1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
West East
115 113
1st half2nd half Total
West 6253 115
East 7340 113
DateApril 9, 1983
VenueOmni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA
MVPWinston Bennett and
Dwayne Washington
Referees1
2
3
Attendance14,926
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The 1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Saturday, April 9, 1983 at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1983. The game was the 6th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1983 game

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The East team could count on the two top guards from the state of New York: Kenny Smith and Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, and also had several of the top 10 players of the class. The West had top-ranked forward Winston Bennett and center Joe Wolf.[1] The East dominated the first half and at halftime led the score 73 to 62.[2] The West came back during the second half, guided by two Kentucky commits: James Blackmon and Winston Bennett.[3] With 4:31 remaining, the West was still 11 points behind, but an 11-0 run tied the score. The decisive layup was scored by Blackmon with 9 seconds remaining on the clock: Dwayne Washington scored a layup with 1 second left, but the officials called a charge and the basket did not count.[3] The West won the game 115 to 113: Washington (11 points and 8 assists) was named MVP together with Bennett, who scored 21 points. Other players who had good performances were Tom Sheehey (the top scorer of the game with 22 points), Blackmon (21 points), Bruce Dalrymple (16) and Michael Smith (15).[4][5] Of the 25 players, 12 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

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No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
Tommy Amaker 6-2 G Fairfax, VA, U.S. W. T. Woodson Duke
Mark Cline 6-7 F Williamson, WV, U.S. Williamson Wake Forest
Dallas Comegys 6-9 F Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Roman Catholic DePaul
Tom Curry 6-9 C Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. Redemptorist LSU[8]
Bruce Dalrymple 6-4 F / G St. Johnsbury, VT, U.S. St. Johnsbury Academy Georgia Tech
Frank Ford 6-4 G Kissimmee, FL, U.S. Osceola Auburn
Keith Gatlin 6-5 G Greenville, NC, U.S. D. H. Conley Maryland
Melvin Howard 6-1 G Decatur, GA, U.S. Decatur Georgia
Dave Popson 6-9 C Kingston, PA, U.S. Bishop O'Reilly North Carolina
Tom Sheehey 6-8 F Rochester, NY, U.S. McQuaid Jesuit Virginia
Kenny Smith 6-2 G Jamaica, NY, U.S. Archbishop Molloy North Carolina
Dwayne Washington 6-2 G Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Boys and Girls Syracuse
Reggie Williams 6-7 F Baltimore, MD, U.S. Paul Laurence Dunbar Georgetown

West roster

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No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
Freddie Banks 6-2 G Las Vegas, NV, U.S. Valley UNLV
Winston Bennett 6-7 F Louisville, KY, U.S. Male Kentucky
James Blackmon 6-3 G Marion, IN, U.S. Marion Kentucky
Corey Gaines 6-3 G Playa del Rey, CA, U.S. Saint Bernard UCLA
Antoine Joubert 6-5 G Detroit, MI, U.S. Southwestern Michigan
Martin Nessley 7-2 C Whitehall, OH, U.S. Whitehall-Yearling Duke
Kevin Smith 6-7 F Lansing, MI, U.S. Everett Minnesota
Michael Smith 6-9 C Hacienda Heights, CA, U.S. Los Altos BYU
Barry Sumpter 6-11 C Lovejoy, IL, U.S. Lovejoy Louisville
Daryl Thomas 6-7 F Westchester, IL, U.S. St. Joseph Indiana
Rickie Winslow 6-8 F Houston, TX, U.S. Yates Houston
Joe Wolf 6-10 C Kohler, WI, U.S. Kohler North Carolina

Coaches

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The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

References

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  1. ^ "ALL-STAR SPORTS FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1983". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN AT ATLANTA". The Indianapolis Star. April 10, 1983. p. 81.
  3. ^ a b "McDonald's All-American Game". The Courier-Journal. April 10, 1983. p. 55.
  4. ^ "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 November 6, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 1983 game and rosters at page 69.
  6. ^ a b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). pp. 2, 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "McDonald's announces All-American cage squad". The Advocate-Messenger. March 17, 1983. p. 10.
  8. ^ Curry never played for LSU. He redshirted his first season and then transferred to Marshall due to academic issues. "Blood Sells Needed for Fallen Star's Survival". April 7, 1989.
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