1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 24, 1999 at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1999. The game was the 22nd annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
West 6873 141
East 5870 128
DateMarch 24, 1999
ArenaHilton Coliseum
CityAmes, IA
MVP/MOPJonathan Bender
Officials1
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Attendance10,993
NetworkESPN
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1999 game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. During the halftime break, the jersey number 23 was retired in honor of Michael Jordan. Casey Jacobsen was the last player to wear 23 during a McDonald's All-American Game. The 1999 game saw several records: it was the highest scoring game in the event history, and Jonathan Bender broke Jordan's record of 30 points by scoring 31, 18 of which in the first half. Bender also had 10 rebounds, recording a double-double. Other players that starred were Carlos Boozer and Casey Jacobsen, who scored 22 points each; Jason Williams, who scored 20 points; DerMarr Johnson, who scored 19; and Marvin Stone, who recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds.[1][2] Of the 21 players, 15 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. The dominant performance convinced Bender to skip college, despite having committed to play for Mississippi State, and declare for the 1999 NBA Draft: he was drafted out of high school with the 5th overall pick.

East roster

[2][3][4][5]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
10Keith Bogans6-4210FHyattsville, MD, U.S.DeMathaKentucky
11Kenny Satterfield6-3185GManhattan, NY, U.S.RiceCincinnati
14Majestic Mapp6-1185GBronx, NY, U.S.St. RaymondVirginia
20Marvin Stone6-10240CHuntsville, AL, U.S.GrissomKentucky
21Damien Wilkins6-7225FOrlando, FL, U.S.Dr. PhillipsNC State
22Casey Sanders6-11235CTampa, FL, U.S.Tampa PreparatoryDuke
32Jason Williams6-2195GMetuchen, NJ, U.S.St. JosephDuke
33DerMarr Johnson6-9201FPittsfield, ME, U.S.Maine Central InstituteUndecided[6]
34Donnell Harvey6-7220FCuthbert, GA, U.S.Randolph ClayUndecided[7]
40Joseph Forte6-3190GHyattsville, MD, U.S.DeMathaNorth Carolina

West roster

[2][3][4][5]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
4Carlos Boozer, Jr.6-7245FJuneau, AK, U.S.Juneau-DouglasUndecided[8]
10Brett Nelson6-3180GSt. Albans, WV, U.S.Saint AlbansFlorida
20Jason Kapono6-7210GLakewood, CA, U.S.ArtesiaUndecided[9]
22Jason Gardner5-11190GIndianapolis, IN, U.S.North CentralArizona
23Casey Jacobsen6-9215FGlendora, CA, U.S.GlendoraStanford
24Jonathan Bender6-11205CPicayune, MS, U.S.Picayune MemorialMississippi State (Did not attend)
34Brian Cook6-11235CLincoln, IL, U.S.Lincoln CommunityIllinois
35Michael Dunleavy, Jr.6-7220FPortland, OR, U.S.JesuitDuke
44Nick Collison6-9255FIowa Falls, IA, U.S.Iowa FallsKansas
N/ALaVell Blanchard6-7215FAnn Arbor, MI, U.S.PioneerUndecided [10]
N/AJason Richardson6-6220GSaginaw, MI, U.S.Arthur HillMichigan State

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week

Contest winners
  • The 1999 Slam Dunk contest was won by Donnell Harvey.
  • The 1999 3-point shoot-out was won by Jason Kapono.

References
  1. A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN® GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST
  2. "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-29. 1999 game and rosters at page 80.
  3. "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1999 roster at page 8.
  4. "1999 McDonald's(R) All American High School Basketball Team(R) Announced". PR Newswire. February 22, 1999.
  5. "Rosters for the 1999 McDonald's All-America high school basketball game with high school and college". The Salina Journal. March 25, 1999. p. 19.
  6. Committed later to Cincinnati.
  7. Committed later to Florida.
  8. Committed later to Duke.
  9. Committed later to UCLA.
  10. Committed later to Michigan.
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