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game played on Saturday, April 10, 1982 at the

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. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1982. The game was the 5th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.

1982 game

The game was not televised, but highlights were aired by

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. The East team could count on several guards and forwards, including heavily recruited Billy Thompson, considered one of the top players of the class. The West team had local favorites Efrem Winters and Bruce Douglas, both committed to Illinois, and had 5 guards and 6 centers on their roster: the only forward was Kerry Trotter. The West won 103–84 and Winters had a solid performance both on offense and on defense, and scored 19 points on 9/15 shooting, earning the MVP award. Dell Curry led the East with 20 points, while Thompson added 15; for the West, Kenny Walker was the top scorer with 20, and Trotter scored 14. 1982 game and rosters at page 69. The game attendance of 15,836 set a then all-time record not only for the McDonald's game, but also for high school basketball in the state of Illinois. Of the 25 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.

East roster

1982 roster at pages 3.

West roster

Coaches

The East team was coached by: * Head Coach Joe Gallagher of St. John's College High School (

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) The West team was coached by: * Head Coach Ed Pepple of

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References

External links

McDonald's All-American on the webMcDonald's All-American all-time rostersGame stats at Realgm.com
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