1994 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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Date | April 3, 1994 | ||||||||||||
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Arena | Alumni Hall (Carnesecca Arena) | ||||||||||||
City | Queens, New York | ||||||||||||
MVP/MOP | Felipe López | ||||||||||||
Officials | 1 Tom Lopes 2 Rich San Fillipo 3 Joe Vigna | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 6,008 | ||||||||||||
Network | CBS | ||||||||||||
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The 1994 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 3, 1994 at Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, New York. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1994. The game was the 17th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.
1994 game[]
The game was telecast live by CBS. The East team included many guards, while the West could rely on more forwards and centers. Trajan Langdon became the first McDonald's All-American from the state of Alaska. Felipe López, the local fan favorite, was named the MVP of the game, having scored 24 points. Other players who starred were Zendon Hamilton, Kareem Reid, Antoine Walker and Jerod Ward. The game score was close, and the West almost completed a comeback, led by Andrae Patterson who scored many points in the last minutes.[1][2] Of the 22 players, 10 went on to play in the NBA.
East roster[]
No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
3 | Curtis Staples | 6-2 | 186 | G | Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. | Oak Hill Academy | Virginia |
12 | Kareem Reid | 5-11 | 165 | G | Bronx, NY, U.S. | St. Raymond | Arkansas |
13 | Felipe López | 6-5 | 199 | G | Manhattan, NY, U.S.[5] | Rice | St. John's |
21 | Steve Wojciechowski | 5-11 | 170 | G | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Cardinal Gibbons | Duke |
24 | Chris Herren | 6-2 | 197 | G | Fall River, MA, U.S. | Durfee | Boston College |
30 | Adonal Foyle | 6-10 | 250 | C | Hamilton, NY, U.S. | Hamilton Central | Colgate |
31 | Zendon Hamilton | 6-11 | 250 | C | Floral Park, NY, U.S. | Sewanhaka | St. John's |
33 | 6-8 | 240 | F | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Paul Laurence Dunbar | Virginia | |
44 | LaMarr Greer | 6-3 | 210 | G | Cape May Courthouse, NJ, U.S. | Middle Township | Florida State |
52 | 6-10 | 225 | C | Miami, FL, U.S. | Miami Northwestern | Florida State | |
54 | Daniel Fortson | 6-9 | 260 | F | Pittsburgh, PA, U.S. | Shaler Area | Cincinnati |
West roster[]
No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
3 | 6-5 | 195 | F | Gardena, CA, U.S. | Serra | Duke | |
5 | Neil Reed | 6-4 | 190 | G | Metairie, LA, U.S. | East Jefferson | Indiana |
21 | Trajan Langdon | 6-4 | 197 | G | Anchorage, AK, U.S. | East Anchorage | Duke |
23 | Antoine Walker | 6-8 | 224 | F | Chicago, IL, U.S. | Mount Carmel | Kentucky |
24 | Willie Mitchell | 6-8 | 235 | F | Detroit, MI, U.S. | Pershing | Michigan. |
31 | Jelani Gardner | 6-6 | 205 | G | Bellflower, CA, U.S. | St. John Bosco | Pepperdine |
32 | Jerod Ward | 6-9 | 225 | F | Clinton, MS, U.S. | Clinton | Michigan |
42 | Lorenzen Wright | 6-10 | 225 | C | Memphis, TN, U.S. | Booker T. Washington | Memphis |
45 | Raef LaFrentz | 6-11 | 240 | F / C | Monona, IA, U.S. | MFL MarMac | Kansas |
50 | omm'A Givens | 6-11 | 235 | C | Aberdeen, WA, U.S. | Aberdeen | UCLA |
53 | Andrae Patterson | 6-9 | 238 | C | Abilene, TX, U.S. | Cooper | Indiana |
Coaches[]
The East team was coached by:
- Head Coach Jack Curran of Archbishop Molloy High School (Queens, New York)
The West team was coached by:
- Head Coach Bernie Holowicki of Detroit Catholic Central High School (Novi, Michigan)
All-American Week[]
Contest winners[]
- The 1994 Slam Dunk contest was won by Ricky Price.
- The 1994 3-point shoot-out was won by Trajan Langdon.
References[]
- ^ A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN® GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST
- ^ a b c "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-29. 1994 game and rosters at page 79.
- ^ a b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1994 roster at pages 6-7.
- ^ a b "MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICA". February 28, 1994.
- ^ Born in Santiago, Dominican Republic.
External links[]
- 1993–94 in American basketball
- McDonald's All-American Boys Game