1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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Date	March 25, 1998
Venue	Norfolk Scope , Norfolk, VA
MVP	Ronald Curry
Referees	1 ; 2 ; 3
Attendance	10,253
Network	ESPN
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The 1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia . The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1998. The game was the 21st annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1998 game [ edit ]

The game was telecast live by ESPN for the first time ( CBS was the previous telecaster). Korleone Young participated in the dunk contest but a preexisting injury prevented him to play in the game. The game saw many dunks, something usual for all-star games, and several 3-point shots. The first 2 points were scored by Kris Lang from an alley oop pass by Teddy Dupay . The West led at halftime, but the East completed the comeback thanks to Jason Capel (16 points in the second half) and game MVP Ronald Curry who almost recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. Other players who starred were JaRon Rush , Quentin Richardson (both had 19 points); Al Harrington and Rashard Lewis (17 points); and Erick Barkley (12 assists). ^[1]^[2]^[3] Of the 24 players, 14 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA . Three of them declared for the 1998 NBA draft and were drafted out of high school : Al Harrington (25th overall), Rashard Lewis (32nd overall) and Korleone Young (40th overall).

East roster [ edit ]

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No.	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College of Choice
00	Kris Lang	6-10	220	F	Gastonia, NC , U.S.	Hunter Huss	North Carolina
12	Dane Fife	6-4	185	G	Clarkston, MI , U.S.	Clarkston	Indiana
13	Mike Miller	6-8	210	F	Mitchell, SD , U.S.	Mitchell	Florida
20	Frank Williams	6-4	200	G	Peoria, IL , U.S.	Manual	Illinois
22	Ronald Curry	6-2	190	G	Hampton, VA , U.S.	Hampton	North Carolina
23	Vincent Yarbrough	6-7	200	F	Cleveland, TN , U.S.	Cleveland	Tennessee
24	Teddy Dupay	5-10	175	G	Cape Coral, FL , U.S.	Mariner	Florida
25	Jason Capel	6-8	215	F	Frederick, MD , U.S.	St. John's at Prospect Hall	North Carolina
42	Al Harrington	6-9	235	F	Elizabeth, NJ , U.S.	St. Patrick	Undecided (Did not attend)
43	Kevin Lyde	6-9	250	C	Mouth of Wilson, VA , U.S.	Oak Hill Academy	Temple
44	Danny Miller	6-7	210	G	Mount Holly, NJ , U.S.	Rancocas Valley	Maryland
50	Dan Gadzuric	6-11	245	C	Byfield, MA , U.S.	Governor Dummer Academy	Undecided Committed later to UCLA .

West roster [ edit ]

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No.	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College of Choice
00	Stromile Swift	6-8	210	C	Shreveport, LA , U.S.	Fair Park	Undecided Committed later to LSU .
4	JaRon Rush	6-7	215	F	Kansas City, MO , U.S.	Pembroke Hill	UCLA
5	Jeff Boschee	6-1	175	G	Valley City, ND , U.S.	Valley City	Kansas
10	Erick Barkley	6-1	170	G	Pittsfield, ME , U.S.	Maine Central Institute	St. John's
21	Tayshaun Prince	6-8	190	G	Compton, CA , U.S.	Dominguez	Kentucky
34	Quentin Richardson	6-6	225	F	Chicago, IL , U.S.	Whitney Young	DePaul
35	Ray Young	6-4	200	G	Alameda, CA , U.S.	St. Joseph Notre Dame	UCLA
42	Korleone Young	6-8	220	F	Chatham, VA , U.S.	Hargrave Military Academy	Undecided (Did not attend)
43	Rashard Lewis	6-10	215	F	Houston, TX , U.S.	Alief Elsik	Undecided (Did not attend)
44	Richard Jefferson	6-7	215	F	Phoenix, AZ , U.S.	Moon Valley	Arizona
50	Corey Maggette	6-6	210	F	Oak Park, IL , U.S.	Fenwick	Duke
55	Joel Przybilla	7-1	235	C	Monticello, MN , U.S.	Monticello	Minnesota

Coaches [ edit ]

The East team was coached by:

Head Coach Bill Littlepage of Hopewell High School ( Hopewell, Virginia )
Asst Coach William Simon of Hopewell High School ( Hopewell, Virginia )

The West team was coached by:

Head Coach Rudy Carey of East High School ( Denver, Colorado )
Asst Coach Mark Perlmutter of East High School ( Denver, Colorado )

All-American Week [ edit ]

Contest winners [ edit ]

The 1998 Slam Dunk contest was won by Ronald Curry.
The 1998 3-point shoot-out was won by Teddy Dupay.

References [ edit ]

^ "A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018 . Retrieved February 3, 2018 .
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Next 48 are up" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018 . Retrieved January 29, 2018 . 1998 game and rosters at page 80.
^ Johnson, Dave (March 26, 1998). "Mcdonald's All American Basketball Game: Ronald's Mcdonald's" . Daily Press . Retrieved February 3, 2018 .
^ ^a ^b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF) . Retrieved January 25, 2018 . 1998 roster at page 8.
^ ^a ^b "NOTRE DAME SENIORS OVERLOOKED FOR ALL-AMERICAN STATUS" . The Washington Post . March 1, 1998.

External links [ edit ]

[look-1] "A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018 . Retrieved February 3, 2018 .

[game-2] "The Next 48 are up" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018 . Retrieved January 29, 2018 . 1998 game and rosters at page 80.

[3] Johnson, Dave (March 26, 1998). "Mcdonald's All American Basketball Game: Ronald's Mcdonald's" . Daily Press . Retrieved February 3, 2018 .

[roster-4] "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF) . Retrieved January 25, 2018 . 1998 roster at page 8.

[roster2-5] "NOTRE DAME SENIORS OVERLOOKED FOR ALL-AMERICAN STATUS" . The Washington Post . March 1, 1998.

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