Without any national all-star games played this year because of COVID-19, we thought this was a perfect time to look back at all the best individual performances over the past 50 plus years. Below are the individual records for all the established and long-running national all-star games. In order of creation they are: Roundball Classic (1965-2007), Kentucky Derby Festival Classic (1973-2017), Capital Classic (1974-current), McDonald’s All-American Game (1978-current), Jordan Brand Classic (2005-current) and Ballislife All-American Game (2011-current).
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Most Points
44 -- Emmitt Williams, Jordan Brand Classic/White, 2018
40 -- Louis Bullock, Capital Classic/Capital, 1995
40 -- Quentin Richardson, Derby Festival Classic/White, 1998
39 -- Zach Randolph, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 2000
39 -- Stanley Johnson, Ballislife A-A/Red, 2014
37 -- Calvin Murphy*, Roundball Classic/United States, 1966
37 -- Tom McMillen, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1970
36 -- Jimmy Baker, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1971
34 -- LeBron James, Capital Classic/Black, 2003
33 -- Michael Smith, Capital Classic/Capital, 1990
33 -- Mustapha Heron, Ballislife A-A/White, 2016
33 -- Isaiah Mobley, Ballislife A-A/White, 2019
32 -- Jim McDaniels, Roundball Classic/United States, 1967
32 -- Kevin Walls, Derby Festival Classic/South, 1984
32 -- Terrence Williams, Derby Festival Classic/Black, 2005
32 -- Mustapha Heron, Derby Festival Classic/White, 2016
31 -- Moses Malone, Roundball Classic/United States, 1974
31 -- Kenny Gregory, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 1997
31 -- Jonathan Bender, McDonald’s A-A/West, 1999
31 -- Malcolm Delaney, Capital Classic/United States, 2007
31 -- Emmitt Williams, Ballislife A-A/Black, 2018
30 -- Michael Jordan, McDonald’s A-A/East, 1981
30 -- Rasheed Wallace, Roundball Classic/East, 1993
30 -- Ricky Davis, Derby Festival Classic/White, 1997
30 -- Michael Snaer, Derby Festival Classic/Gold, 2009
30 -- Aaron Wiggins, Capital Classic/United States, 2018
31 -- Mitch Lightfoot, Ballislife A-A/White, 2016
30 -- Brandon McCoy, Ballislife A-A/White, 2017
30 -- Ethan Thompson, Ballislife A-A/Blue, 2017
29 -- Sam Iacino, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1969
29 -- Darrell Griffith, Capital Classic/United States, 1976
29 -- Darrell Griffith, Derby Festival Classic/KY-IN, 1976
29 -- Wes Mathews, Roundball Classic/United States, 1977
29 -- Steve Risley, Derby Festival Classic/KY-IN, 1976
29 -- Larry Anderson, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1979
29 -- Bill Varner, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1979
29 -- J.R. Reid, Capital Classic/Capital, 1986
29 -- Dapreis Owens, Derby Festival Classic/North, 1988
29 -- Antwan Jamison, Capital Classic/United States, 1995
29 – Luke Whitehead, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 2000
29 – John Allen, Roundball Classic/East, 2001
29 -- Anthony Davis, Jordan Brand Classic/Black, 2011
29 -- Aquille Carr, Capital Classic/Capital, 2013
29 -- Jahlil Okafor, Jordan Brand Classic/East, 2014
29 -- Eron Gordon, Derby Festival Classic/Maroon, 2016
29 -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Derby Festival Classic/White, 2017
Field Goals Made
22 -- Emmitt Williams, Jordan Brand Classic/White, 2018 (22x23)
18 -- Quentin Richardson, Derby Festival Classic/White, 1998 (18x30)
