1989 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 1989 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 23, 1989 at the 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 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
West 5260 112
East 4756 103
DateApril 23, 1989
ArenaKemper Arena
CityKansas City, MO
MVP/MOPShaquille O'Neal and
Bobby Hurley
Officials1 Ron Zetcher
2 J. C. Leimbach
3
Attendance9,419
NetworkABC
McDonald’s All-American
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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

[3][4][5]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
10Billy McCaffrey6-3175GAllentown, PA, U.S.Central CatholicDuke
12Kenny Anderson6-0170GJamaica, NY, U.S.Archbishop MolloyGeorgia Tech
13Shaun Golden6-3180GGreer, SC, U.S.RiversideGeorgia
14Bobby Hurley6-0165GJersey City, NJ, U.S.St. AnthonyDuke
22Jim Jackson6-5218GToledo, OH, U.S.Macomber-Whitney VocationalOhio State
31Doug Edwards6-9205FMiami, FL, U.S.Miami SeniorUndecided[6]
32Michael Tate6-4210FOxon Hill, MD, U.S.Oxon HillGeorgetown
33Conrad McRae6-9220CBrooklyn, NY, U.S.Brooklyn TechnicalSyracuse
34George Lynch6-8205FFalls Church, VA, U.S.Flint Hill PrepUndecided[7]
35Jamal Faulkner6-7200FMiddle Village, NY, U.S.Christ the KingPitt[8]
44Arron Bain6-7195FFalls Church, VA, U.S.Flint Hill PrepVillanova
54Darryl Barnes6-8202FBrooklyn, NY, U.S.Franklin K. LaneGeorgia Tech
55Anthony Douglas6-7245CMemphis, TN, U.S.EastMemphis State

West roster

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No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
20Greg Graham6-3174GIndianapolis, IN, U.S.Warren CentralIndiana
21Allan Houston6-5178GLouisville, KY, U.S.BallardTennessee
22Pat Graham6-6205GNew Albany, IN, U.S.Floyd CentralIndiana
23Mitchell Butler6-5200GNorth Hollywood, CA, U.S.OakwoodUCLA
24James Robinson6-2180GJackson, MS, U.S.MurrahAlabama
30Tracy Murray6-7220FGlendora, CA, U.S.GlendoraUCLA
31Deryl Cunningham6-7200FWestchester, IL, U.S.St. JosephDePaul
32Jeff Webster6-7210FMidwest City, OK, U.S.Carl AlbertOklahoma
33Shaquille O'Neal6-11240CSan Antonio, TX, U.S.Robert G. ColeLSU
44Calvin Byrd6-5195GAlameda, CA, U.S.St. Joseph Notre DameVillanova
50Deon Thomas6-9200FChicago, IL, U.S.SimeonUndecided[9]
55Matt Wenstrom7-0251CHouston, TX, U.S.Mayde CreekNorth Carolina

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

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.
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References
  1. HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1989
  2. A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN® GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST
  3. "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-29. 1989 game and rosters at page 73.
  4. "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1989 roster at pages 5.
  5. "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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