Ballislife All-American Game

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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 slam dunk contest is also held in conjunction with the game.[4]

Game results[]

Year Result Venue City
2011 Navy 106, White 107[5] Titan Gymnasium Fullerton, California
2012 Black 139, White 140[5] Darling Gymnasium Fullerton, California
2013 Blue 135, White 116[5] Long Beach City College Hall of Champions Long Beach, California
2014 Black 124, Red 127[5] Long Beach City College Hall of Champions Long Beach, California
2015 Gray 107, Orange 114[5] Long Beach City College Hall of Champions Long Beach, California
2016 Black 133, White 150[5] Long Beach City College Hall of Champions Long Beach, California
2017 Blue 153, White 134[5] Long Beach City College Hall of Champions Long Beach, California
2018 Black 143, White 146[5] Cerritos College Norwalk, California
2019 Team Elite 123, Team Future 122[6] Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, California
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[7] Cerritos College Norwalk, California
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[8]

Game MVPs[]

Following are the most valuable players (MVP) from each year:

Year Players Ref
2011 Amir Garrett, Keaton Miles [9]
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 [10]
2018 Moses Brown, Emmitt Williams [11]
2019 Isaiah Mobley, Jahmi'us Ramsey [6]

Slam dunk champions[]

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
2011 Amir Garrett [12]
2012 Anthony January [13]
2013 Zach LaVine [14]
2014 Iziahiah Sweeney [15]
2015 Derrick Jones [16]
2016 Terrance Ferguson [4]
2017 Jaylen Hands [17]
2018 Mac McClung [18]
2019 Terry Armstrong [19]

Year-by-year rosters[]

2011[]

  • Top scorer: Jalen Jones (Navy), 25
  • Top rebounder: Amir Garrett (Navy), 9
  • Most assists: Cezar Guerrero (Navy), 7

2012[]

  • Top scorer: Jordan Loveridge (White), 26
  • Top rebounder: Prince Ibeh (Black), 14
  • Most assists: Dominic Artis (Black), 10

2013[]

  • Top scorer: Jordan Bell (Blue), 22
  • Top rebounder: Jordan Bell (Blue), 16
  • Most assists: 4 players tied, 3

2014[]

  • Top scorer: Stanley Johnson (Red), 39
  • Top rebounder: Stanley Johnson (Red), 12
  • Most assists: Tyler Ulis (Black), 10

2015[]

  • Top scorer: Isaiah Briscoe (Orange), 22
  • Top rebounder: Skal Labissière (Orange), 15
  • Most assists: Jalen Adams and Justin Simon (Gray), 5

2016[]

  • Top scorer: Mustapha Heron (White), 33
  • Top rebounder: T. J. Leaf (Black), 10
  • Most assists: Andrew Jones (White), 14

2017[]

  • 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[]

  • Top scorer: Emmitt Williams (Black), 31
  • Top rebounder: Emmitt Williams (Black), 12
  • Most assists: Jordan McCabe (White), 6

2019[]

Source[20]

  • 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[]

  1. ^ a b Mejia, Stephanie (May 2, 2013). "2013 BallisLife All-American Game Preview". Slam. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lonzo Ball among stars on final rosters for Ballislife All American Game". USA Today. April 12, 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Flores, Ronnie (April 5, 2016). "2016 Ballislife A-A Game April 30". CalHiSports.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  4. ^ 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 19, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "All-Time Box Scores". ballislifeallamerican.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Flores, Ronnie (May 7, 2020). "2020 Ballislife All-American Game Selections". BallIsLife.com. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Flores, Ronnie (May 8, 2021). "2021 Ballislife All-American Game Selections". BallIsLife.com. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Individual Records". BallisLife.
  10. ^ 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 6, 2017.
  11. ^ "McClung wins slam dunk contest and scores 20 in all-star game". Bristol Herald Courier. May 6, 2018.
  12. ^ 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 May 20, 2016.
  13. ^ 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 May 20, 2016.
  14. ^ Arek (May 6, 2013). "UCLA Committ [sic] Zach Lavine Wins Ballislife Dunk Contest". BallisLife. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  15. ^ Arek (May 8, 2014). "2014 Ballislife All American Dunk Contest Feat. Stanley Johnson, Iziahiah Sweeney, Isaac Copeland & More!". BallisLife. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  16. ^ Arek (May 3, 2015). "Derrick Jones Shuts Down Ballislife AA Dunk Contest Presented BY Eastbay!!". BallisLife. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  17. ^ Ugland, Dan (May 7, 2017). "Jaylen Hands' ridiculous 360 windmill clinches BallIsLife All-American dunk contest". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017.
  18. ^ http://usatodayhss.com/2018/video-mac-mcclung-ballislife-dunk-contest
  19. ^ Goldberg, Rob (May 5, 2019). "Terry Armstrong Tops Cassius Stanley in BallisLife All-American Dunk Contest". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  20. ^ Flores, Ronnie (April 30, 2019). "Teams Announced for 2019 Ballislife All-American Game presented by Eastbay!". ballislife.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.

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