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 girl's game was added in 2023.[5]

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

Game results

YearResultVenueCity
2011Navy 106, White 107[6]Titan GymnasiumFullerton, California
2012Black 139, White 140[6]Darling GymnasiumFullerton, California
2013Blue 135, White 116[6]Long Beach City College Hall of ChampionsLong Beach, California
2014Black 124, Red 127[6]Long Beach City College Hall of ChampionsLong Beach, California
2015Gray 107, Orange 114[6]Long Beach City College Hall of ChampionsLong Beach, California
2016Black 133, White 150[6]Long Beach City College Hall of ChampionsLong Beach, California
2017Blue 153, White 134[6]Long Beach City College Hall of ChampionsLong Beach, California
2018Black 143, White 146[6]Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California
2019Team Elite 123, Team Future 122[7]Long Beach Convention CenterLong Beach, California
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[8]Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[9][10]
2022

Game MVPs

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

YearPlayersRef
2011Amir Garrett, Keaton Miles[11]
2012Gabe York, Prince Ibeh
2013Elijah Brown, Jordan Bell
2014Shaqquan Aaron, Stanley Johnson
2015Thon Maker, Skal Labissière
2016Mustapha Heron, Lonzo Ball
2017Collin Sexton, Brandon McCoy[12]
2018Moses Brown, Emmitt Williams[13]
2019Isaiah Mobley, Jahmi'us Ramsey[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[14]
2012Anthony January[15]
2013Zach LaVine[16]
2014Iziahiah Sweeney[17]
2015Derrick Jones[18]
2016Terrance Ferguson[4]
2017Jaylen Hands[19]
2018Mac McClung[20]
2019Terry Armstrong[21]

Year-by-year rosters

2011

Navy Team
White Team
  • Top scorer: Jalen Jones (Navy), 25
  • Top rebounder: Amir Garrett (Navy), 9
  • Most assists: Cezar Guerrero (Navy), 7

2012

Black Team
White Team
  • Top scorer: Jordan Loveridge (White), 26
  • Top rebounder: Prince Ibeh (Black), 14
  • Most assists: Dominic Artis (Black), 10

2013

Blue Team
White Team
  • Top scorer: Jordan Bell (Blue), 22
  • Top rebounder: Jordan Bell (Blue), 16
  • Most assists: 4 players tied, 3

2014

Black Team
Red Team
  • Top scorer: Stanley Johnson (Red), 39
  • Top rebounder: Stanley Johnson (Red), 12
  • Most assists: Tyler Ulis (Black), 10

2015

Gray Team
Orange Team
  • Top scorer: Isaiah Briscoe (Orange), 22
  • Top rebounder: Skal Labissière (Orange), 15
  • Most assists: Jalen Adams and Justin Simon (Gray), 5

2016

Black Team
White Team
  • Top scorer: Mustapha Heron (White), 33
  • Top rebounder: T. J. Leaf (Black), 10
  • Most assists: Andrew Jones (White), 14

2017

Blue Team
White Team
  • 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
White Team
  • Top scorer: Emmitt Williams (Black), 31
  • Top rebounder: Emmitt Williams (Black), 12
  • Most assists: Jordan McCabe (White), 6

2019

Source[22]

Team Elite
Team Future
  • 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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  15. ^ 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 April 11, 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
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  17. ^ Arek (May 8, 2014). "2014 Ballislife All American Dunk Contest Feat. Stanley Johnson, Iziahiah Sweeney, Isaac Copeland & More!". BallisLife. Archived June 3, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ^ Arek (May 3, 2015). "Derrick Jones Shuts Down Ballislife AA Dunk Contest Presented BY Eastbay!!". BallisLife. Archived June 3, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ^ Ugland, Dan (May 7, 2017). "Jaylen Hands' ridiculous 360 windmill clinches BallIsLife All-American dunk contest". USA Today. Archived July 12, 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  20. ^ "VIDEO: Mac McClung won the BallisLife All-America Game Slam Dunk Contest, and that was just the beginning". 7 May 2018.
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  22. ^ Flores, Ronnie (April 30, 2019). "Teams Announced for 2019 Ballislife All-American Game presented by Eastbay!". ballislife.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.