1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
East West
120105
1st half2nd halfTotal
East5565120
West5550105
DateMarch 31, 1996
Venue Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
MVP Shaheen Holloway
Referees 1 Tom Lopes
2 Jackie Loube
3 John Pugh
Attendance13,411
Network CBS
McDonald's All-American
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The 1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, March 31, 1996 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1996. The game was the 19th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

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1996 game

The game was telecast live by CBS. Ronnie Fields did not play, having suffered an injury in February 1996 that forced him to stay away from the basketball court for a long time. Charles Hathaway was also unable to play. Shaheen Holloway, who was the starting point guard for the East, won the MVP award with 7 points, 8 assists and 6 steals; other players who starred were guard Kobe Bryant (13 points/3 assists), center Vassil Evtimov (the only one to record a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds) and bench players Stephen Jackson (East) and Winfred Walton (West) who were the top scorers of the game, tied at 21 points. [1] Of the 22 All-Americans, 12 did not play in the NBA, while 2 were drafted out of high school in the 1996 NBA draft: Kobe Bryant (13th overall pick) and Jermaine O'Neal (17th overall pick). Only Ronnie Fields did not play a single game in the NCAA or the NBA.

East roster

[2]

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
3 Tim Thomas 6-9240 F Paterson, NJ, U.S. Paterson Catholic Villanova
5 Stephen Jackson 6-7220 F Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Arizona [3]
6 Jermaine O'Neal 6-10235 C Columbia, SC, U.S. Eau Claire Undecided (Did not attend)
10 Shaheen Holloway 5-10171 G Elizabeth, NJ, U.S. St. Patrick's Seton Hall
15Willie Dersch6-5197 G Queens, NY, U.S. Holy Cross Virginia
21 Ed Cota 6-1177 G Oakdale, CT, U.S. St. Thomas More North Carolina
30 Richard Hamilton 6-6190 G Coatesville, PA, U.S. Coatesville Connecticut
32 Nate James 6-6195 F Frederick, MD, [4] U.S. St. John's at Prospect Hall Duke
33 Kobe Bryant 6-6200 G Ardmore, PA, U.S. Lower Merion Undecided (Did not attend)
54 Vassil Evtimov 6-9235 F / C Long Island, NY, U.S. [5] Long Island Lutheran North Carolina
N/A Charles Hathaway 6-10250 C Nashville, TN, U.S. Hillwood Tennessee

West roster

[2]

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
4Glendon Alexander6-4215 G Carrollton, TX, U.S. Newman Smith Arkansas
5 Corey Benjamin 6-6200 G Fontana, CA, U.S. Fontana Oregon State
10 Mike Bibby 6-2190 G Phoenix, AZ, U.S. Shadow Mountain Arizona
24 Mateen Cleaves 6-2205 G Flint, MI, U.S. Flint Northern Michigan State
32 Mike Robinson 6-6210 G / F Peoria, IL, U.S. Richwoods Purdue
33 Loren Woods 7-1245 C St. Louis, MO, U.S. Cardinal Ritter Wake Forest
34 Winfred Walton 6-9240 F Detroit, MI, U.S. Pershing Syracuse [6]
40 Jason Collier 7-0260 C Springfield, OH, U.S. Catholic Central Indiana
50 Lester Earl 6-9240 F Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. Glen Oaks LSU
52 Jerald Brown 6-7225 F Houston, TX, U.S. Aldine Texas A&M
N/A Ronnie Fields 6-3198 G Chicago, IL, U.S. Farragut Academy DePaul (Did not attend)

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The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

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References

  1. ↑ "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 January 26, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1996 roster at page 7.
  3. ↑ Since he was declared academically ineligible to play in the NCAA, he attended Butler Community College instead. Spander, Art (May 7, 2007). "Fiery Jackson tries to do burn control". Oakland Tribune . Archived from the original on May 14, 2007.
  4. ↑ Born in Washington, D.C. but attended high school in Maryland.
  5. ↑ Born in Sofia, Bulgarian national.
  6. ↑ He did not attend Syracuse because he was ruled academically ineligible due to poor grades, and played one year at Fresno State in 1998. Prized Syracuse Recruit Won't Play, The New York Times, November 13, 1996.
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