1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
East West
128 112
1st half2nd half Total
East 5474 128
West 5755 112
DateMarch 25, 1998
VenueNorfolk Scope, Norfolk, VA
MVPRonald Curry
Referees1
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Attendance10,253
NetworkESPN
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1998 game

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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

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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

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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

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The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week

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Contest winners

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

References

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  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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Johnson, Dave (March 26, 1998). "Mcdonald's All American Basketball Game: Ronald's Mcdonald's". Daily Press. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1998 roster at page 8.
  5. ^ a b "NOTRE DAME SENIORS OVERLOOKED FOR ALL-AMERICAN STATUS". The Washington Post. March 1, 1998.
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