1987 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 1987 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 12, 1987 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1987. The game was the 10th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.
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| Date | April 12, 1987 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Mark Macon | ||||||||||||
| Referees | 1 2 3 | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 10,156 | ||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||
| McDonald's All-American | |||||||||||||
1987 game
The game was telecast live by ABC. The rosters notably had many forwards: the East had Brian Shorter and Perry Carter, while the West had Larry Johnson and Marcus Liberty, two of the top-ranked prospects of their class.[1] The game saw the East gaining and advantage during the first half, and at halftime the score was 66–52. The West attempted to come back during the second half, but they were unable to outscore the East and eventually lost the game by 10 points. Shorter, who was attending Oak Hill Academy but was born in Philadelphia, scored 24 points and recorded 8 rebounds, while Marcus Liberty scored 18 points; Larry Johnson had 16 and Mark Macon scored 14. Macon's good overall performance earned him the MVP award.[2][3][4] Of the 25 players, 15 went on to play at least one game in the NBA.
East roster
| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
| – | Perry Carter | 6-8 | 235 | F | Pittsfield, ME, U.S. | Maine Central Institute | Ohio State |
| – | Chris Corchiani | 6-0 | 178 | G | Hialeah, FL, U.S. | Hialeah-Miami Lakes | NC State |
| – | John Crotty | 6-1 | 180 | G | Lincroft, NJ, U.S. | Christian Brothers Academy | Virginia |
| – | Greg Koubek | 6-6 | 205 | F | Clifton Park, NY, U.S. | Shenendehowa | Duke |
| – | Eric Manuel | 6-6 | 195 | G | Macon, GA, U.S. | Southwest | Kentucky |
| – | Bobby Martin | 6-9 | 235 | F / C | Atlantic City, NJ, U.S. | Atlantic City | Pitt |
| – | Rodney Monroe | 6-3 | 170 | G | Hagerstown, MD, U.S. | St. Maria Goretti | NC State |
| – | King Rice | 6-0 | 180 | G | Binghamton, NY, U.S. | Binghamton | North Carolina |
| – | Dennis Scott | 6-6 | 210 | G / F | Oakton, VA, U.S. | Flint Hill College Prep | Georgia Tech |
| – | Brian Shorter | 6-7 | 215 | F | Mouth of Wilson, VA, U.S. | Oak Hill Academy | Pitt[8] |
| – | Elmore Spencer | 6-11 | 268 | C | Atlanta, GA, U.S. | Booker T. Washington | Georgia[9] |
| – | Anthony Tucker | 6-8 | 215 | F | Washington, D.C., U.S. | McKinley | Georgetown |
| – | David White | 6-6 | 223 | F | St. Petersburg, FL, U.S. | Boca Ciega | Florida State |
West roster
| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
| – | Jay Edwards | 6-4 | 170 | G | Marion, IN, U.S. | Marion | Indiana |
| – | Jerome Harmon | 6-4 | 180 | G | Gary, IN, U.S. | Lew Wallace | Undecided[10] |
| – | Bill Heppner | 6-9 | 220 | F | Crystal Lake, IL, U.S. | Crystal Lake Central | DePaul |
| – | Sean Higgins | 6-9 | 220 | F | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Fairfax | Michigan |
| – | Larry Johnson | 6-7 | 230 | F | Dallas, TX, U.S. | Skyline | SMU[11] |
| – | Treg Lee | 6-9 | 210 | F | Cleveland, OH, U.S. | St. Joseph | Ohio State |
| – | Marcus Liberty | 6-8 | 205 | F | Chicago, IL, U.S. | Martin Luther King | Illinois |
| – | Mark Macon | 6-4 | 185 | G | Saginaw, MI, U.S. | Buena Vista | Temple |
| – | Mike Maddox | 6-8 | 195 | F | Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. | Putnam City North | Kansas |
| – | Elliot Perry | 6-0 | 150 | G | Memphis, TN, U.S. | Treadwell | Memphis State |
| – | LaBradford Smith | 6-4 | 205 | G | Bay City, TX, U.S. | Bay City | Louisville |
| – | Brian Williams | 6-10 | 235 | C | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | Saint Monica Catholic | Maryland |
Coaches
The East team was coached by:
- Head Coach Mark Levin of Overbrook High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
The West team was coached by:
- Head Coach Dave Lebo of Carlisle High School (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)
All-American Week
Contest winners
- The 1987 Slam Dunk contest was won by Jerome Harmon.
References
- "HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1987". Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "A LOOK BACK AT THE McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN GAMES SUPERSTARS AND UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES FROM GAMES PAST" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 1987 game and rosters at page 72.
- Cialini, Joe (April 12, 1987). "Brian Shorter celebrated his homecoming with 24 points Sunday..." UPI.
- "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1987 roster at pages 4.
- Cialini, Joe (March 11, 1987). "Two of the best high school basketball players in..." UPI.
- "Presenting McDonald's All American High School Basketball Team for 1987". Ebony. April 1987. pp. 12–13.
- He did not qualify academically and had to sit out his first year of college eligibility according to Proposition 48. Alfano, Peter (January 22, 1989). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; A Proposition 48 Success Story at Pitt". The New York Times.
- He redshirted his first year of college basketball because he was hospitalized for manic depression in the summer of 1987. "Georgia freshman center Elmore Spencer, who was hospitalized for manic depression last summer and withdrew from school last week, has been redshirted with the basketball team". Clarion-Ledger. November 28, 1987. p. 25.
- Committed later to Louisville.
- Initially committed to SMU, but played at Odessa College.