1988 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 1988 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 17, 1988 at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1988. The game was the 11th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1988 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
East 5352 105
West 4356 99
DateApril 17, 1988
ArenaThe Pit
CityAlbuquerque, NM
MVP/MOPAlonzo Mourning and
Billy Owens
Attendance12,815
NetworkABC
McDonald’s All-American
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1988 game

The game was telecast live by ABC. The East team had many forwards and centers in its roster, among them Alonzo Mourning and Billy Owens, two of the top-ranked big men of their class. Kenny Williams, another highly regarded prospect, was selected but did not play. Chris Jackson, the highest ranked point guard in the nation, was also part of the East team. The West had Shawn Kemp and LaPhonso Ellis, two other forwards/centers who were in the top positions of the high school rankings, along with Darrick Martin and Lee Mayberry, two of the best guards.[1] Mourning was the top scorer of the East with 16 points, while Owens had 10 points and 14 rebounds; Jackson scored 13 points and Malik Sealy had 12. Kemp scored 18 (the highest number of points in the game), while Todd Day had 15 points. Mourning and Owens were selected as co-MVPs.[2][3] Of the 25 players, 21 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
11Litterial Green6-1185GMoss Point, MSMoss PointUndecided[7]
21Milton Bell6-6210FRichmond, VAJohn MarshallGeorgetown
22Malik Sealy6-7180FBronx, NYSt. Nicholas of TolentineSt. John's
25Chris Jackson6-0170GGulfport, MSGulfportLSU
32Jerrod Mustaf6-10200CHyattsville, MDDeMathaMaryland
33Alonzo Mourning6-10230CChesapeake, VAIndian RiverGeorgetown
34Billy Owens6-8215FCarlisle, PACarlisleSyracuse
35Donald Hodge6-10230CWashington, DCCalvin CoolidgeTemple
36Crawford Palmer6-8225CArlington, VAWashington-LeeDuke
42Christian Laettner6-10225CBuffalo, NYNicholsDuke
43Anthony Peeler6-5200GKansas City, MOPaseoMissouri
50Robert Werdann6-10250CJamaica, NYArchbishop MolloySt. John's
N/AKenny Williams6-9220FElizabeth City, NCNortheasternNorth Carolina[8]

West roster

[3][4][5][6]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
10Todd Day6-7180G/FMemphis, TNHamiltonArkansas
11Lee Mayberry6-2170GTulsa, OKWill RogersArkansas
15Darrick Martin5-11170GLong Beach, CASt. AnthonyUCLA
24Don MacLean6-9220FSimi Valley, CASimi ValleyUCLA
32Raymond Thompson6-5195GSummit, ILArgoIowa
33Stacey Poole6-5200FJacksonville, FLNathan B. ForrestFlorida
34Matt Steigenga6-7220FGrand Rapids, MISouth ChristianMichigan State
40Shawn Kemp6-10230FElkhart, INConcordKentucky[9]
42Chris Mills6-6½210FLos Angeles, CAFairfaxKentucky
50LaPhonso Ellis6-9220CEast St. Louis, ILLincolnNotre Dame
53Stanley Roberts6-11265CHopkins, SCLower RichlandLSU
55Eric Anderson6-8210FChicago, ILSt. Francis de SalesIndiana

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week

Contest winners
  • The 1988 Slam Dunk contest was won by Matt Steigenga.

References
  1. HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1988
  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. 1988 game and rosters at page 73.
  4. "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1988 roster at pages 4-5.
  5. "MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICANS". The Courier-Journal. April 25, 1988. p. 7.
  6. "Presenting McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team for 1988". Ebony. April 1988. p. 10-11.
  7. Committed later to Georgia Bulldogs basketball.
  8. Williams originally committed to North Carolina, but he failed to meet the academic requirements and attended Barton Community College instead. "Carolina Kids". Sports Illustrated. December 17, 1990.
  9. Kemp had signed to play at Kentucky, but his SAT score was too low and he had to sit out his first year. In November 1988 he was involved in a theft case and left Kentucky, transferring to Trinity Valley Community College. Jack McCallum (1989-11-27). "Seattle's Shawn Kemp, just an NBA babe, is a potential – 11.27.89 – SI Vault". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2013-12-10. Published: November 08, 1988 (1988-11-08). "Kemp Leaves Kentucky". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
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