1982 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 1982 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Saturday, April 10, 1982 at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1982. The game was the 5th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.
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| Date | April 10, 1982 | ||||||||||||
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| Arena | Rosemont Horizon | ||||||||||||
| City | Rosemont, IL | ||||||||||||
| MVP/MOP | Efrem Winters | ||||||||||||
| Officials | 1 2 3 | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,836 | ||||||||||||
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1982 game
The game was not televised, but highlights were aired by CBS Sports. The East team could count on several guards and forwards, including heavily recruited Billy Thompson, considered one of the top players of the class.[1] The West team had local favorites Efrem Winters and Bruce Douglas, both committed to Illinois, and had 5 guards and 6 centers on their roster: the only forward was Kerry Trotter.[1] The West won 103–84 and Winters had a solid performance both on offense and on defense,[2] and scored 19 points on 9/15 shooting, earning the MVP award. Dell Curry led the East with 20 points, while Thompson added 15; for the West, Kenny Walker was the top scorer with 20, and Trotter scored 14.[3][4] The game attendance of 15,836 set a then all-time record not only for the McDonald's game, but also for high school basketball in the state of Illinois.[2] Of the 25 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.
East roster
| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
| – | Benoit Benjamin | 7-0 | – | C | Monroe, LA, U.S. | Carroll | Creighton |
| – | Dell Curry | 6-5 | – | G | Fort Defiance, VA, U.S. | Fort Defiance | Virginia Tech |
| – | Brad Daugherty | 6-11 | – | C | Swannanoa, NC, U.S. | Charles D. Owen | North Carolina |
| – | Johnny Dawkins | 6-1 | – | G | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Mackin | Duke |
| – | Donald Hartry | 6-3 | – | G | Milledgeville, GA, U.S. | Baldwin | Georgia |
| – | Curtis Hunter | 6-4 | – | G | Durham, NC, U.S. | Southern | North Carolina |
| – | Buck Johnson | 6-6 | – | F | Birmingham, AL, U.S. | Hayes | Alabama |
| – | Tim Kempton | 6-9 | – | F | Oyster Bay, NY, U.S. | St. Dominic | Notre Dame |
| – | Ernie Myers | 6-4 | – | G | Bronx, NY, U.S. | St. Nicholas of Tolentine | NC State |
| – | Harold Pressley | 6-6 | – | F | Uncasville, CT, U.S. | Saint Bernard | Villanova |
| – | Richard Rellford | 6-6 | – | F | Riviera Beach, FL, U.S. | Suncoast | Michigan |
| – | Billy Thompson | 6-8 | – | F | Camden, NJ, U.S. | Camden | Louisville |
| – | Kenny Walker | 6-8 | – | C | Roberta, GA, U.S. | Crawford County | Kentucky |
West roster
| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
| – | Ken Barlow | 6-10 | – | C | Indianapolis, IN, U.S. | Cathedral | Notre Dame |
| – | Kerry Boagni | 6-10 | – | C | Gardena, CA, U.S. | Junípero Serra | Kansas |
| – | Willie Cutts | 6-2 | – | G | Bryant, AR, U.S. | Bryant | Arkansas |
| – | Bruce Douglas | 6-3 | – | G | Quincy, IL, U.S. | Quincy Senior | Illinois |
| – | Roger Harden | 6-1 | – | G | Valparaiso, IN, U.S. | Valparaiso | Kentucky |
| – | Montel Hatcher | 6-1 | – | G | Santa Monica, CA, U.S. | Santa Monica | UCLA |
| – | Eldridge Hudson | 6-6 | – | G | Carson, CA, U.S. | Carson | UNLV |
| – | Brad Lohaus | 7-0 | – | C | Phoenix, AZ, U.S. | Greenway | Iowa |
| – | Wayman Tisdale | 6-9 | – | C | Tulsa, OK, U.S. | Booker T. Washington | Oklahoma |
| – | Kerry Trotter | 6-6 | – | F | Omaha, NE, U.S. | Creighton Prep | Marquette |
| – | Efrem Winters | 6-10 | – | C | Chicago, IL, U.S. | Martin Luther King | Illinois |
| – | Steve Woodside | 6-10 | – | C | Portland, OR, U.S. | Parkrose | Oregon State |
Coaches
The East team was coached by:
- Head Coach Joe Gallagher of St. John's College High School (Washington, D.C.)
The West team was coached by:
- Head Coach Ed Pepple of Mercer Island High School (Mercer Island, Washington)
References
- "Four basketball players headed for Notre Dame and Illinois..." UPI. March 15, 1982.
- "Sports". Herald & Review. April 12, 1982. p. 13.
- A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN® GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST
- "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-29. 1982 game and rosters at page 69.
- "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1982 roster at pages 3.
- "West squad in an all-star game at the Rosemont (Ill.) Horizon". Arizona Republic. March 16, 1982. p. 40.
- "High School's Hottest for 1982". Ebony. April 1982. pp. 8–9.