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 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
West East
112 103
1st half2nd half Total
West 5260 112
East 4756 103
DateApril 23, 1989
VenueKemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
MVPShaquille O'Neal and
Bobby Hurley
Referees1 Ron Zetcher
2 J. C. Leimbach
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Attendance9,419
NetworkABC
AnnouncersGary Bender and Dick Vitale
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1989 game

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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

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The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week

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Contest winners

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

References

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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.
  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.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ a b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1989 roster at pages 5.
  5. ^ a b "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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