1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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| Date | March 31, 1996 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's All-American | ||||||||||||
The 1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an
1996 game
The game was telecast live by CBS. Ronnie Fields did not play, having suffered an injury in February 1996 that forced him to stay away from the basketball court for a long time. Charles Hathaway was also unable to play. Shaheen Holloway, who was the starting point guard for the East, won the MVP award with 7 points, 8 assists and 6 steals; other players who starred were guard Kobe Bryant (13 points/3 assists), center Vassil Evtimov (the only one to record a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds) and bench players Stephen Jackson (East) and Winfred Walton (West) who were the top scorers of the game, tied at 21 points.[1] Of the 22 All-Americans, 12 did not play in the NBA, while 2 were drafted out of high school in the 1996 NBA draft: Kobe Bryant (13th overall pick) and Jermaine O'Neal (17th overall pick). Only Ronnie Fields did not play a single game in the NCAA or the NBA.
East roster
| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tim Thomas | 6-9 | 240 | F |
Paterson, NJ, U.S. | Paterson Catholic | Villanova |
| 5 | Stephen Jackson | 6-7 | 220 | F |
Mouth of Wilson, VA , U.S. |
Oak Hill Academy | Arizona[3] |
| 6 | Jermaine Walker | 6-10 | 235 | PF |
Miami, FL, U.S. | Blanche Ely | University of Miami |
| 10 | Shaheen Holloway | 5-10 | 171 | G |
Elizabeth, NJ, U.S. | St. Patrick's |
Seton Hall |
| 15 | Willie Dersch | 6-5 | 197 | G |
Queens, NY , U.S. |
Holy Cross | Virginia |
| 21 | Ed Cota | 6-1 | 177 | G |
Oakdale, CT , U.S. |
St. Thomas More | North Carolina |
| 30 | Richard Hamilton | 6-6 | 190 | G |
Coatesville, PA, U.S. | Coatesville |
Connecticut
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| 32 | Nate James | 6-6 | 195 | F |
Frederick, MD,[4] U.S. | St. John's at Prospect Hall | Duke |
| 33 | Kobe Bryant | 6-6 | 200 | G |
Ardmore, PA, U.S. | Lower Merion | Undecided (Did not attend) |
| 54 | Vassil Evtimov | 6-9 | 235 | F / C |
Long Island, NY, U.S.[5] |
Long Island Lutheran |
North Carolina |
| N/A | Charles Hathaway | 6-10 | 250 | C | Nashville, TN, U.S. | Hillwood | Tennessee |
West roster
| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Glendon Alexander | 6-4 | 215 | G |
Carrollton, TX, U.S. | Newman Smith | Arkansas |
| 5 | Corey Benjamin | 6-6 | 200 | G |
Fontana, CA, U.S. | Fontana | Oregon State |
| 10 | Mike Bibby | 6-2 | 190 | G |
Phoenix, AZ, U.S. | Shadow Mountain | Arizona |
| 24 | Mateen Cleaves | 6-2 | 205 | G |
Flint, MI, U.S. | Flint Northern | Michigan State |
| 32 | Mike Robinson | 6-6 | 210 | F |
Peoria, IL, U.S. | Richwoods | Purdue |
| 33 | Loren Woods | 7-1 | 245 | C | St. Louis, MO , U.S. |
Cardinal Ritter | Wake Forest |
| 34 | Winfred Walton | 6-9 | 240 | F |
Detroit, MI , U.S. |
Pershing | Syracuse[6] |
| 40 | Jason Collier | 7-0 | 260 | C | Springfield, OH, U.S. | Catholic Central | Indiana |
| 50 | Lester Earl | 6-9 | 240 | F |
Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. | Glen Oaks | LSU
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| 52 | Jerald Brown | 6-7 | 225 | F |
Houston, TX , U.S. |
Aldine | Texas A&M |
| N/A | Ronnie Fields | 6-3 | 198 | G |
Chicago, IL , U.S. |
Farragut Academy |
DePaul (Did not attend) |
Coaches
The East team was coached by:
- Head Coach John Miller of Blackhawk High School (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania)
- Asst Coach Rick Bell of Peters Township High School (McMurray, Pennsylvania)
- Asst Coach Don Graham of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
The West team was coached by:
- Head Coach Nate Harris of Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
- Asst Coach Levi Brown of Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
All-American Week
Contest winners
- The 1996 Slam Dunk contest was won by Lester Earl.
- The 1996 3-point shoot-out was won by Nate James.
References
- ^ "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 January 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1996 roster at page 7.
- Oakland Tribune. Archived from the originalon May 14, 2007.
- ^ Born in Washington, D.C. but attended high school in Maryland.
- ^ Born in Sofia, Bulgarian national.
- ^ He did not attend Syracuse because he was ruled academically ineligible due to poor grades, and played one year at Fresno State in 1998. Prized Syracuse Recruit Won't Play, The New York Times, November 13, 1996.