The 1984 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 8, 1984 at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1984. The game was the 7th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.
1984 game 10,214 people attended the game, which was played at the Pauley Pavilion, home of the UCLA Bruins. The East team had many heavily recruited guards and forwards, and top-ranked center Chris Washburn. The West team had the two best forwards of the class, Danny Manning and John Williams. At halftime, the West led 62–56. Derrick Chievous scored 16 points and had 9 rebounds, and was the top scorer of the East team, while John Williams dominated the game with 27 points and 16 rebounds, and was awarded the MVP trophy. Other good performances were Troy Lewis (18 points), Gary Grant (16) and Delray Brooks (16) for the West; and Duane Ferrell (13 points), Ed Davender (13) and Shelton Jones (15) for the East. 1984 game and rosters at page 71. Of the 24 players, 10 went on to play at least one game in the NBA.
East roster 1984 roster at pages 4. No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice – Michael Brown 6-4 175 G Baltimore, MD, U.S. Paul Laurence Dunbar Syracuse – Derrick Chievous 6-6 183 F Flushing, NY, U.S. Holy Cross Missouri – Ed Davender 6-2 160 G Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Boys and Girls Kentucky – Duane Ferrell 6-6 198 F Towson, MD, U.S. Calvert Hall Georgia Tech – Shelton Jones 6-7 175 F / G Amityville, NY, U.S. Amityville Memorial St. John's – Derrick Lewis 6-7 195 F Washington, D.C., U.S. Archbishop Carroll Maryland – Richard Madison 6-8 212 F Memphis, TN, U.S. Northside Kentucky – David Rivers 6-1 160 G Jersey City, NJ, U.S. St. Anthony Notre Dame – Charles Smith 6-9 192 C Bridgeport, CT, U.S. Warren Harding Pitt – John Thompson 6-7 210 C / F Lawrenceville, VA, U.S. Brunswick NC State – Kevin Walls 6-2 175 G Camden, NJ, U.S. Camden Louisville – Chris Washburn 6-11 235 C Laurinburg, NC, U.S. Laurinburg Institute NC State
West roster
No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice – Matt Beeuwsaert 6-6 210 F Santa Ana, CA, U.S. Mater Dei Notre Dame – Delray Brooks 6-4 180 G Michigan City, IN, U.S. Rogers Indiana – Gary Grant 6-2 165 G Canton, OH, U.S. McKinley Michigan – Craig Jackson 6-8 195 F Denver, CO, U.S. Montbello UCLA – Andrew Lang 6-9 220 C Pine Bluff, AR, U.S. Dollarway Arkansas – Troy Lewis 6-4 178 G Anderson, IN, U.S. Anderson Purdue – Al Lorenzen 6-7 215 F Cedar Rapids, IA, U.S. John F. Kennedy Iowa – Danny Manning 6-10 188 F Lawrence, KS, U.S. Lawrence Kansas – Roger McClendon 6-4 175 G Champaign, IL, U.S. Centennial Cincinnati – Craig McMillan 6-6 180 G Cloverdale, CA, U.S. Cloverdale Arizona – Chris Sandle 6-8 215 F Long Beach, CA, U.S. Poly Arizona State – John Williams 6-8 225 C / F Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Crenshaw LSU
Coaches The East team was coached by: Head Coach Bob Wade of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)
The West team was coached by: Head Coach Bill Bobier of Valley High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)
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