1986 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 1986 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 11, 1986 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1986. The game was the 9th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1986 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
East 4361 104
West 5249 101
DateApril 11, 1986
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
CityDetroit, MI
MVP/MOPJ. R. Reid
Officials1
2
3
Attendance15,527
NetworkESPN
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1986 game

The game was telecast by ESPN. The East team had many of the top ranked forwards of the 1986 class, including J. R. Reid, who went on to win Mr. Basketball USA; the West team relied on forwards Nick Anderson, Derrick Coleman and Terry Mills, and center Dwayne Schintzius.[1] The protagonists of the 1986 game were East players Rumeal Robinson, a guard who scored 19 points, Steve Hood (16 points) and Reid who won the MVP award (23 points, 8 rebounds); for the West, Derrick Coleman recorded 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Mills scored 20 points along with 5 rebounds. Schintzius and Randall scored 15 points each; Schintzius also had 5 blocks.[2][3][4][5] Of the 25 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

[3][6][7][8]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
3Rex Chapman6-4180GOwensboro, KY, U.S.ApolloKentucky
10Rumeal Robinson6-2185GCambridge, MA, U.S.Rindge and LatinMichigan
20Mark Tillmon6-1185GWashington, D.C., U.S.GonzagaGeorgetown
23Chris Brooks6-6205FMouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.Oak Hill AcademyWest Virginia
25Ricky Jones6-6190FPendleton, SC, U.S.PendletonClemson
31Brian Oliver6-4185GSmyrna, GA, U.S.WillsGeorgia Tech
32Pete Chilcutt6-812220FTuscaloosa, AL, U.S.Tuscaloosa AcademyNorth Carolina
33Alaa Abdelnaby6-10215F / CBloomfield, NJ, U.S.BloomfieldDuke
34J. R. Reid6-10240F / CVirginia Beach, VA, U.S.KempsvilleNorth Carolina
35Barry Bekkedam6-10200FRadnor, PA, U.S.Archbishop CarrollVillanova
40Larry Rembert6-8220FOrrville, AL, U.S.KeithUAB
44Steve Hood6-6190FHyattsville, MD, U.S.DeMathaMaryland
50Keith Robinson6-8205FBuffalo, NY, U.S.Grover ClevelandNotre Dame

West roster

[3][6][7][8]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
4Fess Irvin5-11170GGonzales, LA, U.S.East AscensionLSU
22Dwayne Bryant6-2180GNew Orleans, LA, U.S.De La SalleGeorgetown
24Anthony Pendleton6-4175GFlint, MI, U.S.NorthwesternIowa[9]
32Stephen Thompson6-3170GLos Angeles, CA, U.S.CrenshawSyracuse
33Dwayne Schintzius7-1225CBrandon, FL, U.S.BrandonFlorida
34Ron Huery6-6187G / FMemphis, TN, U.S.WhitehavenArkansas
42Mark Randall6-8190FEnglewood, CO, U.S.Cherry CreekKansas
43Derrick Coleman6-9215FDetroit, MI, U.S.NorthernSyracuse
44Nelison Anderson6-5210FChicago, IL, U.S.SimeonIllinois
45Phil Henderson6-4165GCrete, IL, U.S.Crete-MoneeDuke
52Terry Mills6-10207FRomulus, MI, U.S.RomulusMichigan
54Scott Williams6-10215CHacienda Heights, CA, U.S.Glen A. WilsonNorth Carolina

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

References

  1. HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1986
  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. 1986 game and rosters at page 72.
  4. McCabe, Mick (April 13, 1986). "Coleman lays claim as top rebounder". Detroit Free Press. p. 3E.
  5. Sutton, Stan (April 13, 1986). "Chapman crowd-pleaser in East's 104-101 win". The Courier-Journal. p. 27.
  6. "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1986 roster at pages 4.
  7. "PREP'S ELITE 25 MEET IN MCDONALD'S GAME". Detroit Free Press. April 7, 1986. p. 83.
  8. "Presenting McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team for 1986". Ebony. April 1986. pp. 12–13.
  9. Pendleton had committed to Iowa, but he changed his mind when coach George Raveling transferred to USC. Wanting to follow Raveling, Pendleton expressed his intention to commit to USC instead. The NCAA found him ineligible under the Proposition 48, which was enacted in 1986, and Pendleton had to sit out his first year of college. He then enrolled at USC and played there. "Pendleton Leaves Iowa, Enrolls at USC, Must Sit Out One Year". Los Angeles Times. September 3, 1986.
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