1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game


The 1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Saturday, April 9, 1983 at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1983. The game was the 6th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1983 game

The East team could count on the two top guards from the state of New York: Kenny Smith and Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, and also had several of the top 10 players of the class. The West had top-ranked forward Winston Bennett and center Joe Wolf. The East dominated the first half and at halftime led the score 73 to 62. The West came back during the second half, guided by two Kentucky commits: James Blackmon and Winston Bennett. With 4:31 remaining, the West was still 11 points behind, but an 11-0 run tied the score. The decisive layup was scored by Blackmon with 9 seconds remaining on the clock: Dwayne Washington scored a layup with 1 second left, but the officials called a charge and the basket did not count. The West won the game 115 to 113: Washington was named MVP together with Bennett, who scored 21 points. Other players who had good performances were Tom Sheehey, Blackmon, Bruce Dalrymple and Michael Smith. Of the 25 players, 12 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
Tommy Amaker6-2GFairfax, VA, U.S.W. T. WoodsonDuke
Mark Cline6-7FWilliamson, WV, U.S.WilliamsonWake Forest
Dallas Comegys6-9FPhiladelphia, PA, U.S.Roman CatholicDePaul
Tom Curry6-9CBaton Rouge, LA, U.S.RedemptoristLSU
Bruce Dalrymple6-4F / GSt. Johnsbury, VT, U.S.St. Johnsbury AcademyGeorgia Tech
Frank Ford6-4GKissimmee, FL, U.S.OsceolaAuburn
Keith Gatlin6-5GGreenville, NC, U.S.D. H. ConleyMaryland
Melvin Howard6-1GDecatur, GA, U.S.DecaturGeorgia
Dave Popson6-9CKingston, PA, U.S.Bishop O'ReillyNorth Carolina
Tom Sheehey6-8FRochester, NY, U.S.McQuaid JesuitVirginia
Kenny Smith6-2GJamaica, NY, U.S.Archbishop MolloyNorth Carolina
Dwayne Washington6-2GBrooklyn, NY, U.S.Boys and GirlsSyracuse
Reggie Williams6-7FBaltimore, MD, U.S.Paul Laurence DunbarGeorgetown

West roster

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
Freddie Banks6-2GLas Vegas, NV, U.S.ValleyUNLV
Winston Bennett6-7FLouisville, KY, U.S.MaleKentucky
James Blackmon6-3GMarion, IN, U.S.MarionKentucky
Corey Gaines6-3GPlaya del Rey, CA, U.S.Saint BernardUCLA
Antoine Joubert6-5GDetroit, MI, U.S.SouthwesternMichigan
Martin Nessley7-2CWhitehall, OH, U.S.Whitehall-YearlingDuke
Kevin Smith6-7FLansing, MI, U.S.EverettMinnesota
Michael Smith6-9CHacienda Heights, CA, U.S.Los AltosBYU
Barry Sumpter6-11CLovejoy, IL, U.S.LovejoyLouisville
Daryl Thomas6-7FWestchester, IL, U.S.St. JosephIndiana
Rickie Winslow6-8FHouston, TX, U.S.YatesHouston
Joe Wolf6-10CKohler, WI, U.S.KohlerNorth Carolina

Coaches

The East team was coached by:
The West team was coached by: