Roundball Classic

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Magic Johnson (pictured here in 1999) sponsored the event in the 1990s. Magic Johnson 1999.jpg
Magic Johnson (pictured here in 1999) sponsored the event in the 1990s.

The Roundball Classic, originally known as The Dapper Dan Roundball Classic (also known as Magic Johnson's Roundball, Sonny Vaccaro's Roundball Classic, EA Sports Roundball Classic, Asics Roundball Classic) is well known in the sports world as the first national high school All Star basketball game. [1] [2] [3] It was sponsored by and used as a fundraising event for the Dapper Dan Charities in Pittsburgh. The inaugural game was played at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 26, 1965.

Contents

History

Founding

The cofounders of the game, Sonny Vaccaro and Pat DiCesare, were two boyhood friends from the small Western Pennsylvania town of Trafford. [4] Vaccaro was a young school teacher and sports enthusiast who in the early 1960s had organized local high school basketball tournaments throughout Pennsylvania. His friend and college roommate Pat DiCesare (future president of DiCesare Engler Productions) [5] had made a name for himself by promoting major concert events in Western Pennsylvania. [6] Vaccaro wanted to do a basketball tournament in the Pittsburgh area, and asked DiCesare if he had interest in promoting the event. DiCesare, who had just brought the Beatles to the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, wanted the event to have national appeal and take place in a large venue. So, he encouraged his friend to recruit the best players in the country. The two friends decided that the game would feature high school All-Star players recruited from Pennsylvania against those recruited from the rest of the United States, and it would be played at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. [7]

Tim Tormey, a friend and business mentor to Pat DiCesare, initiated a meeting between DiCesare and Al Abrams. [8] Abrams was the senior sports editor for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the president of the Dapper Dan Club, a charitable organization associated with the Post-Gazette. Having Abrams involved meant sponsorship for the game as well as months of sports coverage in the Post-Gazette leading up to the game. Abrams agreed to have the Dapper Dan Club sponsor the game, but DiCesare had to guarantee Abrams that he would cover any monetary losses and that a portion of the proceeds would go the Dapper Dan Club charities. [9] DiCesare booked a date for the first game to be played on March 26, 1965, at the Civic Arena. [9]

The first game suffered a major recruiting loss when the premier recruit in the nation, Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) declined their offer to play in the game. His coach would not allow him to play. [10] Otherwise, Vaccaro had succeeded in getting big time high school talent from Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States. The format for the first game featured the National All-Stars vs. the Pennsylvania All-Stars at 9pm with a preliminary game that featured the Western Pennsylvania All Stars vs. City Catholic All-Stars game at 7pm. [11] More than 10,000 fans attended the first game.

Growth

In the early years, the game quickly gained greater media coverage and a bigger fan following. The game was important for recruiting purposes as hundreds of colleges coaches and even pro scouts attended the game. [12] [13] It was known to be the "premier high school basketball attraction in the entire nation". [14]

The most popular years were in the 1970s and early 1980s with a record crowd of almost 17,000 fans in 1977. [15] In 1985 the matchup was slated as the East US All-Stars vs. the West US All-Stars. [16] Some believed that changing the format and eliminating the Pennsylvania All-Stars compromised the attendance of the game. [17] The attendance declined slightly in the mid to late 1980s, but the game still received national attention. It was well represented by all of the major recruiting figures in college basketball, and well respected in the sport of basketball. [18] ESPN continued to broadcast the game yearly. Ultimately, the game was hurt by the emergence of other high school All Star games that followed – most notably the McDonald's High School All-American Game that began in 1977. Also, the NCAA enacted a rule that restricted athletes to play in only two All-Star games. [19]

Decline and end

The game suffered two major losses in the early 1990s when both Nike and the Dapper Dan Club pulled their sponsorship. [20] [21] With DiCesare's blessing, Sonny Vaccaro moved the game to Detroit in 1993. The 28th Annual Roundball Classic was the last to be played in Pittsburgh on April 11, 1992. [22]

The demand for the game in Pittsburgh was great enough that the Civic Arena in cooperation with Pat DiCesare continued doing a high school All-Star basketball game with Asics as a sponsor and utilizing player recruiters from local colleges. [23] As expected, the Pittsburgh game could not get the talent that Vaccaro was able to get in Detroit. The last game in Pittsburgh was played in April 1994. [24]

Vaccaro took the game to Detroit in 1993 where it became known as Magic Johnson's Roundball Classic. [25] The game was played there for 7 years. It was moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 2000 until it finally was moved to Chicago in 2002 (the 2001 edition was held at the Welsh–Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois) where it was simply named "The Roundball Classic". The game continued to have successful years after Pittsburgh. Most notably, it sold out the United Center in Chicago in 2003 when the game featured LeBron James, gathering an attendance of 19,678, the highest in Roundball Classic history, [16] beating the previous record of 16,649 established in 1977. [26] The last game was The 43rd Roundball Classic [27] played in Chicago in 2007.

