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 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

Game MVPs

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

YearPlayersRef
2011Amir Garrett, Keaton Miles[8]
2012Gabe York, Prince Ibeh
2013Elijah Brown, Jordan Bell
2014Shaqquan Aaron, Stanley Johnson
2015Thon Maker, Skal Labissière
2016Mustapha Heron, Lonzo Ball
2017Collin Sexton, Brandon McCoy[9]
2018Moses Brown, Emmitt Williams[10]
2019Isaiah 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]

YearPlayersRef
2011Amir Garrett[11]
2012Anthony January[12]
2013Zach LaVine[13]
2014Iziahiah Sweeney[14]
2015Derrick Jones[15]
2016Terrance Ferguson[4]
2017Jaylen Hands[16]
2018Mac McClung[17]
2019Terry Armstrong[18]

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[19]

  • 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
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  3. Flores, Ronnie (April 5, 2016). "2016 Ballislife A-A Game April 30". CalHiSports.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  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. "All-Time Box Scores". ballislifeallamerican.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. 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. "Individual Records". BallisLife. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  9. 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.
  10. "McClung wins slam dunk contest and scores 20 in all-star game". Bristol Herald Courier. May 6, 2018.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Arek (May 6, 2013). "UCLA Committ Zach Lavine Wins Ballislife Dunk Contest". BallisLife. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  14. 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.
  15. Arek (May 3, 2015). "Derrick Jones Shuts Down Ballislife AA Dunk Contest Presented BY Eastbay!!". BallisLife. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
  16. 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.
  17. http://usatodayhss.com/2018/video-mac-mcclung-ballislife-dunk-contest
  18. Goldberg, Rob (May 5, 2019). "Terry Armstrong Tops Cassius Stanley in BallisLife All-American Dunk Contest". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  19. 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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