Capital Classic (all-star game)

The Capital Classic is an annual American all-star game featuring high school basketball players. It is the country's longest-running high school all-star basketball game.[1] The game pits a team of all-stars from the Washington, D.C., area against stars from around the United States.[2][3] In its prime in the late 1970s and 1980s, the game drew star players such as Patrick Ewing, Grant Hill, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Ralph Sampson, and Dominique Wilkins.[4]

  1. ^ Waters, Mike (April 22, 2013). "Syracuse recruit B.J. Johnson to play in Capital Classic on April 28". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Taylor, Scott (March 26, 1990). "UTAH PREP PAIR WILL COMPETE AGAINST THE BEST". Deseret New. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference temkin_04171988 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Lee, Michael (May 15, 2020). "'Basketball is different where we're from: New KD doc examines PG County hoops". The Athletic. Retrieved April 3, 2023. During the Classic's heyday in the late '70s through the '80s, the likes of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing, Grant Hill, Dominique Wilkens, Ralph Sampson and other superstars came to PG.