Ballislife All-American Game
The Ballislife All-American Game is an annual American all-star game featuring high school basketball players. It was founded in 2011 by Ballislife.com to provide a stage for West Coast players who were not selected to other All-American games.[1] At the time, few players from the region were selected for the McDonald's All-American Game in Chicago or the Jordan Brand Classic in New York.[1][2] Over time, the Ballislife game evolved to include top players throughout the nation.[3][4] A girl's game was added in 2023.[5]
A slam dunk contest is also held in conjunction with the game.[4]
Game results
[edit]Year | Result | Venue | City |
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2011 | Navy 106, White 107[6] | Titan Gymnasium | Fullerton, California |
2012 | Black 139, White 140[6] | Darling Gymnasium | Fullerton, California |
2013 | Blue 135, White 116[6] | Long Beach City College Hall of Champions | Long Beach, California |
2014 | Black 124, Red 127[6] | Long Beach City College Hall of Champions | Long Beach, California |
2015 | Gray 107, Orange 114[6] | Long Beach City College Hall of Champions | Long Beach, California |
2016 | Black 133, White 150[6] | Long Beach City College Hall of Champions | Long Beach, California |
2017 | Blue 153, White 134[6] | Long Beach City College Hall of Champions | Long Beach, California |
2018 | Black 143, White 146[6] | Cerritos College | Norwalk, California |
2019 | Team Elite 123, Team Future 122[7] | Long Beach Convention Center | Long Beach, California |
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[8] | Cerritos College | Norwalk, California |
2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[9][10] | ||
2022 |
Game MVPs
[edit]Following are the most valuable players (MVP) from each year:
Year | Players | Ref |
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2011 | Amir Garrett, Keaton Miles | [11] |
2012 | Gabe York, Prince Ibeh | |
2013 | Elijah Brown, Jordan Bell | |
2014 | Shaqquan Aaron, Stanley Johnson | |
2015 | Thon Maker, Skal Labissière | |
2016 | Mustapha Heron, Lonzo Ball | |
2017 | Collin Sexton, Brandon McCoy | [12] |
2018 | Moses Brown, Emmitt Williams | [13] |
2019 | Isaiah Mobley, Jahmi'us Ramsey | [7] |
Slam dunk champions
[edit]Zach LaVine won the dunk contest in 2013, and used the same moves as a professional to win the Slam Dunk Contest during the 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend.[4]
Year | Players | Ref |
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2011 | Amir Garrett | [14] |
2012 | Anthony January | [15] |
2013 | Zach LaVine | [16] |
2014 | Iziahiah Sweeney | [17] |
2015 | Derrick Jones | [18] |
2016 | Terrance Ferguson | [4] |
2017 | Jaylen Hands | [19] |
2018 | Mac McClung | [20] |
2019 | Terry Armstrong | [21] |
Year-by-year rosters
[edit]2011
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- Top scorer: Jalen Jones (Navy), 25
- Top rebounder: Amir Garrett (Navy), 9
- Most assists: Cezar Guerrero (Navy), 7
2012
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- Top scorer: Jordan Loveridge (White), 26
- Top rebounder: Prince Ibeh (Black), 14
- Most assists: Dominic Artis (Black), 10
2013
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- Top scorer: Jordan Bell (Blue), 22
- Top rebounder: Jordan Bell (Blue), 16
- Most assists: 4 players tied, 3
2014
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- Top scorer: Stanley Johnson (Red), 39
- Top rebounder: Stanley Johnson (Red), 12
- Most assists: Tyler Ulis (Black), 10
2015
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- Top scorer: Isaiah Briscoe (Orange), 22
- Top rebounder: Skal Labissière (Orange), 15
- Most assists: Jalen Adams and Justin Simon (Gray), 5
2016
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- Top scorer: Mustapha Heron (White), 33
- Top rebounder: T. J. Leaf (Black), 10
- Most assists: Andrew Jones (White), 14
2017
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- Top scorer: Brandon McCoy (White) and Ethan Thompson (Blue), 30
- Top rebounder: Brandon McCoy (White) and Isaiah Washington (Blue), 10
- Most assists: Eli Scott (White), 7
2018
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- Top scorer: Emmitt Williams (Black), 31
- Top rebounder: Emmitt Williams (Black), 12
- Most assists: Jordan McCabe (White), 6
2019
[edit]Source[22]
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- Top scorer: Isaiah Mobley (Team Future), 33
- Top rebounder: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Team Elite), 8
- Most assists: Boogie Ellis and Isaiah Mobley (Team Future), 7
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mejia, Stephanie (May 2, 2013). "2013 BallisLife All-American Game Preview". Slam. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Lonzo Ball among stars on final rosters for Ballislife All American Game". USA Today. April 12, 2016. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
- ^ Flores, Ronnie (April 5, 2016). "2016 Ballislife A-A Game April 30". CalHiSports.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Guardabascio, Mike (April 30, 2016). "Lonzo Ball earns MVP honors at Ballislife All-American Game in Long Beach". Long Beach Press–Telegram. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Ticket Info / Location". Ballislife. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "All-Time Box Scores". ballislifeallamerican.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Wells, Adam (May 5, 2019). "Team Elite Wins BallisLife All-American Game; Isaiah Mobley, Jahmius Ramsey MVPs". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ Flores, Ronnie (May 7, 2020). "2020 Ballislife All-American Game Selections". BallIsLife.com. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Flores, Ronnie (May 8, 2021). "2021 Ballislife All-American Game Selections". BallIsLife.com. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ Flores, Ronnie (June 2, 2022). "2022 Ballislife All-American Game Selections". BallisLife. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Individual Records". BallisLife.
- ^ Ugland, Devin (May 7, 2017). "BallIsLife All-American Game: Collin Sexton again shows Alabama what it's getting". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017.
- ^ "McClung wins slam dunk contest and scores 20 in all-star game". Bristol Herald Courier. May 6, 2018.
- ^ Rodriguez, Matt S. (September 20, 2011). "Crazy High School Dunk Contest W/ Amir Garrett, Jahi Carson & Nick Johnson; Presented By Y & R". BallisLife. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016.
- ^ Arek (April 9, 2012). "Anthony January & Glenn Robinson III Shut Down Deuce Brand Dunk Contest! Best High School Dunk Contest of the Year!?". BallisLife. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012.
- ^ Arek (May 6, 2013). "UCLA Committ [sic] Zach Lavine Wins Ballislife Dunk Contest". BallisLife. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016.
- ^ Arek (May 8, 2014). "2014 Ballislife All American Dunk Contest Feat. Stanley Johnson, Iziahiah Sweeney, Isaac Copeland & More!". BallisLife. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016.
- ^ Arek (May 3, 2015). "Derrick Jones Shuts Down Ballislife AA Dunk Contest Presented BY Eastbay!!". BallisLife. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016.
- ^ Ugland, Dan (May 7, 2017). "Jaylen Hands' ridiculous 360 windmill clinches BallIsLife All-American dunk contest". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017.
- ^ "VIDEO: Mac McClung won the BallisLife All-America Game Slam Dunk Contest, and that was just the beginning". 7 May 2018.
- ^ Goldberg, Rob (May 5, 2019). "Terry Armstrong Tops Cassius Stanley in BallisLife All-American Dunk Contest". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ Flores, Ronnie (April 30, 2019). "Teams Announced for 2019 Ballislife All-American Game presented by Eastbay!". ballislife.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.