Lonzo Ball

Lonzo Ball
Personal information
Born (1997-10-27) October 27, 1997
Anaheim, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Chino Hills (Chino Hills, California)
College UCLA (Commit)
Position Point guard
Career highlights and awards

Lonzo Ball (born October 27, 1997)[1] is an American basketball player. As a high school senior in 2016, he was awarded multiple national high school player of the year honors.[2][3] He committed to play college basketball for the UCLA Bruins starting in 2016–17.

Early life

Ball was born in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Anaheim, California,[1] to Lavar and Tina Ball, who were both former college athletes.[4] His parents both played college basketball. The 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m) Lavar played at Washington State before transferring to Cal State Los Angeles, where the 6-foot (1.8 m) Tina was also playing.[5][6] A two-sport star, Lavar also played American football professionally for the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football.[1]

Ball started playing basketball when he was two.[1] He grew up with his younger brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo. Until they reached high school, the trio played together on teams coached by their father.[5] Ball attends high school at Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California.[4] As a senior in 2015–16, he led the school to a 35–0 record and a state title, and the team was ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today.[7] The team also included his younger brothers, junior LiAngelo and freshman LaMelo.[8] Ball averaged a triple-double with averages of 23.9 points, 11.3 rebounds and 11.7 assists per game.[4] He received national honors including the Naismith Prep Player of the Year,[9][10] Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year,[11] and USA Today Boys Basketball Player of the Year.[12]

College career

In November 2015, Ball signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and play for the Bruins in 2016–17.[13] His two brothers have also verbally committed to playing for UCLA in the future.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lonzo Ball". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ Meyer, Jerry (March 10, 2016). "Lonzo Ball wins Naismith Trophy". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "UCLA-Bound Guard Lonzo Ball Named Naismith HS POY". Slam. March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Flores, Ronnie (April 25, 2016). "Mr. Basketball 2016: Lonzo Ball". CalHiSports.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Stephens, Mitch (March 26, 2016). "The Architect: Father of the Ball brothers speaks about growth of Chino Hills". MaxPreps.com.
  6. ↑ Parrish, Gary (July 30, 2015). "The Ball family -- coming to a basketball court (and TV) near you". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ Jordan, Jason (March 30, 2016). "McDonald's All American Lonzo Ball is finally proven, now he's focused on fun". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ Conor, Ryan (January 18, 2016). "Lonzo Ball, UCLA commit, wows at Hoophall Classic alongside brothers LiAngelo and LaMelo". The Springfield Republican. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ Meyer, Jerry (March 10, 2016). "Lonzo Ball wins Naismith Trophy". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ "UCLA-Bound Guard Lonzo Ball Named Naismith HS POY". Slam. March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ "TWO POINT GUARDS EARN 2016 MORGAN WOOTTEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD" (PDF) (Press release). McDonald’s USA. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ Halley, Jim (March 29, 2016). "ALL-USA Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Lonzo Ball, Chino Hills (Calif.)". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016.
  13. ↑ Powers, Shad (January 2, 2016). "ALL-USA Watch: Is Chino Hills' Lonzo Ball the most complete player in nation?". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  14. ↑ Plaschke, Bill (March 12, 2016). "At Chino Hills, the Ball brothers produce a perfect mix of flash and class". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
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