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LiAngelo Ball
No. 15 – UCLA Bruins
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeaguePacific-12
Personal information
Born (1998-11-24) November 24, 1998 (age 25)
Chino Hills, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolChino Hills (Chino Hills, California)
CollegeUCLA
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LiAngelo Robert Ball (born November 24, 1998) is an American basketball player for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team. As a 6'5" shooting guard/small forward, much like his father LaVar and brothers Lonzo and LaMelo, he has repeatedly drawn attention from national media. In his junior year at Chino Hills High School, Ball won the California state championship with his older brother Lonzo and younger brother LaMelo.

Early life

Ball was born in Chino Hills, California to LaVar and Tina Ball, who are both former college athletes. LaVar, who stands 6-foot-6 (1.98 m), competed with West Los Angeles College, Washington State, and Cal State Los Angeles as a basketball player, as well as Long Beach City College as a football player. Tina, who stands 6-feet (1.8 m), also played for Cal State Los Angeles.[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]

Like his older brother Lonzo, LiAngelo started playing basketball at a rather young age. He grew up playing alongside his older brother Lonzo and younger brother LaMelo. Unlike both brothers, Ball was designated as a shooting guard due to his tendency of shooting the ball every time they got midcourt.[3] Growing up, the brothers would play together on teams coached by his parents, usually under the Big Ballers VXT name the more they aged up, sometimes against older opponents until reaching high school.[4][5] LiAngelo also used to play flag football with his brothers, playing as a tight end during that brief period.[6]

High school career

Under his first three years at Chino Hills, he played alongside his older brother Lonzo. Likewise, under his last two years there, he also played with his older brother LaMelo. During his sophomore year, he averaged 20.1 points per game and helped lead Chino Hills to the California Interscholastic Federation's Division I state title game against San Ramon Valley High School.[7][8] In his junior year, with all three Ball brothers and his cousin Andre on the same squad, LiAngelo led the team in scoring with 27.4 points per game, as well as record 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in all 35 games played for Chino Hills.[9] During the last game of the season, LiAngelo became the team's leading scorer by recording 29 points and 7 rebounds in their championship game against High Point Christian to cap off a perfect 35-0 season.[10][11]

During his senior year, Ball would take his scoring abilities to a new level. On November 28, 2016, LiAngelo recorded 56 points in a 121-89 win over Orange Lutheran High School. The day after that, he recorded a career-high 72 points in a 128-108 win over Rancho Christian High School.[12] At the time, it was considered the school's highest scoring game for one player. He later helped Chino Hills repeat as the Super 25 boys basketball champions by making 28 points, including a buzzer-beating three-pointer over Long Beach Poly, earning the MVP award that night.[13] He also managed to record games of 65, 60, and 52 points (the latter being done twice) all throughout the season. Some of his motivation throughout that time was in part of him being snubbed from the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game despite him being the team's leading scorer that year.[14] Chino Hills would end the season with a 30-3 record, ending their season with a close loss against Mater Dei, which held prospects of former NBA players like Shareef O'Neal and Bol Bol, sons of Shaquille O'Neal and Manute Bol respectively. Despite that, Ball was named the Sun Player of the Year for his leadership at Chino Hills that season, leaving the school as its all-time leading scorer, ending the year with 33.8 points per game.[15]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
LiAngelo Ball
F/G 		Chino Hills, CA Chino Hills HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 215 (41 SG)   Rivals: N/A  ESPN: 41 SG
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

On November 24, 2015, Ball made a verbal commitment and signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and play for the Bruins.

Player profile

Standing at around 6'5", Ball has been described as the bruising shooting guard that scores in volumes.[16] Gaining the figure that his father held as an athlete, he tends to utilize some of his additional weight to drive against weaker opponents to score easy baskets.[17] However, he's better known as a three-point shooter, similar to that of his younger brother. During his 72 point game in high school against Rancho Christian, LiAngelo made 13 three-point shots while displaying his all-around scoring abilities. Both Lonzo and LaVar say that he's more of the scorer between the brothers, as Lonzo notes that he's a much different player from LiAngelo,[18] while LaVar talked about how he works on the court.[19]

Personal life

On June 21, 2017, LaVar Ball mentioned that despite stating that all three of his sons would end up being one-and-done players at UCLA and would declare for the NBA draft, he doesn't think LiAngelo would have the ability to make it to the NBA, but he's going to be taken care of either way.[20] However, he would reverse that claim a day later, saying that he'll be there for LiAngelo's draft class next year.

References

  1. ^ Stephens, Mitch (March 26, 2016). "The Architect: Father of the Ball brothers speaks about growth of Chino Hills". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. March 7, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. ^ https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/the-ball-family-coming-to-a-basketball-court-and-tv-near-you/
  4. ^ Sondheimer, Eric (August 3, 2014). "Boys' basketball: Just wait until LaMelo Ball shows up at Chino Hills". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "PHENOMenology: LaMelo Ball might be as dominant a middle school prodigy as you know who". USA TODAY High School Sports. August 27, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  6. ^ http://www.maxpreps.com/news/jHzX-KpBGky5RKqc8SXiYA/the-architect--father-of-the-ball-brothers-speaks-about-growth-of-chino-hills.htm
  7. ^ Gardner, Michelle (November 25, 2015). "Talented Ball brothers bring entertaining brand of basketball to Inland Empire". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  8. ^ http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/chino-hills-huskies-(chino-hills,ca)/basketball-winter-14-15/schedule.htm
  9. ^ http://www.maxpreps.com/m/career/gendersport/stats.aspx?careerid=4a0feed6-46a2-e611-8076-a0369f3c18ea&ssid=6da42435-84c3-4200-8e1d-9f7403344b2e
  10. ^ http://www.masslive.com/hoophallclassic/index.ssf/2016/01/lonzo_ball_ucla_commit_wows_at.html
  11. ^ http://usatodayhss.com/2016/no-1-chino-hills-caps-perfect-season-and-puts-exclamation-point-on-being-nations-best
  12. ^ http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-liangelo-ball-scores-72-points-in-latest-chino-hills-scoring-outburst-20161130-story.html
  13. ^ http://usatodayhss.com/2016/video-liangelo-balls-week-keeps-getting-better-56-points-72-and-then-game-winner
  14. ^ http://usatodayhss.com/2017/chino-hills-star-liangelo-ball-motivated-by-not-making-mcdonalds-all-american-game
  15. ^ http://www.sbsun.com/sports/20170412/all-area-boys-basketball-chino-hills-liangelo-ball-is-player-of-the-year
  16. ^ https://www.theringer.com/2016/6/1/16038388/steph-curry-ball-brothers-chino-hills-c4a7719b22e9
  17. ^ http://www.maxpreps.com/news/jHzX-KpBGky5RKqc8SXiYA/the-architect--father-of-the-ball-brothers-speaks-about-growth-of-chino-hills.htm
  18. ^ https://www.zagsblog.com/2017/06/22/lavar-ball-reverses-course-says-liangelo-ball-will-2018-nba-draft/
  19. ^ https://twitter.com/bleacherreport/status/845334433683181568
  20. ^ https://www.gq.com/story/lavar-ball-lonzo-and-the-master-plan
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