18 -- Zach Randolph, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 2000 (18x27)
16 -- Tom McMillen, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1970 (16x32)
16 -- Stanley Johnson, Ballislife A-A/Red, 2014 (16x24)
16 -- Mustapha Heron, Ballislife A-A/White, 2016 (16x29)
15 -- Jimmy Baker, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1971 (15x23)
15 -- Emmitt Williams, Ballislife A-A/Black, 2018 (15x28)
Field Goal Attempts
32 -- Tom McMillen, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1970 (16x32)
30 -- Quentin Richardson, Derby Festival Classic/White, 1998 (18x30)
30 -- LeBron James, Capital Classic/Black, 2003 (13x30)
29 -- Mustapha Heron, Ballislife A-A/White, 2016 (16x29)
28 -- Emmitt Williams, Ballislife A-A/Black, 2018 (15x28)
27 -- Charles “Hawkeye” Whitney, Capital Classic/Capital, 1976 (13x27)
27 -- Mike O’Koren, Derby Festival Classic/United States, 1976 (14x27)
27 -- Jay Williams, McDonald’s A-A/East, 1999 (11x27)
27 -- Zach Randolph, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 2000 (18x27)
26 -- Louis Bullock, Capital Classic/Capital, 1995 (14x26)
26 -- Keith Bogans, McDonald’s A-A/East, 1999 (10x26)
Field Goal Percentage
(minimum 10 attempts)
.957 -- Emmitt Williams, Jordan Brand Classic/White, 2018 (22x23)
.917 -- Bob Beecher, Derby Festival Classic/United States, 1982 (11x12)
.909 -- Sam Perkins, Derby Festival Classic 2**/United States, 1980 (10x11)
Free Throws Made
15 -- Derrick Chievous, Derby Festival Classic/North, 1984 (15x21)
13 -- Calvin Murphy, Roundball Classic/United States, 1966 (13x14)
Free Throw Attempts
21 -- Derrick Chievous, Derby Festival Classic/North, 1984 (15x21)
18 -- Chris Monroe, Capital Classic/Capital, 1999 (12x18)
17 -- Carmelo Anthony, Capital Classic/Red, 2002 (12x17)
16 -- Bob Lojewski, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1981 (12x16)
16 -- Benoit Benjamin, Roundball Classic/United States, 1982 (8x16)
16 -- George Lynch, Capital Classic/Capital, 1989 (10x16)
16 -- Allonzo Trier, Jordan Brand Classic/West, 2015 (11x16)
15 -- Russell Cross, McDonald’s A-A/West, 1980 (12x15)
14 -- Calvin Murphy, Roundball Classic/United States, 1966 (13x14)
14 -- Dwight Anderson, Roundball Classic/United States, 1978 (11x14)
14 -- Michael Smith, Capital Classic/Capital, 1989 (11x14)
14 -- Malcolm Delaney, Capital Classic/United States, 2007 (11x14)
14 -- Isaiah Briscoe, Ballislife A-A/Orange, 2015 (9x14)
Best Shooting Peformance
1.000 -- Mouphtaou Yarou, Capital Classic/Capital, 2009 (9x9 FG, 2x2 FT)
3-Pointers Made
6 -- Louis Bullock, Capital Classic/Capital, 1995 (6x10)
6 -- Charlton Clarke, Derby Festival Classic/Red, 1995 (6x7)
6 -- Tony Stanley, Capital Classic/Capital, 1996 (6x8)
6 -- Gerald Green, McDonald’s A-A/East, 2005 (6x9)
6 -- Brian Bowen, Jordan Brand Classic/East, 2017 (6x7)
5 -- Jermaine Medley, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 1997 (5x7)
5 -- Justin Gray, Capital Classic/Red, 2002 (5x8)
5 -- J.J. Reddick, McDonald’s A-A/East, 2002 (5x6)
5 -- J.R. Smith, McDonald’s A-A/East, 2004 (5x11)
5 -- Daequan Cook, McDonald’s A-A/West, 2006 (5x9)
5 -- OJ Mayo, Roundball Classic/East, 2007 (5x10)
5 -- Raymond Penn, Derby Festival Classic/Black, 2009 (5x10)
5 -- Kameron Williams, Capital Classic/United States, 2013 (5x5)
5 -- Stanley Johnson, Ballislife A-A/Red, 2014 (5x10)
5 -- Andrew Robinson, Capital Classic/Capital, 2014 (5x7)
5 -- Frank Jackson, McDonald’s A-A/West, 2016 (5x7)
5 -- Joe Girard III, Capital Classic/United States, 2019 (5x11)
