Magic Johnson (pictured here in 1999) sponsored the event in the 1990s.
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.[1][2][3] 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.
^EA SPORTS Teams With Intersport and Basketball Legend Sonny Vaccaro for the 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic; Annual High School All-Star Game Finds a New Home in Chicago. Business Wire, Jan 17, 2001 [1]
^Hanging 'em up. Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports January 22, 2007
"Roundball Rock" is a musical composition by John Tesh and used for The NBA on NBC from 1990 until 2002. NBC played the theme 12,000 times during their...
school national final four. He was both a Jordan Brand Classic and a Iverson RoundballClassic honoree/participant. Jett Howard attended NSU University...
cofounded the first national high school All-Star game, The Dapper Dan RoundballClassic, with concert promoter and boyhood friend Pat DiCesare in Pittsburgh...
high school basketball all-star games—the EA Sports RoundballClassic, the Jordan Brand Capital Classic, and the McDonald's All-American Game—losing his...
the Eastern Conference defeat the West 115–103, at the EA Sports RoundballClassic at the United Center in Chicago. At that point, he was rated #4 High...
Dapper Dan Classic may refer to: Dapper Dan RoundballClassic, American high school all-star basketball game Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic, American high...
2015. Dosunmu was also selected to play in the second annual Iverson RoundballClassic All-American Game in April 2018 at Souderton Area High School outside...
The Ball Dawgs Classic (formerly the Vegas 4) is a college basketball showcase event played in Henderson, Nevada during the week of Thanksgiving. Following...
The Acrisure Classic is a four-team NCAA Division I college basketball showcase event. Three games are played at campus sites in the days leading up to...
The stadium has hosted two outdoor hockey games: the 2011 NHL Winter Classic between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, and the 2017 NHL...
one of the top 30 players nationally, and made the Magic Johnson RoundballClassic. McDyess played college basketball at the University of Alabama. As...
chosen to play at the 2000 McDonald's All-American Game and at the RoundballClassic All-Star game, after which he was named Most Valuable Player. As a...
Mr. Basketball by the Associated Press. He also played at the 1997 RoundballClassic, scoring 13 points. His senior year averages were 27.5 points, 8.7...
school, being named a part of the Parade All-American team, EA Sports RoundballClassic Roster, and the McDonald's All-America Game. Bass finished the McDonald's...
baseball, ran track and high jumped as a teenager. He played in the RoundballClassic, scoring 30 points in a losing effort. Wallace, along with Randy Livingston...
Co-Player of the Year. Beverley was also selected to play in the RoundballClassic on April 8, 2006, a national high school All-Star Game held at Chicago's...
and along with Chris Webber was one of the MVPs of the Dapper Dan Roundballclassic. After high school, Robinson attended Purdue University to play under...
Naismith Prep Player of the Year in 2002. He was the MVP of the 2002 RoundballClassic at the United Center in Chicago, and was selected for the 2002 McDonald's...
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