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. 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. Over time, the Ballislife game evolved to include top players throughout the nation. A girl's game was added in 2023.
A slam dunk contest is also held in conjunction with the game.
Game results Year Result Venue City2011Navy 106, White 107 Titan GymnasiumFullerton, California2012Black 139, White 140Darling GymnasiumFullerton, California2013Blue 135, White 116Long Beach City College Hall of ChampionsLong Beach, California 2014Black 124, Red 127Long Beach City College Hall of ChampionsLong Beach, California 2015Gray 107, Orange 114Long Beach City College Hall of ChampionsLong Beach, California 2016Black 133, White 150Long Beach City College Hall of ChampionsLong Beach, California 2017Blue 153, White 134Long Beach City College Hall of ChampionsLong Beach, California 2018Black 143, White 146Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California 2019Team Elite 123, Team Future 122Long Beach Convention CenterLong Beach, California 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicCerritos CollegeNorwalk, California2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2022
Game MVPs Following are the most valuable players (MVP) from each year:
Year Players Ref 2011 Amir Garrett, Keaton Miles 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 2018 Moses Brown, Emmitt Williams 2019 Isaiah Mobley, Jahmi'us Ramsey
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.
Year Players Ref 2011 Amir Garrett 2012 Anthony January 2013 Zach LaVine 2014 Iziahiah Sweeney 2015 Derrick Jones 2016 Terrance Ferguson 2017 Jaylen Hands 2018 Mac McClung 2019 Terry Armstrong
Year-by-year rosters 2011
Navy Team Tyrell Corbin Amir Garrett Thomas Gipson Cezar Guerrero Jarion Henry Jalen Jones Byron Wesley Jordan Williams Collin Woods
White Team Devonta Abron Juan Anderson Jamal Branch Jabari Brown Jahii Carson Angelo Chol Jordan Green Nick Johnson Keaton Miles Ike Nwamu Wesley Saunders Greg Sequele
Top scorer: Jalen Jones (Navy), 25 Top rebounder: Amir Garrett (Navy), 9 Most assists: Cezar Guerrero (Navy), 7
2012
Black Team Dominic Artis Ben Carter Charles Hill Anthony January Glenn Robinson III Matt Shrigley Skylar Spencer Nick Stover Gabe York
White Team Jordan Adams Rosco Allen Prince Ibeh Jordan Loveridge Langston Morris-Walker Katin Reinhardt Victor Robbins Tyrone Wallace Demetris Morant
Top scorer: Jordan Loveridge (White), 26 Top rebounder: Prince Ibeh (Black), 14 Most assists: Dominic Artis (Black), 10
2013
Blue Team Malcolm Allen Marcus Allen Jordan Bell Deonte Burton Aquille Carr Derrick Griffin Isaac Hamilton Jaron Hopkins Tim Myles Christian Wood Kris Yanku
White Team Payton Banks Elijah Brown Stevie Clark Julian Jacobs Jack Karapetyan Zach LaVine Khleem Perkins Roschon Prince Brandon Randolph Dustin Thomas Paul Watson
Top scorer: Jordan Bell (Blue), 22 Top rebounder: Jordan Bell (Blue), 16 Most assists: 4 players tied, 3
2014
Black Team Shaqquan Aaron Cliff Alexander Isaiah Bailey Keita Bates-Diop Gary Clark Jr Isaac Copeland Daniel Hamilton Ahmed Hill Alex Robinson Tyler Ulis
Red Team Leron Black Chris Chiozza Trevor Dunbar Stanley Johnson Terry Larrier Kevon Looney Jordan McLaughlin Namon Wright
Top scorer: Stanley Johnson (Red), 39 Top rebounder: Stanley Johnson (Red), 12 Most assists: Tyler Ulis (Black), 10
2015
Gray Team Jalen Adams Malik Beasley Marquese Chriss Chance Comanche Thon Maker Chimezie Metu Donovan Mitchell Rex Pflueger Corey Sanders Justin Simon Kendall Small
Orange Team Paris Austin Dwayne Bacon Bennie Boatwright Isaiah Briscoe Tyler Dorsey Jeremy Hemsley Derrick Jones Jr. Skal Labissière Dejounte Murray Horace Spencer Stephen Thompson Jr.
Top scorer: Isaiah Briscoe (Orange), 22 Top rebounder: Skal Labissière (Orange), 15 Most assists: Jalen Adams and Justin Simon (Gray), 5
2016
Black Team Rawle Alkins Lonzo Ball Troy Baxter Jr. Miles Bridges Yoeli Childs Sam Cunliffe Markus Howard Dewan Huell T. J. Leaf Kwe Parker
White Team Ike Anigbogu James Banks III Marques Bolden J. J. Caldwell Terrance Ferguson Mustapha Heron Vance Jackson Andrew Jones Mitch Lightfoot Cassius Winston
Top scorer: Mustapha Heron (White), 33 Top rebounder: T. J. Leaf (Black), 10 Most assists: Andrew Jones (White), 14
2017
Blue Team Mohamed Bamba Quade Green Jalen Hill Ira Lee Charles O'Bannon Jr. KZ Okpala Collin Sexton Ethan Thompson Isaiah Washington P. J. Washington Kris Wilkes
White Team LiAngelo Ball Brian Bowen Trevon Duval Savion Flagg Jaylen Hands Chris Lykes Brandon McCoy Brandon Randolph Eli Scott Trae Young
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
Black Team James Akinjo Kaden Archie Jules Bernard Matt Bradley Teashon Cherry Talen Horton-Tucker Mac McClung Shareef O'Neal Javonte Smart Coby White Emmitt Williams
White Team Moses Brown Devon Dotson Nassir Little Jordan McCabe Luther Muhammad Miles Norris Naz Reid Kevin Porter Jr. David Singleton Duane Washington Jr. Brandon Williams
Top scorer: Emmitt Williams (Black), 31 Top rebounder: Emmitt Williams (Black), 12 Most assists: Jordan McCabe (White), 6
2019 Source
Team Elite Terry Armstrong Anthony Edwards Niven Glover Jaelen House Jaime Jaquez Jr. E. J. Liddell Tre Mann Mario McKinney Onyeka Okongwu Jahmi'us Ramsey Cassius Stanley Trendon Watford
Team Future Precious Achiuwa D. J. Carton Boogie Ellis Scottie Lewis Kenyon Martin Jr. Tyrese Maxey Isaiah Mobley Isaac Okoro Scotty Pippen Jr. Drew Timme Rocket Watts
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
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