1995 McDonald's All-American Boys Game


The 1995 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 2, 1995 at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1995. The game was the 18th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1995 game

The game was telecast live by CBS. Chauncey Billups did not play due to a shoulder injury. Before the game, some of the jerseys of the West team were stolen from the locker room: as a result, Kris Clack had to play with a jersey without his name on the back, and Taymon Domzalski and Paul Pierce had to wear duplicates of Traylor's number 54 and McCoy's number 35, respectively. The first points were scored by East's Sam Okey with a lay-up. The game was dominated by big men, and Kevin Garnett won the MVP award recording 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks in 22 minutes of play. Other players who starred were Pierce, who was the top scorer of the game with 28 points, Ron Mercer, who scored 19 points, and Stephon Marbury who had 11 points and 10 assists. The final score was 126 to 115 but McDonald's lists the result as 125-115. Many players arrived at the game undecided about their college choice. Only one of them declared for the 1995 NBA Draft: Kevin Garnett, who became the first player in 20 years to be drafted out of high school with the 5th overall pick in the draft. Of the 22 players selected, 15 played in the NBA.

East roster

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
3Stephon Marbury6-2180GBrooklyn, NY, U.S.LincolnGeorgia Tech
4Sam Okey6-7220FCassville, WI, U.S.CassvilleWisconsin
5Wayne Turner6-2180GChestnut Hill, MA, U.S.Beaver Country DayUndecided
Committed later to Kentucky.
11Louis Bullock6-2180GLaurel, MD, U.S.BaptistMichigan
12Shammgod Wells6-0169GNew York City, NY, U.S.La Salle AcademyProvidence
15Vince Carter6-6195FDaytona Beach, FL, U.S.MainlandUndecided
Committed later to North Carolina.
23Randell Jackson6-11215CWinchendon, MA, U.S.The Winchendon SchoolUndecided
Committed later to Florida State.
32Ron Mercer6-7210FMouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.Oak Hill AcademyUndecided
Committed later to Kentucky.
33Shareef Abdur-Rahim6-9225F / CMarietta, GA, U.S.WheelerCalifornia
44Antawn Jamison6-8210FCharlotte, NC, U.S.ProvidenceNorth Carolina
45Luther Clay6-8225FPittsfield, ME, U.S.Maine Central InstitutePurdue

West roster

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
3B.J. McKie6-2175GColumbia, SC, U.S.IrmoSouth Carolina
4Kris Clack6-5185GAustin, TX, U.S.L.C. AndersonTexas
11Ryan Robertson6-5180GSt. Charles, MO, U.S.St. Charles WestKansas
21Kevin Garnett6-10220CChicago, IL, U.S.Farragut AcademyUndecided
35Jelani McCoy6-11225FSan Diego, CA, U.S.St. AugustineUCLA
35Paul Pierce6-6230FInglewood, CA, U.S.InglewoodKansas
44Albert White6-6210FInkster, MI, U.S.InksterMichigan
54Taymon Domzalski6-10245FRoswell, NM, U.S.New Mexico Military InstituteDuke
54Robert Traylor6-7270CDetroit, MI, U.S.Murray-WrightUndecided
Committed later to Michigan.
55Derek Hood6-7210FKansas City, MO, U.S.CentralArkansas
N/AChauncey Billups6-3202GDenver, CO, U.S.George WashingtonUndecided
Committed later to Colorado.

Coaches

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

Schedule

The Coca-Cola JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989.

Contest winners