Game results

YearResultAttendance
1965Pennsylvania 89, U.S. 7610,334 [9]
1966U.S. 114, Pennsylvania 106 [28] 9,587 [29]
1967U.S. 97, Pennsylvania 8810,700 [30]
1968U.S. 103, Pennsylvania 9013,266 [31]
1969Pennsylvania 74, U.S. 6713,380 [32]
1970U.S. 87, Pennsylvania 8113,402 [33]
1971Pennsylvania 110, U.S. 9813,592 [34]
1972U.S. 97, Pennsylvania 8813,207 [35]
1973U.S. 87, Pennsylvania 7413,600 [36]
1974U.S. 77, Pennsylvania 7613,092 [37]
1975U.S. 107, Pennsylvania 9613,333 [38]
1976U.S. 105, Pennsylvania 9316,166 [39]
1977Pennsylvania 98, U.S. 9216,649 [40]
1978U.S. 105, Pennsylvania 10016,355 [41]
1979April 5 (Semifinals):
U.S. Southwest 97, Pennsylvania 92
U.S. East 111, U.S. Midwest 105		8,081 [42]
April 6 (Finals):
U.S. East 109, U.S. Southwest 95
U.S. Midwest 109, Pennsylvania 91 [43] 		14,539 [44]
1980U.S. 89, Pennsylvania 8716,361 [45]
1981U.S. 108, Pennsylvania 7315,512 [46]
1982Pennsylvania 91, U.S. 8514,326 [47]
1983U.S. 123, Pennsylvania 12112,770 [48]
1984U.S. 105, Pennsylvania 9813,283 [49]
1985U.S. 114, Pennsylvania 9711,621 [50]
1986U.S. North 96, U.S. South 94
U.S. East 98, Pennsylvania 96		8,309 [51]
1987West 110, East 9912,325 [52]
1988East 121, West 10014,042 [53]
1989East 96, West 8412,378 [54]
1990East 111, West 9711,655 [55]
1991West 104, East 10310,101 [56] [57]
1992East 105, West 10210,909 [58]
1993West 131, East 9514,257 [59]
1994East 141, West 13510,121 [60]
1995West 114, East 9912,183 [61]
1996West 127, East 11713,412 [62]
1997West 124, East 10614,163 [63]
1998West 135, East 116 [64] 13,758 [65]
1999West 146, East 13710,327 [66]
2000East 146, West 131N/A
2001East 151, West 1485,712 [67]
2002East 115, West 1037,359 [68]
2003West 120, East 11919,678
2004East 124, West 11015,421 [69]
2005West 136, East 11914,598 [70]
2006West 118, East 10210,384
2007West 144, East 1239,865

Wins by team

Pennsylvania vs. United States format

TeamWins
United States15
Pennsylvania5

East vs West format

TeamWins
West12
East9

MVPs

Pennsylvania vs. United States format

Calvin Murphy was the MVP of the 1966 game and scored a Roundball Classic record 37 points. Calvin Murphy 1.jpg
Calvin Murphy was the MVP of the 1966 game and scored a Roundball Classic record 37 points.

After the game two MVPs were named: one for the Pennsylvania team and one for the U.S. team. In 1979 and 1986 three U.S. selections played (East, Midwest and Southwest in 1979; East, South and North in 1986). [71] [54]

