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 half 2nd half Total East 54 74 128 West 57 55 112
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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1998 game

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

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

Contest winners

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

References

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. "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. "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1998 roster at page 8.
5. "NOTRE DAME SENIORS OVERLOOKED FOR ALL-AMERICAN STATUS". The Washington Post. March 1, 1998.

External links

• McDonald's All-American on the web
• McDonald's All-American all-time rosters
• McDonald's All-American rosters at Basketball-Reference.com
• Game stats at Realgm.com