3-Pointers Attempted
13 -- Edgar Sosa, Derby Festival Classic/Black, 2006 (3x13)
12 -- Austin Grandstaff, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 2015 (4x12)
11 -- Kevin Morris, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 1996 (2x11)
11 -- Teddy Dupay, Derby Festival Classic/White, 1998 (3x11)
11 -- Todd Tackett, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 1998 (4x11)
11 -- J.R. Smith, McDonald’s A-A/East, 2004 (5x11)
11 -- Joe Girard III, Capital Classic/United States, 2019 (5x11)
10 -- Louis Bullock, Capital Classic/Capital, 1995 (6x10)
10 -- Ronald Blackshear, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 1998 (3x10)
10 -- Rod Grizzard, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 1999 (2x10)
10 -- LeBron James, Capital Classic/Black, 2003 (3x10)
10 -- Michael Jones, Roundball Classic/East, 2003 (3x10)
10 -- OJ Mayo, Roundball Classic/East, 2007 (5x10)
10 -- Raymond Penn, Derby Festival Classic/Black, 2009 (5x10)
10 -- Stanley Johnson, Ballislife A-A/Red, 2014 (5x10)
10 -- Malik Monk, Jordan Brand Classic/West, 2016 (2x10)
10 -- Alani Moore, Capital Classic/Capital, 2003 (3x10)
Most Rebounds
24 -- Sam Perkins, McDonald’s A-A/East, 1980
24 -- Zach Randolph, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 2000
22 -- Rickey Brown, Derby Festival Classic/United States, 1976
22 -- George Lynch, Capital Classic/Capital, 1989
21 -- Ralph Sampson, Capital Classic/Capital, 1979
21 -- Othella Harrington, McDonald’s A-A/West, 1992
21 -- Troy Murphy, Capital Classic/United States, 1998
20 -- Tom Riker, Roundball Classic/United States, 1968
20 -- Moses Malone, Roundball Classic/United States, 1974
20 -- Moses Malone, Derby Festival Classic/United States, 1974
20 -- Bryant Johnson, Capital Classic/Capital, 1978
19 -- Dana Lewis, Roundball Classic/United States, 1967
19 -- Kenny Durrett, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1967
19 -- Bobby Turner, Derby Festival Classic/KY-IN, 1976
19 -- Earl Jones, Derby Festival Classic 2**/United States, 1980
19 -- Marcus Camby, Capital Classic/United States, 1993
19 -- Travis Watson, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 1999
19 -- Qudus Wahab, Capital Classic/Capital, 2019
18 -- Quentin Richardson, Derby Festival Classic/White, 1998
17 -- Simmie Hill, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1967
17 -- Nick Weatherspoon, Roundball Classic/United States, 1968
17 -- Moses Malone, Capital Classic/United States, 1974
17 -- J.R. Reid, Capital Classic/Capital, 1986
17 -- Bart Lammerson, Capital Classic/Capital, 1991
17 -- Amare Stoudemire, Capital Classic/White, 2002
16 -- Jim McMillian, Roundball Classic/United States, 1966
16 -- Jimmy Baker, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1971
16 -- Maurice Lucas, Roundball Classic/Keystone, 1971
16 -- Rudy Woods, McDonald’s A-A/West, 1978
16 -- Sidney Green, Roundball Classic/East, 1979
16 -- Sam Perkins, Derby Festival Classic/United States, 1980
16 -- Charlie Sitton, Capital Classic/United States, 1980
16 -- Len Bias, Derby Festival Classic/United States, 1982
16 -- Winston Bennett, Capital Classic/United States, 1983
16 -- Dallas Comegys, McDonald’s A-A/East, 1983
16 -- John Williams, McDonald’s A-A/West, 1984
16 -- Tracy Murray, Derby Festival Classic/South, 1989
16 -- Shaquille O'Neal, McDonald’s A-A/West, 1989
16 -- Cherokee Parks, Capital Classic/United States, 1991
16 -- Joel Pryzbilla, Roundball Classic/West, 1998