YearTeamPlayerHigh School (state)
1965Pennsylvania Simmie Hill Midland
United States Bernie Williams DeMatha Catholic (MD)
1966PennsylvaniaSam Iacino Farrell
United States Calvin Murphy Norwalk (CT)
1967PennsylvaniaDick DeVenzio Ambridge
United States Jim McDaniels Allen County (KY)
1968Pennsylvania Dennis Wuycik Ambridge
United States Tom Riker Saint Dominic (NY)
1969PennsylvaniaMark Gianfrancesco Wilkinsburg
United States Nick Weatherspoon Canton McKinley (OH)
1970Pennsylvania Tom McMillen Mansfield
United States Dwight Jones Wheatley (TX)
1971Pennsylvania Jimmie Baker Olney
United States Campy Russell Pontiac Central (MI)
1972Pennsylvania Joe Bryant John Bartram
United States Phil Sellers Thomas Jefferson (NY)
1973PennsylvaniaJeep Kelly Schenley
United States Adrian Dantley DeMatha Catholic (MD)
1974Pennsylvania Brad Davis Monaca
United States Moses Malone Petersburg (VA)
1975PennsylvaniaRodney Lee Edison
United States Phil Hubbard Canton McKinley (OH)
1976PennsylvaniaSonny Lewis Schenley
United StatesJay Shidler Lawrenceville (IL)
1977PennsylvaniaEugene Banks West Philadelphia
United States Wes Matthews Warren Harding (CT)
1978PennsylvaniaBruce Atkins Wilkinsburg
United States Walker Russell Pontiac Central (MI)
1979Pennsylvania Bill Varner Valley
United States Sidney Green (East) Thomas Jefferson (NY)
Leon Wood (Midwest) Saint Monica (CA)
Dominique Wilkins (Southwest)Washington (NC)
1980Pennsylvania Tony Costner Overbrook
United States Vern Fleming Mater Christi (NY)
1981PennsylvaniaVic Alexander Benjamin Franklin
United States Patrick Ewing Cambridge Rindge and Latin (MA)
1982PennsylvaniaChip Greenberg La Salle
United States Richard Rellford Suncoast (FL)
1983PennsylvaniaRico Washington Benjamin Franklin
United States Pearl Washington Boys and Girls (NY)
1984Pennsylvania Junie Lewis Abington
United States Cedric Henderson Marietta (Georgia)
1985Pennsylvania Doug West Altoona
United States Rod Strickland Oak Hill Academy (VA)
1986PennsylvaniaRod Brookin Steelton
United StatesElander Lewis (East) Albany (NY)
Eddie Cumbo (South) Wheatley (TX)
Anthony Pendleton (North) [72] Flint Northwestern (MI)

East vs. West format

Rasheed Wallace scored 30 points in 1993 and was named the MVP for the East team. Rasheed Wallace 2 cropped.jpg
Rasheed Wallace scored 30 points in 1993 and was named the MVP for the East team.
YearTeamPlayerHigh School (state)
1987 [71] East Brian Shorter Oak Hill Academy (VA)
West Marcus Liberty King College Prep (IL)
1988 [54] East Orlando Vega Oak Hill Academy (VA)
West Anthony Peeler Paseo Academy (MO)
1989 [73] East Billy McCaffrey Allentown Central Catholic (PA)
West Shaquille O'Neal Robert G. Cole (TX)
1990 [74] East Anthony Miller Benton Harbor (MI)
West Ed O'Bannon Artesia (CA)
1991 [56] East Chris Webber Detroit Country Day (MI)
West Glenn Robinson Roosevelt (IN)
1992 [57] East Othella Harrington Murrah (MS)
West Andre Woolridge Benson (NE)
1993 [75] East Rasheed Wallace Simon Gratz (PA)
West Rashard Griffith King College Prep (IL)
1994 [60] East Felipe López Rice (NY)
West Maurice Taylor Henry Ford (MI)
1995 [76] East Ryan Blackwell Pittsford (NY)
West Robert Traylor Murray–Wright (MI)
1996 [77] East Tim Thomas Paterson Catholic (NJ)
West Rashad Phillips Ferndale (MI)
1997 [78] East Melvin Ely Thornton Township (IL)
West Ricky Davis Davenport North (IA)
1998East Cory Hightower [65] Mount Zion Christian Academy (NC)
West Rashard Lewis [79] Elsik (TX)
1999 [66] East DerMarr Johnson Maine Central Institute (ME)
West Jason Richardson Arthur Hill (MI)
2000 [80] EastBrian Morrison Lake Washington (WA)
Taliek Brown St. John's Prep (NY)
West Mario Austin Sumter County (AL)
2001East John Allen [81] Coatesville (PA)
West Kwame Brown [82] Glynn Academy (GA)
2002East Raymond Felton [83] Latta (SC)
WestJason Fraser [68] Amityville Memorial (NY)
Sean Dockery [84] Julian (IL)
2003 [85] East Mustafa Shakur Friends' Central School (PA)
West LeBron James St. Vincent–St. Mary (OH)
2004 [86] East J. R. Smith St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
West Shaun Livingston Peoria (IL)
A. J. Price Amityville Memorial (NY)
2005 [87] East Danny Green St. Mary's (NY)
Nate Minnoy Hales Franciscan (IL)
West Eric Devendorf Oak Hill Academy (VA)
Brandon Rush Mount Zion Christian Academy (NC)
2006 [88] East Derrick Caracter Notre Dame Prep (MA)
Alex Stepheson Harvard-Westlake (CA)
West Greg Oden Lawrence North (IN)
Daequan Cook Dunbar (OH)
2007 [89] East O. J. Mayo Huntington (WV)
West Corey Fisher St. Patrick (NJ)
JJ Hickson Joseph Wheeler (GA)
Kevin Love Lake Oswego (OR)

Alumni

Notable alumni include: [90] [18] [91] [54]

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