1991 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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1991 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
West 4959 108
East 5749 106
DateApril 6, 1991
ArenaSpringfield Civic Center
CitySpringfield, MA
MVP/MOPChris Webber and
Rick Brunson
Officials1
2
3
Attendance8,246
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersGreg Gumbel and Billy Packer
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The 1991 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Saturday, April 6, 1991 at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1991. The game was the 14th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1991 game[]

The game was telecast live by CBS. The rosters were full of talented forwards: the forward position was the most represented among the top ranked recruits of the 1991 class.[1] Only Cory Alexander and Donyell Marshall were still undecided about their college choice. 4 All-Americans of the West team had committed to Michigan and went on to be part of the so-called Fab Five: Howard, King, Rose and Webber. Chris Webber also won the MVP award, along with Rick Brunson. While Brunson showcased his all-around skills by recording 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Webber was instrumental in the West comeback in the second half, and gave his team the victory with a slam dunk with 6 seconds left on the game clock. Webber ended the game with 28 points and 12 rebounds. Other players who starred were Glenn Robinson (20 points/8 rebounds), James Forrest (22 and 10), Don Williams (20 points) and Juwan Howard (16).[2][3][4] Of the 20 players, 15 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster[]

[3][5][6]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
3 Travis Best 5-11 182 G Springfield, MA, U.S. Springfield Central Georgia Tech
10 Cory Alexander 6-1 180 G Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Undecided[7]
11 6-1 195 G Statesboro, GA, U.S. Statesboro Louisville
12 Eric Brunson 6-3 190 G Salem, MA, U.S. Salem Temple
31 Ben Davis 6-9 240 F Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Kansas
32 James Forrest 6-8 230 F Atlanta, GA, U.S. Southside Georgia Tech
33 Donald Williams 6-3 194 G Garner, NC, U.S. Garner North Carolina
34 Sharone Wright 6-10 250 C Macon, GA, U.S. Southwest Clemson
42 Donyell Marshall 6-8 180 F Reading, PA, U.S. Reading Undecided[8]
44 David Vaughn 6-10 240 F Whites Creek, TN, U.S. Whites Creek Memphis

West roster[]

[3][5][6]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
12 Howard Nathan 5-11 170 G Peoria, IL, U.S. Manual DePaul
13 Glenn Robinson 6-9 220 F Gary, IN, U.S. Roosevelt Purdue
14 Jimmy King 6-4 200 G Plano, TX, U.S. East Michigan
15 Calvin Rayford 5-8 165 G Milwaukee, WI, U.S. Washington Kansas
33 Chris Webber 6-9 245 F Detroit, MI, U.S. Country Day Michigan
34 Tom Kleinschmidt 6-5 200 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Gordon Tech DePaul
40 Alan Henderson 6-9 235 F Indianapolis, IN, U.S. Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indiana
41 Jalen Rose 6-7 200 F Detroit, MI, U.S. Southwestern Michigan
42 Juwan Howard 6-10 240 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Chicago Vocational Michigan
44 Cherokee Parks 6-11 235 C Huntington Beach, CA, U.S. Marina Duke

Coaches[]

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week[]

Contest winners[]

  • The 1991 Slam Dunk contest was won by Jimmy King.
  • The 1991 3-point shoot-out was won by Sharone Wright.

References[]

  1. ^ "HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1991". Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  2. ^ A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN® GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST
  3. ^ a b c "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-29. 1991 game and rosters at page 74.
  4. ^ "Webber dunk leads West win". The Courier-Journal. April 7, 1991. p. 17.
  5. ^ a b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1991 roster at pages 5-6.
  6. ^ a b "MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN ROSTERS". The Courier-Journal. April 6, 1991. p. 17.
  7. ^ Committed later to Virginia.
  8. ^ Committed later to Connecticut.

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