The 1990 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 15, 1990 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1990. The game was the 13th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1990 game The game was telecast live for the last time by ABC. In 1991, CBS became the telecaster. The rosters were characterized by promising centers, especially three taller than 7 ft: Eric Montross, Luther Wright and Shawn Bradley; Bradley, with his 7-6 frame, was the tallest player to ever appear in the McDonald's game up to that point. Other highly regarded prospects were forwards Grant Hill and Ed O'Bannon and guards Khalid Reeves and Derrick Phelps (who were teammates at Christ the King). Bradley and Reeves were named co-MVPs: Bradley had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks, confirming his ability as a shot-blocker; Reeves scored 22 points and recorded 10 steals, the highest of the history of McDonald's All-American Games (a record which still stands as of 2018). Other players who starred were Adrian Autry (8 points and 11 assists), Eric Montross, Clifford Rozier, Anthony Cade, Grant Hill and Ed O'Bannon. 1990 game and rosters at page 74. Of the 20 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster 1990 roster at pages 5-6. No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 4 Khalid Reeves 6-4 190 G Middle Village, NY, U.S. Christ the King Arizona 5 Derrick Phelps 6-3 160 G Middle Village, NY, U.S. Christ the King North Carolina 12 Adrian Autry 6-4 195 G Bronx, NY, U.S. St. Nicholas of Tolentine Syracuse 15 Bill Curley 6-9 220 C Duxbury, MA, U.S. Duxbury Boston College 22 Luther Wright 7-2 295 C Elizabeth, NJ, U.S. Elizabeth Seton Hall 31 Brian Reese 6-6 205 F Bronx, NY, U.S. St. Nicholas of Tolentine North Carolina 32 Michael Smith 6-8 215 F Washington, D.C., U.S. Dunbar Providence 44 Clifford Rozier 6-10 240 F Bradenton, FL, U.S. Southeast North Carolina 50 Dwayne Morton 6-6 185 F Louisville, KY, U.S. Central UndecidedCommitted later to Louisville. 54 Rodney Rogers 6-7 230 F Durham, NC, U.S. Hillside Wake Forest

West roster

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 00 Eric Montross 7-0 245 C Indianapolis, IN, U.S. Lawrence North North Carolina 22 Kendrick Warren 6-8 196 F Richmond, VA, U.S. Thomas Jefferson UndecidedCommitted later to VCU. 23 Jamie Brandon 6-4 200 G Chicago, IL, U.S. Martin Luther King Illinois 30 Grant Hill 6-8 210 F Reston, VA, U.S. South Lakes Duke 31 Ed O'Bannon 6-8 210 F Lakewood, CA, U.S. Artesia UndecidedCommitted later to UCLA. 32 Damon Bailey 6-3 190 G Bedford, IN, U.S. Bedford North Lawrence Indiana 33 Darrin Hancock 6-6 205 G Griffin, GA, U.S. Griffin UndecidedCommitted later to UNLV. 34 Melvin Simon 6-8 240 C Marrero, LA, U.S. Archbishop Shaw New Orleans 44 Anthony Cade 6-9 210 F Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy Louisville 45 Shawn Bradley 7-6 210 C Castle Dale, UT, U.S. Emery County Brigham Young

Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach Vito Montelli of St. Joseph High School (Trumbull, Connecticut) Asst Coach James Olayos of St. Joseph High School (Trumbull, Connecticut)

The West team was coached by: Head Coach Norm Held of Anderson High School (Anderson, Indiana) Asst Coach Dick Maynard of Anderson High School (Anderson, Indiana) Asst Coach Troy Lewis of Anderson High School (Anderson, Indiana)

All-American Week Contest winners The 1990 Slam Dunk contest was won by Darrin Hancock. The 1990 3-point shoot-out was won by Adrian Autry.

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