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game played on Sunday, April 23, 1989 at

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. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1989. The game was the 12th annual version of the

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first played in 1978.

1989 game

The game was telecast live by

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. The West was led by

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, the top ranked center of his class, while the East had forward Doug Edwards and guard

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. Guard Kenny Anderson was unable to participate due to a sprained left ankle. The game saw O'Neal record a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds; he also had 6 blocks. Hurley recorded 10 assists, the highest number of assists recorded in a McDonald's game up to that point, and won co-MVP along with O'Neal. Other good performances were those of Billy McCaffrey (16 points), George Lynch (12),

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(14) and Tracy Murray (14). 1989 game and rosters at page 73. Of the 25 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the

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East roster

1989 roster at pages 5.

West roster

Coaches

The East team was coached by: * Head Coach Walter Van Huss of Dobyns-Bennett High School (

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) The West team was coached by: * Head Coach Tom Orlich of South Tahoe High School ( Lake Tahoe, California)

All-American Week

Contest winners

* The 1989 Slam Dunk contest was won by James Robinson. * The 1989 3-point shoot-out was won by Pat Graham.

References

External links

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