The 1991 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Saturday, April 6, 1991, at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1991. The game was the 14th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1991 game The game was telecast live by CBS (ABC was the previous telecaster). The rosters were full of talented forwards: the forward position was the most represented among the top ranked recruits of the 1991 class. Only Cory Alexander and Donyell Marshall were still undecided about their college choice. 4 All-Americans of the West team had committed to Michigan and went on to be part of the Fab Five: Howard, King, Rose and Webber. Chris Webber also won the MVP award, along with Rick Brunson. While Brunson showcased his all-around skills by recording 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Webber was instrumental in the West comeback in the second half, and gave his team the victory with a slam dunk with 6 seconds left on the game clock. Webber ended the game with 28 points and 12 rebounds. Other players who starred were Glenn Robinson (20 points/8 rebounds), James Forrest (22 and 10), Don Williams (20 points) and Juwan Howard (16). 1991 game and rosters at page 74. Of the 20 players, 15 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster 1991 roster at pages 5-6. No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 3 Travis Best 5-11 182 G Springfield, MA, U.S. Springfield Central Georgia Tech 10 Cory Alexander 6-1 180 G Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy UndecidedCommitted later to Virginia. 11 Keith LeGree 6-1 195 G Statesboro, GA, U.S. Statesboro Louisville 12 Eric Brunson 6-3 190 G Salem, MA, U.S. Salem Temple 31 Ben Davis 6-9 240 F Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Kansas 32 James Forrest 6-8 230 F Atlanta, GA, U.S. Southside Georgia Tech 33 Donald Williams 6-3 194 G Garner, NC, U.S. Garner North Carolina 34 Sharone Wright 6-10 250 C Macon, GA, U.S. Southwest Clemson 42 Donyell Marshall 6-8 180 F Reading, PA, U.S. Reading UndecidedCommitted later to Connecticut. 44 David Vaughn 6-10 240 F Whites Creek, TN, U.S. Whites Creek Memphis

West roster

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 12 Howard Nathan 5-11 170 G Peoria, IL, U.S. Manual DePaul 13 Glenn Robinson 6-9 220 F Gary, IN, U.S. Roosevelt Purdue 14 Jimmy King 6-4 200 G Plano, TX, U.S. East Michigan 15 Calvin Rayford 5-8 165 G Milwaukee, WI, U.S. Washington Kansas 33 Chris Webber 6-9 245 F Detroit, MI, U.S. Country Day Michigan 34 Tom Kleinschmidt 6-5 200 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Gordon Tech DePaul 40 Alan Henderson 6-9 235 F Indianapolis, IN, U.S. Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indiana 41 Jalen Rose 6-7 200 F Detroit, MI, U.S. Southwestern Michigan 42 Juwan Howard 6-10 240 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Chicago Vocational Michigan 44 Cherokee Parks 6-11 235 C Huntington Beach, CA, U.S. Marina Duke

Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach Ray Mullis of The Cardinal Gibbons School (Baltimore, Maryland)

The West team was coached by: Head Coach Frank LaPorte of St. Joseph Notre Dame High School (Alameda, California)

All-American Week Contest winners The 1991 Slam Dunk contest was won by Jimmy King. The 1991 3-point shoot-out was won by Sharone Wright.

References

External links McDonald's All-American on the web McDonald's All-American all-time rosters McDonald's All-American rosters at Basketball-Reference.com Game stats at Realgm.com