# 1984 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 1984 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 8, 1984 at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1984. The game was the 7th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

## 1984 game

10,214 people attended the game, which was played at the Pauley Pavilion, home of the UCLA Bruins. The East team had many heavily recruited guards and forwards, and top-ranked center Chris Washburn. The West team had the two best forwards of the class, Danny Manning and John Williams. At halftime, the West led 62–56. Derrick Chievous scored 16 points and had 9 rebounds, and was the top scorer of the East team, while John Williams dominated the game with 27 points and 16 rebounds, and was awarded the MVP trophy. Other good performances were Troy Lewis (18 points), Gary Grant (16) and Delray Brooks (16) for the West; and Duane Ferrell (13 points), Ed Davender (13) and Shelton Jones (15) for the East. Of the 24 players, 10 went on to play at least one game in the NBA.

### East roster

| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
| – | Michael Brown | 6-4 | 175 | G | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Paul Laurence Dunbar | Syracuse |
| – | Derrick Chievous | 6-6 | 183 | F | Flushing, NY, U.S. | Holy Cross | Missouri |
| – | Ed Davender | 6-2 | 160 | G | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Boys and Girls | Kentucky |
| – | Duane Ferrell | 6-6 | 198 | F | Towson, MD, U.S. | Calvert Hall | Georgia Tech |
| – | Shelton Jones | 6-7 | 175 | F / G | Amityville, NY, U.S. | Amityville Memorial | St. John's |
| – | Derrick Lewis | 6-7 | 195 | F | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Archbishop Carroll | Maryland |
| – | Richard Madison | 6-8 | 212 | F | Memphis, TN, U.S. | Northside | Kentucky |
| – | David Rivers | 6-1 | 160 | G | Jersey City, NJ, U.S. | St. Anthony | Notre Dame |
| – | Charles Smith | 6-9 | 192 | C | Bridgeport, CT, U.S. | Warren Harding | Pitt |
| – | John Thompson | 6-7 | 210 | C / F | Lawrenceville, VA, U.S. | Brunswick | NC State |
| – | Kevin Walls | 6-2 | 175 | G | Camden, NJ, U.S. | Camden | Louisville |
| – | Chris Washburn | 6-11 | 235 | C | Laurinburg, NC, U.S. | Laurinburg Institute | NC State |

### West roster

| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
| – | Matt Beeuwsaert | 6-6 | 210 | F | Santa Ana, CA, U.S. | Mater Dei | Notre Dame |
| – | Delray Brooks | 6-4 | 180 | G | Michigan City, IN, U.S. | Rogers | Indiana |
| – | Gary Grant | 6-2 | 165 | G | Canton, OH, U.S. | McKinley | Michigan |
| – | Craig Jackson | 6-8 | 195 | F | Denver, CO, U.S. | Montbello | UCLA |
| – | Andrew Lang | 6-9 | 220 | C | Pine Bluff, AR, U.S. | Dollarway | Arkansas |
| – | Troy Lewis | 6-4 | 178 | G | Anderson, IN, U.S. | Anderson | Purdue |
| – | Al Lorenzen | 6-7 | 215 | F | Cedar Rapids, IA, U.S. | John F. Kennedy | Iowa |
| – | Danny Manning | 6-10 | 188 | F | Lawrence, KS, U.S. | Lawrence | Kansas |
| – | Roger McClendon | 6-4 | 175 | G | Champaign, IL, U.S. | Centennial | Cincinnati |
| – | Craig McMillan | 6-6 | 180 | G | Cloverdale, CA, U.S. | Cloverdale | Arizona |
| – | Chris Sandle | 6-8 | 215 | F | Long Beach, CA, U.S. | Poly | Arizona State |
| – | John Williams | 6-8 | 225 | C / F | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Crenshaw | LSU |

### Coaches

The East team was coached by:
* Head Coach Bob Wade of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)
The West team was coached by:
* Head Coach Bill Bobier of Valley High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)