1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

West	East


115	113

	1st half	2nd half	Total
West	62	53	115
East	73	40	113

Date

April 9, 1983

Venue

Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA

MVP

Winston Bennett and
Dwayne Washington

Referees

1
2
3

Attendance

14,926

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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.^[1] The East dominated the first half and at halftime led the score 73 to 62.^[2] The West came back during the second half, guided by two Kentucky commits: James Blackmon and Winston Bennett.^[3] 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.^[3] The West won the game 115 to 113: Washington (11 points and 8 assists) was named MVP together with Bennett, who scored 21 points. Other players who had good performances were Tom Sheehey (the top scorer of the game with 22 points), Blackmon (21 points), Bruce Dalrymple (16) and Michael Smith (15).^[4]^[5] Of the 25 players, 12 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

^[5]^[6]^[7]

No.	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College of Choice
–	Tommy Amaker	6-2	–	G	Fairfax, VA, U.S.	W. T. Woodson	Duke
–	Mark Cline	6-7	–	F	Williamson, WV, U.S.	Williamson	Wake Forest
–	Dallas Comegys	6-9	–	F	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.	Roman Catholic	DePaul
–	Tom Curry	6-9	–	C	Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.	Redemptorist	LSU^[8]
–	Bruce Dalrymple	6-4	–	F / G	St. Johnsbury, VT, U.S.	St. Johnsbury Academy	Georgia Tech
–	Frank Ford	6-4	–	G	Kissimmee, FL, U.S.	Osceola	Auburn
–	Keith Gatlin	6-5	–	G	Greenville, NC, U.S.	D. H. Conley	Maryland
–	Melvin Howard	6-1	–	G	Decatur, GA, U.S.	Decatur	Georgia
–	Dave Popson	6-9	–	C	Kingston, PA, U.S.	Bishop O'Reilly	North Carolina
–	Tom Sheehey	6-8	–	F	Rochester, NY, U.S.	McQuaid Jesuit	Virginia
–	Kenny Smith	6-2	–	G	Jamaica, NY, U.S.	Archbishop Molloy	North Carolina
–	Dwayne Washington	6-2	–	G	Brooklyn, NY, U.S.	Boys and Girls	Syracuse
–	Reggie Williams	6-7	–	F	Baltimore, MD, U.S.	Paul Laurence Dunbar	Georgetown

West roster

^[5]^[6]^[7]

No.	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Hometown	High school	College of Choice
–	Freddie Banks	6-2	–	G	Las Vegas, NV, U.S.	Valley	UNLV
–	Winston Bennett	6-7	–	F	Louisville, KY, U.S.	Male	Kentucky
–	James Blackmon	6-3	–	G	Marion, IN, U.S.	Marion	Kentucky
–	Corey Gaines	6-3	–	G	Playa del Rey, CA, U.S.	Saint Bernard	UCLA
–	Antoine Joubert	6-5	–	G	Detroit, MI, U.S.	Southwestern	Michigan
–	Martin Nessley	7-2	–	C	Whitehall, OH, U.S.	Whitehall-Yearling	Duke
–	Kevin Smith	6-7	–	F	Lansing, MI, U.S.	Everett	Minnesota
–	Michael Smith	6-9	–	C	Hacienda Heights, CA, U.S.	Los Altos	BYU
–	Barry Sumpter	6-11	–	C	Lovejoy, IL, U.S.	Lovejoy	Louisville
–	Daryl Thomas	6-7	–	F	Westchester, IL, U.S.	St. Joseph	Indiana
–	Rickie Winslow	6-8	–	F	Houston, TX, U.S.	Yates	Houston
–	Joe Wolf	6-10	–	C	Kohler, WI, U.S.	Kohler	North Carolina

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

Head Coach Buddy Gardler of Cardinal O'Hara High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

The West team was coached by:

Head Coach Joe Treat of Bryant High School (Bryant, Arkansas)

References

^ "ALL-STAR SPORTS FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS - CLASS OF 1983". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
^ "MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN AT ATLANTA". The Indianapolis Star. April 10, 1983. p. 81.
^ ^a ^b "McDonald's All-American Game". The Courier-Journal. April 10, 1983. p. 55.
^ "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 November 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 1983 game and rosters at page 69.
^ ^a ^b "McDonald's All-American all-time rosters" (PDF). pp. 2, 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "McDonald's announces All-American cage squad". The Advocate-Messenger. March 17, 1983. p. 10.
^ Curry never played for LSU. He redshirted his first season and then transferred to Marshall due to academic issues. "Blood Sells Needed for Fallen Star's Survival". April 7, 1989.