The 1986 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 11, 1986, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1986. The game was the 9th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.
1986 game The game was telecast by ESPN. The East team had many of the top ranked forwards of the 1986 class, including J. R. Reid, who went on to win Mr. Basketball USA; the West team relied on forwards Nick Anderson, Derrick Coleman and Terry Mills, and center Dwayne Schintzius. The protagonists of the 1986 game were East players Rumeal Robinson, a guard who scored 19 points, Steve Hood (16 points) and Reid who won the MVP award (23 points, 8 rebounds); for the West, Derrick Coleman recorded 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Mills scored 20 points along with 5 rebounds. Schintzius and Randall scored 15 points each; Schintzius also had 5 blocks. 1986 game and rosters at page 72. Of the 25 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.
East roster 1986 roster at pages 4. No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 3 Rex Chapman 6-4 180 G Owensboro, KY, U.S. Apollo Kentucky 10 Rumeal Robinson 6-2 185 G Cambridge, MA, U.S. Rindge and Latin Michigan 20 Mark Tillmon 6-1 185 G Washington, D.C., U.S. Gonzaga Georgetown 23 Chris Brooks 6-6 205 F Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. Oak Hill Academy West Virginia 25 Ricky Jones 6-6 190 F Pendleton, SC, U.S. Pendleton Clemson 31 Brian Oliver 6-4 185 G Smyrna, GA, U.S. Wills Georgia Tech 32 Pete Chilcutt 6- 220 F Tuscaloosa, AL, U.S. Tuscaloosa Academy North Carolina 33 Alaa Abdelnaby 6-10 215 F / C Bloomfield, NJ, U.S. Bloomfield Duke 34 J. R. Reid 6-10 240 F / C Virginia Beach, VA, U.S. Kempsville North Carolina 35 Barry Bekkedam 6-10 200 F Radnor, PA, U.S. Archbishop Carroll Villanova 40 Larry Rembert 6-8 220 F Orrville, AL, U.S. Keith UAB 44 Steve Hood 6-6 190 F Hyattsville, MD, U.S. DeMatha Maryland 50 Keith Robinson 6-8 205 F Buffalo, NY, U.S. Grover Cleveland Notre Dame
West roster
No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice 4 Fess Irvin 5-11 170 G Gonzales, LA, U.S. East Ascension LSU 22 Dwayne Bryant 6-2 180 G New Orleans, LA, U.S. De La Salle Georgetown 24 Anthony Pendleton 6-4 175 G Flint, MI, U.S. Northwestern IowaPendleton had committed to Iowa, but he changed his mind when coach George Raveling transferred to USC. Wanting to follow Raveling, Pendleton expressed his intention to commit to USC instead. The NCAA found him ineligible under the Proposition 48, which was enacted in 1986, and Pendleton had to sit out his first year of college. He then enrolled at USC and played there. 32 Stephen Thompson 6-3 170 G Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Crenshaw Syracuse 33 Dwayne Schintzius 7-1 225 C Brandon, FL, U.S. Brandon Florida 34 Ron Huery 6-6 187 G / F Memphis, TN, U.S. Whitehaven Arkansas 42 Mark Randall 6-8 190 F Englewood, CO, U.S. Cherry Creek Kansas 43 Derrick Coleman 6-9 215 F Detroit, MI, U.S. Northern Syracuse 44 Nelison Anderson 6-5 210 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Simeon Illinois 45 Phil Henderson 6-4 165 G Crete, IL, U.S. Crete-Monee Duke 52 Terry Mills 6-10 207 F Romulus, MI, U.S. Romulus Michigan 54 Scott Williams 6-10 215 C Hacienda Heights, CA, U.S. Glen A. Wilson North Carolina
Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach Stewart Vetter Jr. of Flint Hill School (Oakton, Virginia)
The West team was coached by: Head Coach J. E. Evans of Keith High School (Orrville, Alabama)
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