1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

American high school basketball game August 2023 1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game West East 115 113 62 53 73 40 April 9, 1983 1 2 3 Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 14,926 Winston Bennett andDwayne Washington McDonald's All-American 1982 1984 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 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.http://www.hoopscooponline.com/members/all-starsportsreport.html ALL-STAR SPORTS FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1983 2018-11-06 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170829/http://www.hoopscooponline.com/members/all-starsportsreport.html dead The East dominated the first half and at halftime led the score 73 to 62.MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN AT ATLANTA The Indianapolis Star 81 April 10, 1983 The West came back during the second half, guided by two Kentucky commits: James Blackmon and Winston Bennett.McDonald's All-American Game The Courier-Journal April 10, 1983 55 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. 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).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 2018-11-06 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 1983 game and rosters at page 69. Of the 25 players, 12 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 2, 3 2018-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20210731122140/https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/All-time%20Boys%20Roster.pdf July 31, 2021McDonald's announces All-American cage squad The Advocate-Messenger March 17, 1983 10 No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege 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 LSUCurry 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 https://newsok.com/article/2261538/blood-sells-needed-for-fallen-stars-survival April 7, 1989 – 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 No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege 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 The East team was coached by: Head Coach Buddy Gardler of Cardinal O'Hara High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) The West team was coached by: Head Coach Joe Treat of Bryant High School (Bryant, Arkansas) References External links McDonald's All-American on the web McDonald's All-American all-time rosters https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084254/https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/All-time%20Boys%20Roster.pdf January 27, 2018 McDonald's All-American rosters at Basketball-Reference.com Game stats at Realgm.com Category:1982–83 in American basketball 1983 Category:1983 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Basketball competitions in Atlanta Category:1980s in Atlanta