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Revision as of 19:57, 13 July 2017
| No. 15 – UCLA Bruins | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Pac-12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 27, 1998 Anaheim, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chino Hills (Chino Hills, California) |
| College | UCLA (2017-present) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
LiAngelo Robert Ball </ref>http://www.uclabruins.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5566</ref> (born November 24, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. He attended Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California. In his junior season at Chino Hills, Ball won the California state championship with his brothers Lonzo and LaMelo.
Early life
Ball was born to LaVar and Tina Ball, who are both former college basketball players. LaVar, who stands 6-foot-6 (1.98 m), competed with Washington State and then Cal State Los Angeles. Tina, who stands 6-feet (1.8 m), also played with the latter school.[1] Later on, LaVar played professional American football as a tight end for the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football after being loaned from the New York Jets.[2]
LiAngelo began playing basketball at an early age with his brothers Lonzo and LaMelo. Growing up, the trio played on teams coached by their father, including Big Ballers VXT of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), where they would continue playing into high school.[3][4][1]
High School
Ball was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California under head coaches Steve Baik and Stephan Gilling. Also on the team, nicknamed the Huskies, were brothers Lonzo and LaMelo, as well as cousin Andre Ball.[5]. During his junior year, he averaged a team-leading 27.4 points per game as a junior at Chino Hills in 2015-16, played alongside his older brother, Lonzo Ball (now with the Los Angeles Lakers), during his first three years of high school, helped Chino Hills post a perfect 35-0 record during his junior season, culminating in the 2016 CIF State Open Division Championship, as Chino Hills defeated De La Salle, 70-50, in the title game.
For Ball's senior season, Chino Hills lost his older brother Lonzo Ball and coach Steve Baik. He averaged 33.8 points per game, helped lead his high school program to a 30-3 record in 2016-17 as Chino Hills advanced to the 2017 CIF Southern Section Open Division semifinals (lost in overtime, 83-80, to Mater Dei) He was named to the CIF Southern Section All-Open Division Team, secured All-Area Player of the Year acclaim from the San Bernardino Sun and the Inland Daily Bulletin, was named an All-Area Team selection by the Los Angeles Times as a junior and senior, following his senior year, was listed as a first-team All-State selection in California by MaxPreps.com and an honorable mention All-America selection by MaxPreps.com. His senior season was highlighted by multiple high-scoring efforts, including a 72-point performance in a victory over Rancho Christian, one night after scoring 56 points in a 32-point win against Orange Lutheran … also had single-game point totals of 65, 60 and 52 (twice) for Chino Hills. </ref>http://www.uclabruins.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5566</ref>
References
- ^ a b Stephens, Mitch (March 26, 2016). "The Architect: Father of the Ball brothers speaks about growth of Chino Hills". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. March 7, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Ball brothers combine for 93 points in Las Vegas game". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ Parrish, Gary (June 30, 2015). "The Ball family -- coming to a basketball court (and TV) near you". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|website=(help) - ^ Sondheimer, Eric (April 26, 2015). "It's Ball in the family at Chino Hills basketball". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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