapman	6-4	180	G	Owensboro, KY, U.S.	Apollo	Kentucky
10	Rumeal Robinson	6-2	185	G	Cambridge, MA, U.S.	Rindge and Latin	Michigan
20	Mark Tillmon	6-1	185	G	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Gonzaga	Georgetown
23	Chris Brooks	6-6	205	F	Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.	Oak Hill Academy	West Virginia
25	Ricky Jones	6-6	190	F	Pendleton, SC, U.S.	Pendleton	Clemson
31	Brian Oliver	6-4	185	G	Smyrna, GA, U.S.	Wills	Georgia Tech
32	Pete Chilcutt	6-8+1⁄2	220	F	Tuscaloosa, AL, U.S.	Tuscaloosa Academy	North Carolina
33	Alaa Abdelnaby	6-10	215	F / C	Bloomfield, NJ, U.S.	Bloomfield	Duke
34	J. R. Reid	6-10	240	F / C	Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.	Kempsville	North Carolina
35	Barry Bekkedam	6-10	200	F	Radnor, PA, U.S.	Archbishop Carroll	Villanova
40	Larry Rembert	6-8	220	F	Orrville, AL, U.S.	Keith	UAB
44	Steve Hood	6-6	190	F	Hyattsville, MD, U.S.	DeMatha	Maryland
50	Keith Robinson	6-8	205	F	Buffalo, NY, U.S.	Grover Cleveland	Notre Dame

West roster

^[3]^[6]^[7]^[8]

No.	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College of Choice
4	Fess Irvin	5-11	170	G	Gonzales, LA, U.S.	East Ascension	LSU
22	Dwayne Bryant	6-2	180	G	New Orleans, LA, U.S.	De La Salle	Georgetown
24	Anthony Pendleton	6-4	175	G	Flint, MI, U.S.	Northwestern	Iowa ^[9]
32	Stephen Thompson	6-3	170	G	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Crenshaw	Syracuse
33	Dwayne Schintzius	7-1	225	C	Brandon, FL, U.S.	Brandon	Florida
34	Ron Huery	6-6	187	G / F	Memphis, TN, U.S.	Whitehaven	Arkansas
42	Mark Randall	6-8	190	F	Englewood, CO, U.S.	Cherry Creek	Kansas
43	Derrick Coleman	6-9	215	F	Detroit, MI, U.S.	Northern	Syracuse
44	Nelison Anderson	6-5	210	F	Chicago, IL, U.S.	Simeon	Illinois
45	Phil Henderson	6-4	165	G	Crete, IL, U.S.	Crete-Monee	Duke
52	Terry Mills	6-10	207	F	Romulus, MI, U.S.	Romulus	Michigan
54	Scott Williams	6-10	215	C	Hacienda Heights, CA, U.S.	Glen A. Wilson	North Carolina

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

Head Coach Stewart Vetter, Jr. of Flint Hill School (Oakton, Virginia)

The West team was coached by:

Head Coach J. E. Evans of Keith High School (Orrville, Alabama)

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References

↑ "HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1986". Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
↑ "A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
1 2 3 "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 1986 game and rosters at page 72.
↑ McCabe, Mick (April 13, 1986). "Coleman lays claim as top rebounder". Detroit Free Press. p. 3E.
↑ Sutton, Stan (April 13, 1986). "Chapman crowd-pleaser in East's 104-101 win". The Courier-Journal. p. 27.
1 2 "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1986 roster at pages 4.
1 2 "PREP'S ELITE 25 MEET IN MCDONALD'S GAME". Detroit Free Press. April 7, 1986. p. 83.
1 2 "Presenting McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team for 1986". Ebony . April 1986. pp. 12–13.
↑ Pendleton had committed to Iowa, but he changed his mind when coach George Raveling transferred to USC. Wanting to follow Raveling, Pendleton expressed his intention to commit to USC instead. The NCAA found him ineligible under the Proposition 48, which was enacted in 1986, and Pendleton had to sit out his first year of college. He then enrolled at USC and played there. "Pendleton Leaves Iowa, Enrolls at USC, Must Sit Out One Year". Los Angeles Times . September 3, 1986.

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[1] "HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1986". Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

[look-2] "A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

[game-3] 1 2 3 "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 1986 game and rosters at page 72.

[4] McCabe, Mick (April 13, 1986). "Coleman lays claim as top rebounder". Detroit Free Press. p. 3E.

[5] Sutton, Stan (April 13, 1986). "Chapman crowd-pleaser in East's 104-101 win". The Courier-Journal. p. 27.

[roster-6] 1 2 "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1986 roster at pages 4.

[roster2-7] 1 2 "PREP'S ELITE 25 MEET IN MCDONALD'S GAME". Detroit Free Press. April 7, 1986. p. 83.

[roster3-8] 1 2 "Presenting McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team for 1986". Ebony . April 1986. pp. 12–13.

[9] Pendleton had committed to Iowa, but he changed his mind when coach George Raveling transferred to USC. Wanting to follow Raveling, Pendleton expressed his intention to commit to USC instead. The NCAA found him ineligible under the Proposition 48, which was enacted in 1986, and Pendleton had to sit out his first year of college. He then enrolled at USC and played there. "Pendleton Leaves Iowa, Enrolls at USC, Must Sit Out One Year". Los Angeles Times . September 3, 1986.

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