1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

American high school basketball game August 2023 1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game West East 141 128 68 73 58 70 March 24, 1999 1 2 3 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 10,993 Jonathan Bender ESPN McDonald's All-American 1998 2000 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.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 2018-02-05 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 1999 game and rosters at page 80. 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 https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/All-time%20Boys%20Roster.pdf McDonald's All-American all-time rosters 2018-01-25 2018-01-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084254/https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/All-time%20Boys%20Roster.pdf dead 1999 roster at page 8.1999 McDonald's(R) All American High School Basketball Team(R) Announced https://www.thefreelibrary.com/1999+McDonald%27s(R)+All+American+High+School+Basketball+Team(R)...-a053926667 PR Newswire February 22, 1999 February 7, 2018 February 5, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005241/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/1999+McDonald%27s%28R%29+All+American+High+School+Basketball+Team%28R%29...-a053926667 dead Rosters for the 1999 McDonald's All-America high school basketball game with high school and college March 25, 1999 The Salina Journal 19 No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege 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 UndecidedCommitted later to Cincinnati. 34 Donnell Harvey 6-7 220 F Cuthbert, GA, U.S. Randolph Clay UndecidedCommitted later to Florida. 40 Joseph Forte 6-3 190 G Hyattsville, MD, U.S. DeMatha North Carolina West roster No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 4 Carlos Boozer, Jr. 6-7 245 F Juneau, AK, U.S. Juneau-Douglas UndecidedCommitted later to Duke. 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 UndecidedCommitted later to UCLA. 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 UndecidedCommitted later to Michigan. N/A Jason Richardson 6-6 220 G Saginaw, MI, U.S. Arthur Hill Michigan State Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach William Fox, Jr. of Father Judge High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Asst Coach Bill Koch of Father Judge High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) The West team was coached by: Head Coach Don Showalter of Mid-Prairie High School (Wellman, Iowa) Asst Coach Chris Kern of Mid-Prairie High School (Wellman, Iowa) 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 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 2018-01-27 McDonald's All-American rosters at Basketball-Reference.com Game stats at Realgm.com Category:1998–99 in American basketball 1999 Category:1999 in sports in Iowa Category:Basketball competitions in Iowa Category:Ames, Iowa