1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

American high school basketball game August 2023 1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game East West 128 112 54 74 57 55 March 25, 1998 1 2 3 Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA 10,253 Ronald Curry ESPN McDonald's All-American 1997 1999 The 1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 25, 1998, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1998. The game was the 21st annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978. 1998 game The game was telecast live by ESPN for the first time (CBS was the previous telecaster). Korleone Young participated in the dunk contest but a preexisting injury prevented him from playing in the game. The game saw many dunks, something usual for all-star games, and several 3-point shots. The first 2 points were scored by Kris Lang from an alley oop pass by Teddy Dupay. The West led at halftime, but the East completed the comeback thanks to Jason Capel (16 points in the second half) and game MVP Ronald Curry who almost recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. Other players who starred were JaRon Rush, Quentin Richardson (both had 19 points); Al Harrington and Rashard Lewis (17 points); and Erick Barkley (12 assists).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 2018-02-03 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 1998 game and rosters at page 80.https://www.dailypress.com/1998/03/26/mcdonalds-all-american-basketball-game-ronalds-mcdonalds/ Mcdonald's All American Basketball Game: Ronald's Mcdonald's March 26, 1998 Johnson Dave Daily Press 2018-02-03 Of the 24 players, 14 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. Three of them declared for the 1998 NBA draft and were drafted out of high school: Al Harrington (25th overall), Rashard Lewis (32nd overall) and Korleone Young (40th overall). 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 1998 roster at page 8. NOTRE DAME SENIORS OVERLOOKED FOR ALL-AMERICAN STATUS https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/03/01/notre-dame-seniors-overlooked-for-all-american-status/52e0df51-b47e-4bc7-b0e0-d0367da9a8d3/ The Washington Post March 1, 1998 No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 00 Kris Lang 6-10 220 F Gastonia, NC, U.S. Hunter Huss North Carolina 12 Dane Fife 6-4 185 G Clarkston, MI, U.S. Clarkston Indiana 13 Mike Miller 6-8 210 F Mitchell, SD, U.S. Mitchell Florida 20 Frank Williams 6-4 200 G Peoria, IL, U.S. Manual Illinois 22 Ronald Curry 6-2 190 G Hampton, VA, U.S. Hampton North Carolina 23 Vincent Yarbrough 6-7 200 F Cleveland, TN, U.S. Cleveland Tennessee 24 Teddy Dupay 5-10 175 G Cape Coral, FL, U.S. Mariner Florida 25 Jason Capel 6-8 215 F Frederick, MD, U.S. St. John's at Prospect Hall North Carolina 42 Al Harrington 6-9 235 F Elizabeth, NJ, U.S. St. Patrick Undecided (Did not attend) 43 Kevin Lyde 6-9 250 C Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Temple 44 Danny Miller 6-7 210 G Mount Holly, NJ, U.S. Rancocas Valley Maryland 50 Dan Gadzuric 6-11 245 C Byfield, MA, U.S. Governor Dummer Academy UndecidedCommitted later to UCLA. West roster No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 00 Stromile Swift 6-8 210 C Shreveport, LA, U.S. Fair Park UndecidedCommitted later to LSU. 4 JaRon Rush 6-7 215 F Kansas City, MO, U.S. Pembroke Hill UCLA 5 Jeff Boschee 6-1 175 G Valley City, ND, U.S. Valley City Kansas 10 Erick Barkley 6-1 170 G Pittsfield, ME, U.S. Maine Central Institute St. John's 21 Tayshaun Prince 6-8 190 G Compton, CA, U.S. Dominguez Kentucky 34 Quentin Richardson 6-6 225 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Whitney Young DePaul 35 Ray Young 6-4 200 G Alameda, CA, U.S. St. Joseph Notre Dame UCLA 42 Korleone Young 6-8 220 F Chatham, VA, U.S. Hargrave Military Academy Undecided (Did not attend) 43 Rashard Lewis 6-10 215 F Houston, TX, U.S. Alief Elsik Undecided (Did not attend) 44 Richard Jefferson 6-7 215 F Phoenix, AZ, U.S. Moon Valley Arizona 50 Corey Maggette 6-6 210 F Oak Park, IL, U.S. Fenwick Duke 55 Joel Przybilla 7-1 235 C Monticello, MN, U.S. Monticello Minnesota Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach Bill Littlepage of Hopewell High School (Hopewell, Virginia) Asst Coach William Simon of Hopewell High School (Hopewell, Virginia) The West team was coached by: Head Coach Rudy Carey of East High School (Denver, Colorado) Asst Coach Mark Perlmutter of East High School (Denver, Colorado) All-American Week Contest winners The 1998 Slam Dunk contest was won by Ronald Curry. The 1998 3-point shoot-out was won by Teddy Dupay. 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:1997–98 in American basketball 1998 Category:1998 in sports in Virginia Category:Basketball competitions in Norfolk, Virginia Category:March 1998 sports events in the United States