1986 McDonald's All-American Boys Game


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 and Reid who won the MVP award ; 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. Of the 25 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
3Rex Chapman6-4180GOwensboro, KY, U.S.ApolloKentucky
10Rumeal Robinson6-2185GCambridge, MA, U.S.Rindge and LatinMichigan
20Mark Tillmon6-1185GWashington, D.C., U.S.GonzagaGeorgetown
23Chris Brooks6-6205FMouth of Wilson, VA, U.S.Oak Hill AcademyWest Virginia
25Ricky Jones6-6190FPendleton, SC, U.S.PendletonClemson
31Brian Oliver6-4185GSmyrna, GA, U.S.WillsGeorgia Tech
32Pete Chilcutt6-8220FTuscaloosa, AL, U.S.Tuscaloosa AcademyNorth Carolina
33Alaa Abdelnaby6-10215F / CBloomfield, NJ, U.S.BloomfieldDuke
34J. R. Reid6-10240F / CVirginia Beach, VA, U.S.KempsvilleNorth Carolina
35Barry Bekkedam6-10200FRadnor, PA, U.S.Archbishop CarrollVillanova
40Larry Rembert6-8220FOrrville, AL, U.S.KeithUAB
44Steve Hood6-6190FHyattsville, MD, U.S.DeMathaMaryland
50Keith Robinson6-8205FBuffalo, NY, U.S.Grover ClevelandNotre Dame

West roster

No.NameHeightWeightPositionHometownHigh schoolCollege of Choice
4Fess Irvin5-11170GGonzales, LA, U.S.East AscensionLSU
22Dwayne Bryant6-2180GNew Orleans, LA, U.S.De La SalleGeorgetown
24Anthony Pendleton6-4175GFlint, MI, U.S.NorthwesternIowa
32Stephen Thompson6-3170GLos Angeles, CA, U.S.CrenshawSyracuse
33Dwayne Schintzius7-1225CBrandon, FL, U.S.BrandonFlorida
34Ron Huery6-6187G / FMemphis, TN, U.S.WhitehavenArkansas
42Mark Randall6-8190FEnglewood, CO, U.S.Cherry CreekKansas
43Derrick Coleman6-9215FDetroit, MI, U.S.NorthernSyracuse
44Nelison Anderson6-5210FChicago, IL, U.S.SimeonIllinois
45Phil Henderson6-4165GCrete, IL, U.S.Crete-MoneeDuke
52Terry Mills6-10207FRomulus, MI, U.S.RomulusMichigan
54Scott Williams6-10215CHacienda Heights, CA, U.S.Glen A. WilsonNorth Carolina

Coaches

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