16 -- Andray Blatche, Jordan Brand Classic/White, 2005
16 -- Michael Beasley, Derby Festival Classic/Black, 2007
16 -- Kevin Love, Roundball Classic/West, 2007
16 -- Jordan Bell, Ballislife A-A/Blue, 2013
Most Assists
16 -- Corey Fisher, Roundball Classic/West, 2007
15 -- Erick Barkley, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 1998
15 -- A.J. Price, Roundball Classic/West, 2004
14 -- T.J. Ford, Roundball Classic/East, 2001
14 -- Brandon Jennings, Jordan Brand Classic/Blue, 2008
14 -- Andrew Jones, Ballislife A-A/White, 2016
13 -- Matt Montague, Derby Festival Classic/White, 1996
13 -- Taliek Brown, Roundball Classic/East, 2000
13 -- Mike Conley, Roundball Classic/West, 2006
13 -- Johnny Flynn, Roundball Classic/West, 2007
13 -- Vacque Vaughn, McDonald’s A-A/West, 1993
13 -- Lonzo Ball, McDonald’s A-A/West, 2016
13 -- Lonzo Ball, Ballislife A-A/Black, 2016
13 -- Justin Simon, Derby Festival Classic/Purple, 2015
Most Blocked Shots
10 -- Ralph Sampson, McDonald’s A-A/East, 1979
7 -- Melvin Whitaker, Capital Classic/United States, 1995
7 -- Tom Herzog, Roundball Classic/West, 2006
7 -- Brandon Huffman, Capital Classic/United States, 2017
6 -- Ralph Sampson, Capital Classic/Capital, 1979
6 -- Sam Bowie, Derby Festival Classic/United States, 1979
6 -- Earl Jones, Derby Festival Classic/United States, 1980
6 -- Earl Jones, Derby Festival Classic 2**/United States, 1980
6 -- Patrick Ewing, Roundball Classic/United States, 1981
6 -- Shaquille O'Neal, Roundball Classic/West, 1989
6 -- Shaquille O'Neal, McDonald’s A-A/West, 1989
6 -- Shawn Bradley, McDonald’s A-A/West, 1989
6 -- Dwight Howard, Capital Classic/Black, 2004
6 -- De’Andre Jordan, Roundball Classic/East, 2007
6 -- Kevin Love, Roundball Classic/West, 2007
6 -- Khem Birch, McDonald’s A-A/West, 2011
Steals
10 -- Khalid Reeves, McDonald’s A-A/East, 1990
7 -- Jordan Farmar, McDonald’s A-A/West, 2004
6 -- Michael Jordan, McDonald’s A-A/East, 1981
6 -- Wardell Curry, McDonald’s A-A/East, 1982
6 -- Tyrone “Muggsy” Bouges, Capital Classic/Capital, 1983
6 -- Rod Strickland, Roundball Classic/United States, 1985
6 -- Derrick Phelps, Roundball Classic/East, 1990
6 -- Shaheen Holloway, McDonald’s A-A/East, 1996
6 -- Brandon Stockton, Derby Festival Classic/White, 2002
6 -- Chris Paul, Capital Classic/Silver, 2003
6 -- Donovan Mitchell, Derby Festival Classic/White, 2015
6 -- P.J. Washington, Jordan Brand Classic/West, 2017
6 -- Darius Days, Capital Classic/United States, 2018
*Murphy also holds the all-time single-game scoring record for any national-based all-star game. Two nights after the Round Ball Classic, Murphy scored 62 points in the title game of the seventh annual Allentown Classic (also called the B’nai B’rith Schoolboy Classic), which pitted all-star teams from various regions along the Eastern seaboard. Murphy made 24-of-45 field goals and 14-of-16 free throws for New England in a 109-102 loss Eastern Pennsylvania. He scored 98 points in two games at the event (36 the day after the Roundball) that was held to raise funds for Cancer research.
**In 1979 and 1980, the Derby Festival Classic played two games, one at Freedom Hall in Louisville and the next night at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Earl Jones, a three-time high school All-American, blocked six shots in each game.
Ronnie Flores is the national Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He can be reached at [email protected]. Don't forget to follow him on Twitter: @RonMFlores