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

Game MVPs

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

YearPlayersRef
2011Amir Garrett, Keaton Miles[5]
2012Gabe York, Prince Ibeh
2013Elijah Brown, Jordan Bell
2014Shaqquan Aaron, Stanley Johnson
2015Thon Maker, Skal Labissière
2016Mustapha Heron, Lonzo Ball
2017Collin Sexton, Brandon McCoy[6]
2018Moses Brown, Emmitt Williams[7]

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]

YearPlayersRef
2011Amir Garrett[8]
2012Anthony January[9]
2013Zach LaVine[10]
2014Iziahiah Sweeney[11]
2015Derrick Jones[12]
2016Terrance Ferguson[4]
2017Jaylen Hands[13]
2018Mac McClung[14]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ "Individual Records". BallisLife. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ 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 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "McClung wins slam dunk contest and scores 20 in all-star game". Bristol Herald Courier. May 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Arek (May 6, 2013). "UCLA Committ Zach Lavine Wins Ballislife Dunk Contest". BallisLife. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Arek (May 3, 2015). "Derrick Jones Shuts Down Ballislife AA Dunk Contest Presented BY Eastbay!!". BallisLife. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  13. ↑ Ugland, Dan (May 7, 2017). "Jaylen Hands' ridiculous 360 windmill clinches BallIsLife All-American dunk contest". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ http://usatodayhss.com/2018/video-mac-mcclung-ballislife-dunk-contest
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