1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game American high school basketball game
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.
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] 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.
Name
Height
Weight
Position
Hometown
High school
College of Choice
3
Tim Thomas 6-9
240
F Paterson, NJ , U.S.Paterson Catholic Villanova
5
Stephen Jackson 6-7
220
F Mouth of Wilson, VA , U.S.Oak Hill Academy Arizona [ 3]
6
Jermaine Walker 6-10
235
PF Miami, FL , U.S.Blanche Ely University of Miami
10
Shaheen Holloway 5-10
171
G Elizabeth, NJ , U.S.St. Patrick's Seton Hall
15
Willie Dersch
6-5
197
G Queens, NY , U.S.Holy Cross Virginia
21
Ed Cota 6-1
177
G Oakdale, CT , U.S.St. Thomas More North Carolina
30
Richard Hamilton 6-6
190
G Coatesville, PA , U.S.Coatesville Connecticut
32
Nate James 6-6
195
F Frederick, MD ,[ 4] St. John's at Prospect Hall Duke
33
Kobe Bryant 6-6
200
G Ardmore, PA , U.S.Lower Merion Undecided (Did not attend)
54
Vassil Evtimov 6-9
235
F / C Long Island, NY , U.S.[ 5] Long Island Lutheran North Carolina
N/A
Charles Hathaway 6-10
250
C Nashville, TN , U.S.Hillwood Tennessee
West roster
[ 2]
No.
Name
Height
Weight
Position
Hometown
High school
College of Choice
4
Glendon Alexander
6-4
215
G Carrollton, TX , U.S.Newman Smith Arkansas
5
Corey Benjamin 6-6
200
G Fontana, CA , U.S.Fontana Oregon State
10
Mike Bibby 6-2
190
G Phoenix, AZ , U.S.Shadow Mountain Arizona
24
Mateen Cleaves 6-2
205
G Flint, MI , U.S.Flint Northern Michigan State
32
Mike Robinson 6-6
210
G / F Peoria, IL , U.S.Richwoods Purdue
33
Loren Woods 7-1
245
C St. Louis, MO , U.S.Cardinal Ritter Wake Forest
34
Winfred Walton 6-9
240
F Detroit, MI , U.S.Pershing Syracuse [ 6]
40
Jason Collier 7-0
260
C Springfield, OH , U.S.Catholic Central Indiana
50
Lester Earl 6-9
240
F Baton Rouge, LA , U.S.Glen Oaks LSU
52
Jerald Brown 6-7
225
F Houston, TX , U.S.Aldine Texas A&M
N/A
Ronnie Fields 6-3
198
G Chicago, IL , U.S.Farragut Academy DePaul (Did not attend)
Coaches
The East team was coached by:
The West team was coached by:
All-American Week
Contest winners
The 1996 Slam Dunk contest was won by Lester Earl.
The 1996 3-point shoot-out was won by Nate James.
References
^ "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 .^ a b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF) . Retrieved January 25, 2018 .^ 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 the original on May 14, 2007.
^ Born in Washington, D.C. but attended high school in Maryland .
^ Born in Sofia , Bulgarian national.
^ 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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