Houston Ballers

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Houston Ballers
Houston Ballers logo
LeagueJBA
Founded2018
HistoryHouston Ballers
2018 JBA season
LocationHouston, Texas
Team coloursBlue, gold, white
     

The Houston Ballers were a basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team competed in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league created for high school and junior college players as an alternative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

History[]

The JBA was first announced on December 20, 2017, when media personality LaVar Ball said to Slam magazine that he would create a professional league targeted at high school graduates and fully funded by his sports apparel company Big Baller Brand.[1][2] The league held tryouts in Texas in April 2018, selecting a total of 14 players in Dallas and Houston for JBA rosters.[3] One addition to the Houston Ballers roster was Jordon Myers, a former star guard and three-star recruit out of North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, Texas.[4] However, their star player would be Curtis Hollis, a multi-athlete that played basketball and football, even originally receiving scholarships for North Texas University's football team before declining and electing to focus on basketball.

Current roster[]

Houston Ballers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G/F 0 United States Hollis, Curtis (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 23 – (1998-04-25)25 April 1998
F 1 United States 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg)
SG 2 United States 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 21 – (2000-06-12)12 June 2000
PG 4 United States 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 21 – (2000-03-23)23 March 2000
F 10 United States 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 21 – (2000-03-23)23 March 2000
C 14 United States 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 24 – (1997-11-27)27 November 1997
SG 23 United States 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 23 – (1998-11-19)19 November 1998
Head coach
  • United States
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: June 23, 2018

References[]

  1. ^ Calle, Franklyn (December 20, 2017). "LaVar Ball Launches Pro League". SLAM. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Rovell, Darren (December 21, 2017). "LaVar Ball plans to start league for high school graduates". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Martin, Josh (April 16, 2018). "LaVar Ball's JBA league lands 14 Big Ballers between Dallas, Houston". Lonzo Wire. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Brian Gosset [@Gosset41] (April 27, 2018). "Former North Crowley standout and 3x district MVP Jordon Myers to join the Houston Ballers of the JBA League" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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