| 1985 McDonald's All-American Boys Game | |
| Visitor: | East |
| Home: | West |
| Visitor Total: | 128 |
| Home Total: | 98 |
| Visitor Per1: | 67 |
| Visitor Per2: | 61 |
| Home Per1: | 53 |
| Home Per2: | 45 |
| Date: | April 13, 1985 |
| Referee: | 1 Paul Galvan 2 Mike Tanco 3 Lynn Shortnacy |
| Arena: | Moody Coliseum |
| City: | University Park, TX |
| Attendance: | 9,007 |
| Mvp: | Walker Lambiotte |
| Network: | ESPN |
| Announcers: | Jim Thacker, Dick Vitale and Bucky Waters |
| Series: | McDonald's All-American |
| Previous: | 1984 |
| Next: | 1986 |
The 1985 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Saturday, April 13, 1985 at the Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1985. The game was the 8th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.
The game was telecast by ESPN. 1985 was the first year in which the McDonald's game was televised. The East team had 3 North Carolina commits (Bucknall, Lebo and Madden) and two of the top ranked centers of the 1985 class, Danny Ferry and Pervis Ellison. The West team had many forwards, including Ed Horton and Tony Kimbro, and center Tito Horford, a heavily recruited center born in the Dominican Republic.[1] During the game Walker Lambiotte scored 24 points 10 for 12 from the field and 4 for 7 from the free throw line, winning the MVP award. Terry Dozier and Danny Ferry scored 17 points, and Mark Stevenson had 16; for the West team, Lowell Hamilton and Tito Horford both scored 13 points, while Ed Horton had 12.[2] [3] Of the 25 players, 15 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.
| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Michael Porter | 5-11 | 165 | Dublin, VA, U.S. | Virginia | ||
| 14 | 6-2 | 180 | Carlisle, PA, U.S. | North Carolina | |||
| 21 | 6-7½ | 210 | Crestview, FL, U.S. | Georgia Tech | |||
| 22 | Kevin Madden | 6-5½ | 210 | Staunton, VA, U.S. | North Carolina | ||
| 25 | 6-6 | 205 | Byfield, MA, U.S. | North Carolina | |||
| 30 | 6-8 | 215 | Miami, FL, U.S. | Kentucky | |||
| 31 | 6-9 | 190 | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | South Carolina | |||
| 32 | 6-6 | 195 | Woodstock, VA, U.S. | NC State | |||
| 33 | 6-0 | 165 | Philadelphia, PA, U.S. | UCLA | |||
| 35 | 6-9½ | 230 | Hyattsville, MD, U.S. | Duke | |||
| 42 | 6-9 | 195 | Savannah, GA, U.S. | Louisville | |||
| 54 | Rodney Walker | 6-10 | 225 | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Syracuse | ||
| 55 | Mark Stevenson | 6-5 | 190 | Philadelphia, PA, U.S. | Notre Dame | ||
| No. | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Hometown | High school | College of Choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6-2 | 160 | Mercer Island, WA, U.S. | Duke | |||
| 10 | 6-7 | 185 | Tucson, AZ, U.S. | Arizona | |||
| 21 | 6-6 | 190 | Flint, MI, U.S. | Iowa | |||
| 23 | 6-6 | 190 | Cincinnati, OH, U.S. | Indiana | |||
| 24 | 6-8 | 205 | Springfield, IL, U.S. | Iowa | |||
| 30 | 6-6 | 195 | Akron, OH, U.S. | Pitt | |||
| 32 | Tom Lewis | 6-7 | 200 | Santa Ana, CA, U.S. | USC | ||
| 33 | Kip Jones | 6-7 | 200 | Decatur, IN, U.S. | Purdue | ||
| 34 | 7-1 | 240 | Houston, TX, U.S. | Marian Christian | Houston[7] | ||
| 44 | 6-8 | 205 | Louisville, KY, U.S. | Louisville | |||
| 45 | 6-7 | 202 | Chicago, IL, U.S. | Illinois | |||
| 50 | 6-11 | 250 | Knoxville, TN, U.S. | Tennessee | |||
The East team was coached by:
The West team was coached by: