1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
1st Half2nd Half Total
West 6873 141
East 5870 128
DateMarch 24, 1999
ArenaHilton Coliseum
CityAmes, IA
MVP/MOPJonathan Bender
Officials1
2
3
Attendance10,993
NetworkESPN
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The 1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 24, 1999 at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1999. The game was the 22nd annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1999 game[]

The game was telecast live by ESPN. During the halftime break, the jersey number 23 was retired in honor of Michael Jordan. Casey Jacobsen was the last player to wear 23 during a McDonald's All-American Game. The 1999 game saw several records: it was the highest scoring game in the event history, and Jonathan Bender broke Jordan's record of 30 points by scoring 31, 18 of which in the first half. Bender also had 10 rebounds, recording a double-double. Other players that starred were Carlos Boozer and Casey Jacobsen, who scored 22 points each; Jason Williams, who scored 20 points; DerMarr Johnson, who scored 19; and Marvin Stone, who recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds.[1][2] Of the 21 players, 15 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. The dominant performance convinced Bender to skip college, despite having committed to play for Mississippi State, and declare for the 1999 NBA Draft: he was drafted out of high school with the 5th overall pick.

East roster[]

[2][3][4][5]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
10 Keith Bogans 6-4 210 F Hyattsville, MD, U.S. DeMatha Kentucky
11 Kenny Satterfield 6-3 185 G Manhattan, NY, U.S. Rice Cincinnati
14 Majestic Mapp 6-1 185 G Bronx, NY, U.S. St. Raymond Virginia
20 Marvin Stone 6-10 240 C Huntsville, AL, U.S. Grissom Kentucky
21 Damien Wilkins 6-7 225 F Orlando, FL, U.S. Dr. Phillips NC State
22 Casey Sanders 6-11 235 C Tampa, FL, U.S. Tampa Preparatory Duke
32 Jason Williams 6-2 195 G Metuchen, NJ, U.S. St. Joseph Duke
33 DerMarr Johnson 6-9 201 F Pittsfield, ME, U.S. Maine Central Institute Undecided[6]
34 Donnell Harvey 6-7 220 F Cuthbert, GA, U.S. Randolph Clay Undecided[7]
40 Joseph Forte 6-3 190 G Hyattsville, MD, U.S. DeMatha North Carolina

West roster[]

[2][3][4][5]

No. Name Height Weight Position Hometown High school College of Choice
4 Carlos Boozer, Jr. 6-7 245 F Juneau, AK, U.S. Juneau-Douglas Undecided[8]
10 Brett Nelson 6-3 180 G St. Albans, WV, U.S. Saint Albans Florida
20 Jason Kapono 6-7 210 G Lakewood, CA, U.S. Artesia Undecided[9]
22 Jason Gardner 5-11 190 G Indianapolis, IN, U.S. North Central Arizona
23 Casey Jacobsen 6-9 215 F Glendora, CA, U.S. Glendora Stanford
24 Jonathan Bender 6-11 205 C Picayune, MS, U.S. Picayune Memorial Mississippi State (Did not attend)
34 Brian Cook 6-11 235 C Lincoln, IL, U.S. Lincoln Community Illinois
35 Michael Dunleavy, Jr. 6-7 220 F Portland, OR, U.S. Jesuit Duke
44 Nick Collison 6-9 255 F Iowa Falls, IA, U.S. Iowa Falls Kansas
N/A LaVell Blanchard 6-7 215 F Ann Arbor, MI, U.S. Pioneer Undecided [10]
N/A Jason Richardson 6-6 220 G Saginaw, MI, U.S. Arthur Hill Michigan State

Coaches[]

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week[]

Contest winners[]

  • The 1999 Slam Dunk contest was won by Donnell Harvey.
  • The 1999 3-point shoot-out was won by Jason Kapono.

References[]

  1. ^ A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD’S ALL AMERICAN® GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST
  2. ^ a b c "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-29. 1999 game and rosters at page 80.
  3. ^ a b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-25. 1999 roster at page 8.
  4. ^ a b "1999 McDonald's(R) All American High School Basketball Team(R) Announced". PR Newswire. February 22, 1999.
  5. ^ a b "Rosters for the 1999 McDonald's All-America high school basketball game with high school and college". The Salina Journal. March 25, 1999. p. 19.
  6. ^ Committed later to Cincinnati.
  7. ^ Committed later to Florida.
  8. ^ Committed later to Duke.
  9. ^ Committed later to UCLA.
  10. ^ Committed later to Michigan.

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