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Jersey Number 2
Lonzo Ball
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chino Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Chino Hills HS
Bio
Awards
Earned consensus first-team All-America honors – from the Associated Press (AP), the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), Sporting News and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) … was one of four consensus first-team selections along with Villanova’s Josh Hart, Kansas’ Frank Mason III and Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan … also secured first-team All-America acclaim from Basketball Times, USA Today and NBC Sports … was one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award and one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy (both awards honor the nation’s top player) … named one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award … was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection by the AP, securing Pac-12 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors (by the AP) … was named the Pac-12 Conference’s Freshman of the Year, securing first-team All-Pac-12 honors, along with teammates Bryce Alford and TJ Leaf … also was one of five players named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and was named an honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team selection … captured National Freshman of the Year honors from USA Today, the USBWA, the NABC, Sporting News, Basketball Times and Bleacher Report … was the USBWA All-District IX Player of the Year in addition to securing first-team USBWA All-District IX honors.
2016-17
Started all 36 games as a freshman … averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and a nation-leading 7.6 assists per game … also averaged a team-leading 35.1 minutes per game, the sixth-highest average in the Pac-12 … scored in double figures in 31 of 36 games … recorded nine double-doubles, including six of the point-assist variety … registered at least 10 assists in seven games and grabbed at least 10 rebounds in four contests … scored a season-high 24 points against Arizona (Jan. 21) … set the UCLA single-game freshman assists record, dishing 14 assists in the Bruins’ final home game against Washington State (March 4) … established UCLA’s single-season assists record (274), the second-highest single-season total in Pac-12 history behind Ahlon Lewis’ 294-assist total at Arizona State in 1997-98 … his 274 assists are the most of any Pac-12 freshman, surpassing Gary Payton’s previous Pac-12 freshman record of 229 assists (at Oregon State, 1986-87) … finished the season having averaged 7.611 assists per game, the second-highest single-season average in program history (behind Pooh Richardson, who averaged 7.613 assists per game in 1988-89, totaling 236 assists in 31 contests) … led the nation in assists per game (7.6) and total assists (274) … ranked No. 3 in the Pac-12 in steals per game (1.8), No. 16 in scoring (14.6 ppg) and No. 17 in rebounds (6.0 rpg) … ranked No. 11 in the conference in overall field goal percentage (55.1%) and No. 8 in three-point percentage (41.2%) … was No. 2 in the Pac-12 (and No. 13, nationally) in assist-turnover ratio (3.1) … also led the team in steals (66) … had multiple games in which he came close to a triple-double – most notably against Pacific on Nov. 11 (19p, 8r, 11a), UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 14 (13p, 10r, 7a), Arizona State (10p, 7r, 12a) and USC (15p, 8r, 8a) … became the first player in the Pac-12 to have logged at least 14 points, six rebounds and seven assists per game since Jason Kidd at California in 1992-93 … recorded at least three steals in 11 games, leading the Bruins to an 11-0 record in those games … the Bruins compiled a 10-0 record in games in which he had at least nine assists.
High School
Four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Chino Hills High School under head coach Steve Baik … was rated the No. 4 player, nationally, in his high school class by ESPN.com and Rivals.com … was tabbed the No. 7 player by Scout.com … both ESPN.com and Scout.com rated him as the top point guard in the state of California and the Western region … named the 2016 CIF Southern Section Open Division Player of the Year … earned 2016 National Player of the Year acclaim from MaxPreps (previous selections who have attended UCLA include Kyle Anderson in 2012 and Kevin Love in 2007) … was also heralded as the 2015-16 Male High School Athlete of the Year by MaxPreps, the first recipient of the national award from the state of California … as a senior, was named the Naismith High School Player of the Year, the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year and the Gatorade State Player of the Year … claimed national Player of the Year honors from USA Today, in addition to being named a first-team All-America selection … earned McDonald’s All-America honors, recording a team-leading 13 assists in helping the West Team secure the victory in the McDonald’s All-American Game in Chicago (March 30, 2016) … secured first-team All-CIF Southern Section acclaim as a senior, junior and sophomore … registered 23.9 points, 11.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 5.1 steals per game as a senior (2015-16) … shot 54 percent from the field and totaled 837 points in 35 games … helped Chino Hills post a perfect 35-0 record during his senior season, culminating in the 2016 CIF State Open Division Championship … Chino Hills defeated De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) by a 70-50 margin in the title game … totaled 15 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals in the championship victory in Sacramento … averaged 24.3 points, 11.3 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game as a junior (2014-15) … led Chino Hills to the Division I state title game in 2015 … was one of six finalists for the CalHiSports.com Player of the Year award in 2015.
Personal
Full name: Lonzo Anderson Ball … born in Anaheim, Calif. … is the oldest of LaVar and Tina Ball’s three sons … has two younger brothers, Li’Angelo and LaMelo … undeclared major.
