The 1994 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an

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game played on Sunday, April 3, 1994 at Carnesecca Arena in

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. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1994. The game was the 17th annual version of the

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first played in 1978.

1994 game

The game was telecast live by

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. The East team included many guards, while the West could rely on more forwards and centers. Trajan Langdon became the first McDonald's All-American from the state of

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. Felipe López, the local fan favorite, was named the MVP of the game, having scored 24 points. Other players who starred were Zendon Hamilton, Kareem Reid, Antoine Walker and

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. The game score was close, and the West almost completed a comeback, led by Andrae Patterson who scored many points in the last minutes. 1994 game and rosters at page 79. Of the 22 players, 10 went on to play in the

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East roster

1994 roster at pages 6-7.

West roster

Coaches

The East team was coached by: * Head Coach Jack Curran of

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(

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) The West team was coached by: * Coached by Vince Clemons of Merced High School

All-American Week

Contest winners

* The 1994 Slam Dunk contest was won by Ricky Price. * The 1994 3-point shoot-out was won by Trajan Langdon.

References

External links

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