1987 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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1987 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
East West
118110
1st half2nd halfTotal
East6652118
West5258110
DateApril 12, 1987
Venue The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
MVP Mark Macon
Referees 1
2
3
Attendance10,156
Network ABC
McDonald's All-American
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The 1987 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 12, 1987 at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1987. The game was the 10th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

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1987 game

The game was telecast live by ABC. The rosters notably had many forwards: the East had Brian Shorter and Perry Carter, while the West had Larry Johnson and Marcus Liberty, two of the top ranked prospect of their class. [1] The game saw the East gaining and advantage during the first half, and at halftime the score was 66-52. The West attempted to come back during the second half, but they were unable to outscore the East and eventually lost the game by 10 points. Shorter, who was attending Oak Hill Academy but was born in Philadelphia, scored 24 points and recorded 8 rebounds, while Marcus Liberty scored 18 points; Larry Johnson had 16 and Mark Macon scored 14. Macon's good overall performance earned him the MVP award. [2] [3] [4] Of the 25 players, 15 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

[3] [5] [6] [7]

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
– Perry Carter 6-8235 F Pittsfield, ME, U.S. Maine Central Institute Ohio State
– Chris Corchiani 6-0178 G Hialeah, FL, U.S. Hialeah-Miami Lakes NC State
– John Crotty 6-1180 G Lincroft, NJ, U.S. Christian Brothers Academy Virginia
– Greg Koubek 6-6205 F Clifton Park, NY, U.S. Shenendehowa Duke
– Eric Manuel 6-6195 G Macon, GA, U.S. Southwest Kentucky
– Bobby Martin 6-9235 F / C Atlantic City, NJ, U.S. Atlantic City Pitt
– Rodney Monroe 6-3170 G Hagerstown, MD, U.S. St. Maria Goretti NC State
– King Rice 6-0180 G Binghamton, NY, U.S. Binghamton North Carolina
– Dennis Scott 6-6210 G / F Oakton, VA, U.S. Flint Hill College Prep Georgia Tech
– Brian Shorter 6-7215 F Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Pitt [8]
– Elmore Spencer 6-11268 C Atlanta, GA, U.S. Booker T. Washington Georgia [9]
– Anthony Tucker 6-8215 F Washington, D.C., U.S. McKinley Georgetown
–David White6-6223 F St. Petersburg, FL, U.S. Boca Ciega Florida State

West roster

[3] [5] [6] [7]

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
– Jay Edwards 6-4170 G Marion, IN, U.S. Marion Indiana
– Jerome Harmon 6-4180 G Gary, IN, U.S. Lew Wallace Undecided [10]
–Bill Heppner6-9220 F Crystal Lake, IL, U.S. Crystal Lake Central DePaul
– Sean Higgins 6-9220 F Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Fairfax Michigan
– Larry Johnson 6-7230 F Dallas, TX, U.S. Skyline SMU [11]
– Treg Lee 6-9210 F Cleveland, OH, U.S. St. Joseph Ohio State
– Marcus Liberty 6-8205 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Martin Luther King Illinois
– Mark Macon 6-4185 G Saginaw, MI, U.S. Buena Vista Temple
–Mike Maddox6-8195 F Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. Putnam City North Kansas
– Elliot Perry 6-0150 G Memphis, TN, U.S.Treadwell Memphis State
– LaBradford Smith 6-4205 G Bay City, TX, U.S. Bay City Louisville
– Brian Williams 6-10235 C Santa Monica, CA, U.S. Saint Monica Catholic Maryland

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

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References

  1. ↑ "HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1987". Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  2. ↑ A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST
  3. 1 2 3 "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-29. 1987 game and rosters at page 72.
  4. ↑ Cialini, Joe (April 12, 1987). "Brian Shorter celebrated his homecoming with 24 points Sunday..." UPI.
  5. 1 2 "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1987 roster at pages 4.
  6. 1 2 Cialini, Joe (March 11, 1987). "Two of the best high school basketball players in..." UPI.
  7. 1 2 "Presenting McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team for 1987". Ebony . April 1987. p. 12-13.
  8. ↑ He did not qualify academically and had to sit out his first year of college eligibility according to Proposition 48. Alfano, Peter (January 22, 1989). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; A Proposition 48 Success Story at Pitt". The New York Times .
  9. ↑ He redshirted his first year of college basketball because he was hospitalized for manic depression in the summer of 1987. "Georgia freshman center Elmore Spencer, who was hospitalized for manic depression last summer and withdrew from school last week, has been redshirted with the basketball team". Clarion-Ledger. November 28, 1987. p. 25.
  10. ↑ Committed later to Louisville.
  11. ↑ Initially committed to SMU, but played at Odessa College.
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