Roundball Classic
Year Team Player High School ( state )
1965 Pennsylvania Simmie Hill Midland
1965 United States Bernie Williams DeMatha Catholic ( MD )
1966 Pennsylvania Sam Iacino Farrell
1966 United States Calvin Murphy Norwalk ( CT )
1967 Pennsylvania Dick DeVenzio Ambridge
1967 United States Jim McDaniels Allen County ( KY )
1968 Pennsylvania Dennis Wuycik Ambridge
1968 United States Tom Riker Saint Dominic ( NY )
1969 Pennsylvania Mark Gianfrancesco Wilkinsburg
1969 United States Nick Weatherspoon Canton McKinley ( OH )
1970 Pennsylvania Tom McMillen Mansfield
1970 United States Dwight Jones Wheatley ( TX )
1971 Pennsylvania Jimmie Baker Olney
1971 United States Campy Russell Pontiac Central ( MI )
1972 Pennsylvania Joe Bryant John Bartram
1972 United States Phil Sellers Thomas Jefferson ( NY )
1973 Pennsylvania Jeep Kelly Schenley
1973 United States Adrian Dantley DeMatha Catholic ( MD )
1974 Pennsylvania Brad Davis Monaca
1974 United States Moses Malone Petersburg ( VA )
MVPs -- Pennsylvania vs. United States format
Calvin Murphy was the MVP of the 1966 game and scored a Roundball Classic record 37 points . [ 16 ] After the game two MVPs were named : one for the Pennsylvania team and one for the U.S. team . In 1979 and 1986 three U.S. selections played ( East , Midwest and Southwest in 1979 ; East , South and North in 1986 ) . [ 71 ] [ 54 ]
The Roundball Classic, originally known as The Dapper Dan Roundball Classic (also known as Magic Johnson's Roundball, Sonny Vaccaro's Roundball Classic, EA Sports Roundball Classic, Asics Roundball Classic) is well known in the sports world as the first national high school All Star basketball game. It was sponsored by and used as a fundraising event for the Dapper Dan Charities in Pittsburgh. The inaugural game was played at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 26, 1965.