1991 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 1991 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Saturday, April 6, 1991 at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1991. The game was the 14th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1991 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
West 4959 108
East 5749 106
DateApril 6, 1991
ArenaSpringfield Civic Center
CitySpringfield, MA
MVP/MOPChris Webber and
Rick Brunson
Officials1
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3
Attendance8,246
NetworkCBS
McDonald’s All-American
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1991 game

The game was telecast live by CBS. The rosters were full of talented forwards: the forward position was the most represented among the top ranked recruits of the 1991 class.[1] Only Cory Alexander and Donyell Marshall were still undecided about their college choice. 4 All-Americans of the West team had committed to Michigan and went on to be part of the so-called Fab Five: Howard, King, Rose and Webber. Chris Webber also won the MVP award, along with Rick Brunson. While Brunson showcased his all-around skills by recording 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Webber was instrumental in the West comeback in the second half, and gave his team the victory with a slam dunk with 6 seconds left on the game clock. Webber ended the game with 28 points and 12 rebounds. Other players who starred were Glenn Robinson (20 points/8 rebounds), James Forrest (22 and 10), Don Williams (20 points) and Juwan Howard (16).[2][3][4] Of the 20 players, 15 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

[3][5][6]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
3Travis Best5-11182GSpringfield, MA, U.S.Springfield CentralGeorgia Tech
10Cory Alexander6-1180GMouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.Oak Hill AcademyUndecided[7]
11Keith LeGree6-1195GStatesboro, GA, U.S.StatesboroLouisville
12Eric Brunson6-3190GSalem, MA, U.S.SalemTemple
31Ben Davis6-9240FMouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.Oak Hill AcademyKansas
32James Forrest6-8230FAtlanta, GA, U.S.SouthsideGeorgia Tech
33Donald Williams6-3194GGarner, NC, U.S.GarnerNorth Carolina
34Sharone Wright6-10250CMacon, GA, U.S.SouthwestClemson
42Donyell Marshall6-8180FReading, PA, U.S.ReadingUndecided[8]
44David Vaughn6-10240FWhites Creek, TN, U.S.Whites CreekMemphis

West roster

[3][5][6]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
12Howard Nathan5-11170GPeoria, IL, U.S.ManualDePaul
13Glenn Robinson6-9220FGary, IN, U.S.RooseveltPurdue
14Jimmy King6-4200GPlano, TX, U.S.EastMichigan
15Calvin Rayford5-8165GMilwaukee, WI, U.S.WashingtonKansas
33Chris Webber6-9245FDetroit, MI, U.S.Country DayMichigan
34Tom Kleinschmidt6-5200FChicago, IL, U.S.Gordon TechDePaul
40Alan Henderson6-9235FIndianapolis, IN, U.S.Brebeuf Jesuit PrepIndiana
41Jalen Rose6-7200FDetroit, MI, U.S.SouthwesternMichigan
42Juwan Howard6-10240FChicago, IL, U.S.Chicago VocationalMichigan
44Cherokee Parks6-11235CHuntington Beach, CA, U.S.MarinaDuke

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week

Contest winners
  • The 1991 Slam Dunk contest was won by Jimmy King.
  • The 1991 3-point shoot-out was won by Sharone Wright.

References
  1. HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1991
  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. 1991 game and rosters at page 74.
  4. "Webber dunk leads West win". The Courier-Journal. April 7, 1991. p. 17.
  5. "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1991 roster at pages 5-6.
  6. "MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN ROSTERS". The Courier-Journal. April 6, 1991. p. 17.
  7. Committed later to Virginia.
  8. Committed later to Connecticut.
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