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The Ballislife All-American Game is an annual American
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featuring high school
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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
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in New York. Over time, the Ballislife game evolved to include top players throughout the nation. A
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contest is also held in conjunction with the game.


Game results


Game MVPs

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


Slam dunk champions

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won the dunk contest in 2013, and used the same moves as a professional to win the
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during the
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.


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 Juan Ronel Toscano-Anderson (born April 10, 1993) is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He won an NBA ch ...
* Jamal Branch * Jabari Brown *
Jahii Carson Jahii Carson (born August 31, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Limburg United of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for Arizona State University where he was co-Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball F ...
* 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 Dominic Jordan Artis (born July 7, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A. College career Artis played NCAA Division I college basketball at the University of Oregon, with the Oregon Ducks, from 20 ...
* Ben Carter *Charles Hill * Anthony January *
Glenn Robinson III Glenn Alan Robinson III (born January 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. Rob ...
*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 Aquille Carr (born September 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Reading Rebels of The Basketball League (TBL). He attended Princeton Day Academy in Lanham, Maryland, and was a highly scouted prospect for the 2013 coll ...
* 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 Zachary Thomas LaVine ( ; born March 10, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick ...
*Khleem Perkins *Roschon Prince *Brandon Randolph *Dustin Thomas *
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*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 Cliff Alexander (born November 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Sagesse Club of the Lebanese Basketball League, he last played for Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League. He completed his freshman seaso ...
*Isaiah Bailey * Keita Bates-Diop *
Gary Clark Jr Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American musician from Austin, Texas. He is known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released ''The Brig ...
* Isaac Copeland * Daniel Hamilton * Ahmed Hill *Alex Robinson *
Tyler Ulis Tyler Ulis (born January 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Kentucky Wildcats of the SEC. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. At Kentucky in 2015, he led his team in ass ...
:Red Team * Leron Black * Chris Chiozza *Trevor Dunbar * Stanley Johnson * Terry Larrier *
Kevon Looney Kevon Grant Looney (born February 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a freshman playing college basketball with the UCLA Bruins, he earned secon ...
* 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 Jalen R. Adams (born December 11, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. College career Adams arrived at Con ...
* Malik Beasley *
Marquese Chriss Marquese De'Shawn Chriss (born July 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies and was sel ...
* Chance Comanche *
Thon Maker Thon Marial Maker (born 25 February 1997) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He attended high school at Orangeville District Secondary School and pl ...
* Chimezie Metu * Donovan Mitchell *Rex Pflueger * Corey Sanders *Justin Simon *Kendall Small :Orange Team *Paris Austin *
Dwayne Bacon Dwayne Lee Bacon Jr. (born August 30, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He has also played for the Charlotte Hornets and the Orlando Magic in the National Bas ...
* Bennie Boatwright * Isaiah Briscoe * Tyler Dorsey *Jeremy Hemsley * Derrick Jones Jr. * Skal Labissière * Dejounte Murray *Horace Spencer *
Stephen Thompson Jr. Stephen Mark Thompson Jr., (born March 23, 1997) nicknamed "Stevie", is an American–Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya Basket, Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for th ...
*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 Lonzo Anderson Ball (born October 27, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard, he played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins, earn ...
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Troy Baxter Jr. Troy Leonard Baxter Jr. (born March 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Canterbury Rams of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, Florida Gulf Coast ...
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Miles Bridges Miles Emmanuel Bridges Sr. (born March 21, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. ...
* Yoeli Childs *Sam Cunliffe *
Markus Howard Markus Anthony Howard (born March 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles, where he was a two-time All ...
* Dewan Huell * T. J. Leaf *Kwe Parker :White Team * Ike Anigbogu *James Banks * Marques Bolden *J. J. Caldwell *
Terrance Ferguson Terrance Eugene Ferguson Jr. (born May 17, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He completed high school at Advanced Preparatory International in Dallas, Texas, where he wa ...
* 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 Chikezie Jake "KZ" Okpala (born April 28, 1999) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal. Early life Okpa ...
* Collin Sexton * Ethan Thompson * Isaiah Washington * P. J. Washington * Kris Wilkes :White Team * LiAngelo Ball * Brian Bowen * Trevon Duval *Savion Flagg *
Jaylen Hands Jaylen Joseph Hands (born February 12, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. As a high school senior in 2017, he was selected to pla ...
* Chris Lykes * Brandon McCoy *Brandon Randolph *Eli Scott *
Trae Young Rayford Trae Young (born September 19, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners. In 2017, he tied the then-reco ...
*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 James Akinjo (born November 27, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas, the Arizona Wildcats and the Baylor Bears. Early life and h ...
*Kaden Archie *Jules Bernard *Matt Bradley *Teashon Cherry * Talen Horton-Tucker * Mac McClung * Shareef O'Neal * Javonte Smart *
Coby White Alec Jacoby "Coby" White (born February 16, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. White was a top hig ...
* Emmitt Williams :White Team *
Moses Brown Moses Brown (September 23, 1738 – September 6, 1836) was an American abolitionist and industrialist from New England, who funded the design and construction of some of the first factory houses for spinning machines during the American industr ...
* Devon Dotson *
Nassir Little Nassir Shamai Little (born February 11, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Little finished his high school career as one of the top-ranked players in hi ...
*Jordan McCabe *Luther Muhammad *Miles Norris * Naz Reid * Kevin Porter Jr. *David Singleton *Duane Washington *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 Eric "E. J." Liddell Jr. (born December 18, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He p ...
* Tre Mann *Mario McKinney * Onyeka Okongwu * Jahmi'us Ramsey *
Cassius Stanley Cassius Jerome Stanley (born August 18, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. High school career Stanley first attended ...
* Trendon Watford :Team Future *
Precious Achiuwa Precious Ezinna Achiuwa (born September 19, 1999) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers. He finished his high school ...
* D. J. Carton *
Boogie Ellis Rejean Tramain "Boogie" Ellis Jr. (born December 12, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers. High school career Ellis attended Mission Bay High Scho ...
* Scottie Lewis *
Kenyon Martin Jr. Kenyon Lee "KJ" Martin Jr. (born January 6, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended IMG Academy for his postgraduate year in Bradenton, Florida. High ...
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Tyrese Maxey Tyrese Kendrid Maxey (born November 4, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Born in D ...
* Isaiah Mobley * Isaac Okoro *
Scotty Pippen Jr. Scotty Maurice Pippen Jr. (born November 10, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He play ...
* 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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External links

* {{High School Basketball Awards Basketball all-star games Basketball competitions in California High school basketball games in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 2011 2011 establishments in California