1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

American high school basketball game August 2023 1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game East West 120 105 55 65 55 50 March 31, 1996 1 Tom Lopes2 Jackie Loube3 John Pugh Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA 13,411 Shaheen Holloway CBS McDonald's All-American 1995 1997 The 1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game played on Sunday, March 31, 1996 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1996. The game was the 19th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978. 1996 game The game was telecast live by CBS. Ronnie Fields did not play, having suffered an injury in February 1996 that forced him to stay away from the basketball court for a long time. Charles Hathaway was also unable to play. Shaheen Holloway, who was the starting point guard for the East, won the MVP award with 7 points, 8 assists and 6 steals; other players who starred were guard Kobe Bryant (13 points/3 assists), center Vassil Evtimov (the only one to record a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds) and bench players Stephen Jackson (East) and Winfred Walton (West) who were the top scorers of the game, tied at 21 points.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 2018-01-26 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 Of the 22 All-Americans, 12 did not play in the NBA, while 2 were drafted out of high school in the 1996 NBA draft: Kobe Bryant (13th overall pick) and Jermaine O'Neal (17th overall pick). Only Ronnie Fields did not play a single game in the NCAA or 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 1996 roster at page 7. No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 3 Tim Thomas 6-9 240 F Paterson, NJ, U.S. Paterson Catholic UndecidedCommitted later to Villanova.Howard Johnette One year and then...? Villanova phenom Tim Thomas gives it the old college try, but the call of the NBA is never out of earshot https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/11/15/one-year-and-then-villanova-phenom-tim-thomas-gives-it-the-old-college-try-but-the-call-of-the-nba-is-never-out-of-earshot https://web.archive.org/web/20200926191742/https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/11/15/one-year-and-then-villanova-phenom-tim-thomas-gives-it-the-old-college-try-but-the-call-of-the-nba-is-never-out-of-earshot SI.com April 23, 2020 November 15, 1996 September 26, 2020 dead 5 Stephen Jackson 6-7 220 F Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy ArizonaSince he was declared academically ineligible to play in the NCAA, he attended Butler Community College instead. Art Spander Fiery Jackson tries to do burn control http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_5836830 Oakland Tribune May 7, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070514051647/http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_5836830 May 14, 2007 6 Jermaine O'Neal 6-11 235 PF Columbia, SC, U.S. Eau Claire High School Undecided (Did not attend) 10 Shaheen Holloway 5-10 171 G Elizabeth, NJ, U.S. St. Patrick's Seton Hall 15 Willie Dersch 6-5197 G Queens, NY, U.S. Holy Cross Virginia 21 Ed Cota 6-1 177 G Oakdale, CT, U.S. St. Thomas More North Carolina 30 Richard Hamilton 6-6 190 G Coatesville, PA, U.S. Coatesville Connecticut 32 Nate James 6-6 195 F Frederick, MD,Born in Washington, D.C. but attended high school in Maryland. U.S. St. John's at Prospect Hall Duke 33 Kobe Bryant 6-6 200 G Ardmore, PA, U.S. Lower Merion Undecided (Did not attend) 54 Vassil Evtimov 6-9 235 F / C Long Island, NY, U.S.Born in Sofia, Bulgarian national. Long Island Lutheran North Carolina N/A Charles Hathaway 6-10 250 C Nashville, TN, U.S. Hillwood Tennessee West roster No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 4 Glendon Alexander 6-4 215 G Carrollton, TX, U.S. Newman Smith Arkansas 5 Corey Benjamin 6-6 200 G Fontana, CA, U.S. Fontana Oregon State 10 Mike Bibby 6-2 190 G Phoenix, AZ, U.S. Shadow Mountain Arizona 24 Mateen Cleaves 6-2 205 G Flint, MI, U.S. Flint Northern Michigan State 32 Mike Robinson 6-6 210 G / F Peoria, IL, U.S. Richwoods Purdue 33 Loren Woods 7-1 245 C St. Louis, MO, U.S. Cardinal Ritter Wake Forest 34 Winfred Walton 6-9 240 F Detroit, MI, U.S. Pershing SyracuseHe did not attend Syracuse because he was ruled academically ineligible due to poor grades, and played one year at Fresno State in 1998. Prized Syracuse Recruit Won't Play, The New York Times, November 13, 1996. 40 Jason Collier 7-0 260 C Springfield, OH, U.S. Catholic Central Indiana 50 Lester Earl 6-9 240 F Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. Glen Oaks LSU 52 Jerald Brown 6-7 225 F Houston, TX, U.S. Aldine Texas A&M N/A Ronnie Fields 6-3 198 G Chicago, IL, U.S. Farragut Academy DePaul (Did not attend) Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach John Miller of Blackhawk High School (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) Asst Coach Rick Bell of Peters Township High School (McMurray, Pennsylvania) Asst Coach Don Graham of North Catholic High School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) The West team was coached by: Head Coach Nate Harris of Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Asst Coach Levi Brown of Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) All-American Week Contest winners The 1996 Slam Dunk contest was won by Lester Earl. The 1996 3-point shoot-out was won by Nate James. 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:1995–96 in American basketball 1996 Category:1996 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:March 1996 sports events in the United States Category:Basketball competitions in Pittsburgh Category:1996 in Pittsburgh