1989 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

1989 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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Date	April 23, 1989
Venue	Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
MVP	Shaquille O'Neal and; Bobby Hurley
Referees	1 Ron Zetcher; 2 J. C. Leimbach; 3
Attendance	9,419
Network	ABC
Announcers	Gary Bender and Dick Vitale
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The 1989 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 23, 1989 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1989. The game was the 12th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1989 game

The game was telecast live by ABC. The West was led by Shaquille O'Neal, the top ranked center of his class, while the East had forward Doug Edwards and guard Bobby Hurley.^[1] Guard Kenny Anderson was unable to participate due to a sprained left ankle. The game saw O'Neal record a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds; he also had 6 blocks. Hurley recorded 10 assists, the highest number of assists recorded in a McDonald's game up to that point, and won co-MVP along with O'Neal. Other good performances were those of Billy McCaffrey (16 points), George Lynch (12), Allan Houston (14) and Tracy Murray (14).^[2]^[3] Of the 25 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

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No.	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College of Choice
10	Billy McCaffrey	6-3	175	G	Allentown, PA, U.S.	Central Catholic	Duke
12	Kenny Anderson	6-0	170	G	Jamaica, NY, U.S.	Archbishop Molloy	Georgia Tech
13	Shaun Golden	6-3	180	G	Greer, SC, U.S.	Riverside	Georgia
14	Bobby Hurley	6-0	165	G	Jersey City, NJ, U.S.	St. Anthony	Duke
22	Jim Jackson	6-5	218	G	Toledo, OH, U.S.	Macomber-Whitney Vocational	Ohio State
31	Doug Edwards	6-9	205	F	Miami, FL, U.S.	Miami Senior	Undecided^[6]
32	Michael Tate	6-4	210	F	Oxon Hill, MD, U.S.	Oxon Hill	Georgetown
33	Conrad McRae	6-9	220	C	Brooklyn, NY, U.S.	Brooklyn Technical	Syracuse
34	George Lynch	6-8	205	F	Roanoke, VA, U.S.	Flint Hill Prep	Undecided^[7]
35	Jamal Faulkner	6-7	200	F	Middle Village, NY, U.S.	Christ the King	Pitt ^[8]
44	Arron Bain	6-7	195	F	Falls Church, VA, U.S.	Flint Hill Prep	Villanova
54	Darryl Barnes	6-8	202	F	Brooklyn, NY, U.S.	Franklin K. Lane	Georgia Tech
55	Anthony Douglas	6-7	245	C	Memphis, TN, U.S.	East	Memphis State

West roster

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No.	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College of Choice
20	Greg Graham	6-3	174	G	Indianapolis, IN, U.S.	Warren Central	Indiana
21	Allan Houston	6-5	178	G	Louisville, KY, U.S.	Ballard	Tennessee
22	Pat Graham	6-6	205	G	New Albany, IN, U.S.	Floyd Central	Indiana
23	Mitchell Butler	6-5	200	G	North Hollywood, CA, U.S.	Oakwood	UCLA
24	James Robinson	6-2	180	G	Jackson, MS, U.S.	Murrah	Alabama
30	Tracy Murray	6-7	220	F	Glendora, CA, U.S.	Glendora	UCLA
31	Deryl Cunningham	6-7	200	F	Westchester, IL, U.S.	St. Joseph	DePaul
32	Jeff Webster	6-7	210	F	Midwest City, OK, U.S.	Carl Albert	Oklahoma
33	Shaquille O'Neal	6-11	240	C	San Antonio, TX, U.S.	Robert G. Cole	LSU
44	Calvin Byrd	6-5	195	G	Alameda, CA, U.S.	St. Joseph Notre Dame	Villanova
50	Deon Thomas	6-9	200	F	Chicago, IL, U.S.	Simeon	Undecided^[9]
55	Matt Wenstrom	7-0	251	C	Houston, TX, U.S.	Mayde Creek	North Carolina

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

Head Coach Walter Van Huss of Dobyns-Bennett High School (Kingsport, Tennessee)

The West team was coached by:

Head Coach Tom Orlich of South Tahoe High School (Lake Tahoe, California)

All-American Week

Contest winners

The 1989 Slam Dunk contest was won by James Robinson.
The 1989 3-point shoot-out was won by Pat Graham.

References

↑ "HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1989". Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 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 July 10, 2018.
1 2 3 "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 1989 game and rosters at page 73.
1 2 "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1989 roster at pages 5.
1 2 "MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICANS". Herald and Review. March 11, 1989. p. 41.
↑ Committed later to Florida State.
↑ Committed later to North Carolina.
↑ Faulkner never attended Pitt, since the NCAA sanctioned the university for irregularities during his recruitment. Ncaa Slaps Pitt COLLEGE BASKETBALL November 17, 1993. Faulkner attended Arizona State instead.
↑ Committed later to Illinois.

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[1] "HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1989". Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 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 July 10, 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. 1989 game and rosters at page 73.

[roster-4] 1 2 "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1989 roster at pages 5.

[roster2-5] 1 2 "MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICANS". Herald and Review. March 11, 1989. p. 41.

[6] Committed later to Florida State.

[7] Committed later to North Carolina.

[8] Faulkner never attended Pitt, since the NCAA sanctioned the university for irregularities during his recruitment. Ncaa Slaps Pitt COLLEGE BASKETBALL November 17, 1993. Faulkner attended Arizona State instead.

[9] Committed later to Illinois.

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