Earned consensus first-team All-America honors – from the Associated Press (AP), the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), Sporting News and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) … was one of four consensus first-team selections along with Villanova’s Josh Hart, Kansas’ Frank Mason III and Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan … also secured first-team All-America acclaim from Basketball Times, USA Today and NBC Sports … was one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award and one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy (both awards honor the nation’s top player) … named one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award … was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection by the AP, securing Pac-12 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors (by the AP) … was named the Pac-12 Conference’s Freshman of the Year, securing first-team All-Pac-12 honors, along with teammates Bryce Alford and TJ Leaf … also was one of five players named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and was named an honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team selection … captured National Freshman of the Year honors from USA Today, the USBWA, the NABC, Sporting News, Basketball Times and Bleacher Report … was the USBWA All-District IX Player of the Year in addition to securing first-team USBWA All-District IX honors.
2016-17
Started all 36 games as a freshman … averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and a nation-leading 7.6 assists per game … also averaged a team-leading 35.1 minutes per game, the sixth-highest average in the Pac-12 … scored in double figures in 31 of 36 games … recorded nine double-doubles, including six of the point-assist variety … registered at least 10 assists in seven games and grabbed at least 10 rebounds in four contests … scored a season-high 24 points against Arizona (Jan. 21) … set the UCLA single-game freshman assists record, dishing 14 assists in the Bruins’ final home game against Washington State (March 4) … established UCLA’s single-season assists record (274), the second-highest single-season total in Pac-12 history behind Ahlon Lewis’ 294-assist total at Arizona State in 1997-98 … his 274 assists are the most of any Pac-12 freshman, surpassing Gary Payton’s previous Pac-12 freshman record of 229 assists (at Oregon State, 1986-87) … finished the season having averaged 7.611 assists per game, the second-highest single-season average in program history (behind Pooh Richardson, who averaged 7.613 assists per game in 1988-89, totaling 236 assists in 31 contests) … led the nation in assists per game (7.6) and total assists (274) … ranked No. 3 in the Pac-12 in steals per game (1.8), No. 16 in scoring (14.6 ppg) and No. 17 in rebounds (6.0 rpg) … ranked No. 11 in the conference in overall field goal percentage (55.1%) and No. 8 in three-point percentage (41.2%) … was No. 2 in the Pac-12 (and No. 13, nationally) in assist-turnover ratio (3.1) … also led the team in steals (66) … had multiple games in which he came close to a triple-double – most notably against Pacific on Nov. 11 (19p, 8r, 11a), UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 14 (13p, 10r, 7a), Arizona State (10p, 7r, 12a) and USC (15p, 8r, 8a) … became the first player in the Pac-12 to have logged at least 14 points, six rebounds and seven assists per game since Jason Kidd at California in 1992-93 … recorded at least three steals in 11 games, leading the Bruins to an 11-0 record in those games … the Bruins compiled a 10-0 record in games in which he had at least nine assists.
High School
Four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Chino Hills High School under head coach Steve Baik … was rated the No. 4 player, nationally, in his high school class by ESPN.com and Rivals.com … was tabbed the No. 7 player by Scout.com … both ESPN.com and Scout.com rated him as the top point guard in the state of California and the Western region … named the 2016 CIF Southern Section Open Division Player of the Year … earned 2016 National Player of the Year acclaim from MaxPreps (previous selections who have attended UCLA include Kyle Anderson in 2012 and Kevin Love in 2007) … was also heralded as the 2015-16 Male High School Athlete of the Year by MaxPreps, the first recipient of the national award from the state of California … as a senior, was named the Naismith High School Player of the Year, the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year and the Gatorade State Player of the Year … claimed national Player of the Year honors from USA Today, in addition to being named a first-team All-America selection … earned McDonald’s All-America honors, recording a team-leading 13 assists in helping the West Team secure the victory in the McDonald’s All-American Game in Chicago (March 30, 2016) … secured first-team All-CIF Southern Section acclaim as a senior, junior and sophomore … registered 23.9 points, 11.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 5.1 steals per game as a senior (2015-16) … shot 54 percent from the field and totaled 837 points in 35 games … helped Chino Hills post a perfect 35-0 record during his senior season, culminating in the 2016 CIF State Open Division Championship … Chino Hills defeated De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) by a 70-50 margin in the title game … totaled 15 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals in the championship victory in Sacramento … averaged 24.3 points, 11.3 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game as a junior (2014-15) … led Chino Hills to the Division I state title game in 2015 … was one of six finalists for the CalHiSports.com Player of the Year award in 2015.
Personal
Full name: Lonzo Anderson Ball … born in Anaheim, Calif. … is the oldest of LaVar and Tina Ball’s three sons … has two younger brothers, Li’Angelo and LaMelo … undeclared major.
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