1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1998. The game was the 21st annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978. 1998 game. The game was telecast live by ESPN for the first time (CBS was the previous telecaster). Korleone Young participated in the dunk contest but a preexisting injury prevented him  to play in the game. The game saw many dunks, something usual for all-star games, and several 3-point shots. The first 2 points were scored by Kris Lang from an alley oop pass by Dupay. The West led at halftime, but the East completed the comeback thanks to Jason Capel (16 points in the second half) and game MVP Ronald Curry who almost recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. Other players who starred were JaRon Rush, Quentin Richardson (both had 19 points); Al Harrington and Rashard Lewis (17 points); and Erick Barkley  (12 assists). Of the 24 players, 14 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. Three of them declared for the 1998 NBA Draft and were drafted out of high school: Al Harrington (25th overall), Rashard Lewis (32nd overall) and Korleone Young (40th overall). Coaches. The East team was coached by: The West team was coached by: