1980 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

American high school basketball game August 2023 1980 McDonald's All-American Boys Game West East 135 111 April 12, 1980 Oakland Coliseum Arena Oakland, CA 8,429 Russell Cross McDonald's All-American 1979 1981 The 1980 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Saturday, April 12, 1980 at the Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1980. The game was the 3rd annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978. 1980 game The game was not televised, but highlights were aired by NBC Sports during Sportsworld on April 13. The East roster could count on two promising big men, Earl Jones and Sam Perkins; the West had guard Doc Rivers and centers Russell Cross and Tim McCormick. The game saw the West prevail 135-111 thanks to the scoring efforts of Cross (20 points), Rivers (20), Kenny Fields (18) and James Banks (16). The top scorer for the East was Gary Springer with 18 points. Sam Perkins scored 12 points and had 24 rebounds, an all-time record for the McDonald's game. Russell Cross, who scored 12 of his 15 free throws in addition to 4 field goals, received the MVP award.http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/aag/en/MediaCenter/2015/background-materials/2014-retrospective/_jcr_content/featuredcontent/everything/file.res/2014%20Retrospective%20FINAL.pdf A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST 2019-02-19 2018-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012021/http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/aag/en/MediaCenter/2015/background-materials/2014-retrospective/_jcr_content/featuredcontent/everything/file.res/2014%20Retrospective%20FINAL.pdf dead https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/dam/allamerican/pdfs/2014Game.pdf The Next 48 are up 2018-01-29 2018-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091446/https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/dam/allamerican/pdfs/2014Game.pdf dead 1980 game and rosters at page 68. Of the 25 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. East roster https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/All-time%20Boys%20Roster.pdf McDonald's All-American all-time rosters 2018-01-25 July 31, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210731122140/https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/All-time%20Boys%20Roster.pdf dead 1980 roster at pages 1-2. DREAM TEAM Ebony April 1980 38–39 No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice – Bret Bearup 6-9 – F Greenlawn, NY, U.S. Harborfields Kentucky – Clarke Bynum 6-8 – F Sumter, SC, U.S. Wilson Hall Academy Clemson – Matt Doherty 6-7 – F Hicksville, NY, U.S. Holy Trinty Diocesan North Carolina – Vern Fleming 6-5 – G Astoria, NY, U.S. Mater Christi Georgia – Derek Harper 6-3 – G West Palm Beach, U.S. North Shore Illinois – Pete Holbert 6-7 – F Fairfax, VA, U.S. W. T. Woodson Maryland – Earl Jones 6-11 – C Washington, D.C., U.S. Spingarn District of Columbia – Glenn Mayers 6-3 – G Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Wake Forest – Lonnie McFarlan 6-5 – F Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Roman Catholic St. Joseph's – Sam Perkins 6-9 – F Latham, NY, U.S. Shaker North Carolina – Tom Sluby 6-4 – G Washington, D.C., U.S. Gonzaga Notre Dame – Gary Springer 6-7 – F New York, NY, U.S. Benjamin Franklin Iona West roster No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice – James Banks 6-6 – F Atlanta, GA, U.S. Hoke Smith Georgia – Russell Cross 6-10 – C Chicago, IL, U.S. Manley Purdue – Kenny Fields 6-7 – G Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Verbum Dei UCLA – Ralph Jackson 6-3 – G Inglewood, CA, U.S. Inglewood UCLA – Joe Kleine 6-10 – C Slater, MO, U.S. Slater Notre Dame – Jim Master 6-4 – G Fort Wayne, IN, U.S. Paul Harding Kentucky – Tim McCormick 6-10 – C Clarkston, MI, U.S. Clarkston Michigan – Ricky Norton 6-1 – G Arkadelphia, AR, U.S. Okolona Arkansas – Jim Petersen 6-10 – F St. Louis Park, MN, U.S. St. Louis Park Minnesota – Doc Rivers 6-4 185 G Maywood, IL, U.S. Proviso East Marquette – Charlie Sitton 6-8 – F McMinnville, OR, U.S. McMinnville Oregon State – Barry Spencer 6-7 – F Redford, MI, U.S. Catholic Central Notre Dame Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach John Wood of Spingarn High School (Washington, D.C.) The West team was coached by: Head Coach Nick Robertson of McMinnville High School (McMinnville, Oregon) References External links McDonald's All-American on the web McDonald's All-American all-time rosters https://web.archive.org/web/20210731122140/https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/All-time%20Boys%20Roster.pdf July 31, 2021 McDonald's All-American rosters at Basketball-Reference.com Game stats at Realgm.com Category:1979–80 in American basketball 1980 Category:1980 in sports in California Category:Basketball competitions in Oakland, California