1987 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 1987 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 12, 1987 at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1987. The game was the 10th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1987 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
East 6652 118
West 5258 110
DateApril 12, 1987
ArenaThe Spectrum
CityPhiladelphia, PA
MVP/MOPMark Macon
Officials1
2
3
Attendance10,156
NetworkABC
McDonald’s All-American
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1987 game

The game was telecast live by ABC. The rosters notably had many forwards: the East had Brian Shorter and Perry Carter, while the West had Larry Johnson and Marcus Liberty, two of the top ranked prospect of their class.[1] The game saw the East gaining and advantage during the first half, and at halftime the score was 66-52. The West attempted to come back during the second half, but they were unable to outscore the East and eventually lost the game by 10 points. Shorter, who was attending Oak Hill Academy but was born in Philadelphia, scored 24 points and recorded 8 rebounds, while Marcus Liberty scored 18 points; Larry Johnson had 16 and Mark Macon scored 14. Macon's good overall performance earned him the MVP award.[2][3][4] Of the 25 players, 15 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

[3][5][6][7]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
–Perry Carter6-8235FPittsfield, ME, U.S.Maine Central InstituteOhio State
–Chris Corchiani6-0178GHialeah, FL, U.S.Hialeah-Miami LakesNC State
–John Crotty6-1180GLincroft, NJ, U.S.Christian Brothers AcademyVirginia
–Greg Koubek6-6205FClifton Park, NY, U.S.ShenendehowaDuke
–Eric Manuel6-6195GMacon, GA, U.S.SouthwestKentucky
–Bobby Martin6-9235F / CAtlantic City, NJ, U.S.Atlantic CityPitt
–Rodney Monroe6-3170GHagerstown, MD, U.S.St. Maria GorettiNC State
–King Rice6-0180GBinghamton, NY, U.S.BinghamtonNorth Carolina
–Dennis Scott6-6210G / FOakton, VA, U.S.Flint Hill College PrepGeorgia Tech
–Brian Shorter6-7215FMouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.Oak Hill AcademyPitt[8]
–Elmore Spencer6-11268CAtlanta, GA, U.S.Booker T. WashingtonGeorgia[9]
–Anthony Tucker6-8215FWashington, D.C., U.S.McKinleyGeorgetown
–David White6-6223FSt. Petersburg, FL, U.S.Boca CiegaFlorida State

West roster

[3][5][6][7]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
–Jay Edwards6-4170GMarion, IN, U.S.MarionIndiana
–Jerome Harmon6-4180GGary, IN, U.S.Lew WallaceUndecided[10]
–Bill Heppner6-9220FCrystal Lake, IL, U.S.Crystal Lake CentralDePaul
–Sean Higgins6-9220FLos Angeles, CA, U.S.FairfaxMichigan
–Larry Johnson6-7230FDallas, TX, U.S.SkylineSMU[11]
–Treg Lee6-9210FCleveland, OH, U.S.St. JosephOhio State
–Marcus Liberty6-8205FChicago, IL, U.S.Martin Luther KingIllinois
–Mark Macon6-4185GSaginaw, MI, U.S.Buena VistaTemple
–Mike Maddox6-8195FOklahoma City, OK, U.S.Putnam City NorthKansas
–Elliot Perry6-0150GMemphis, TN, U.S.TreadwellMemphis State
–LaBradford Smith6-4205GBay City, TX, U.S.Bay CityLouisville
–Brian Williams6-10235CSanta Monica, CA, U.S.Saint Monica CatholicMaryland

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week

Contest winners
  • The 1987 Slam Dunk contest was won by Jerome Harmon.

References
  1. HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1987
  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. 1987 game and rosters at page 72.
  4. Cialini, Joe (April 12, 1987). "Brian Shorter celebrated his homecoming with 24 points Sunday..." UPI.
  5. "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1987 roster at pages 4.
  6. Cialini, Joe (March 11, 1987). "Two of the best high school basketball players in..." UPI.
  7. "Presenting McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team for 1987". Ebony. April 1987. p. 12-13.
  8. He did not qualify academically and had to sit out his first year of college eligibility according to Proposition 48. Alfano, Peter (January 22, 1989). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; A Proposition 48 Success Story at Pitt". The New York Times.
  9. He redshirted his first year of college basketball because he was hospitalized for manic depression in the summer of 1987. "Georgia freshman center Elmore Spencer, who was hospitalized for manic depression last summer and withdrew from school last week, has been redshirted with the basketball team". Clarion-Ledger. November 28, 1987. p. 25.
  10. Committed later to Louisville.
  11. Initially committed to SMU, but played at Odessa College.
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