

Four months later, LaMelo left Prienai due to a lack of playing time.īall signed with Los Angeles Ballers of the Junior Basketball Association, a new league started by his father as an alternative to college basketball.
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He became the youngest American to sign a professional contract. Due to his father’s disapproval over the new coach of his high school, LaMelo signed with Lithuanian Basketball League team BC Prienai with his brother LiAngelo. In the next game, LaMelo scored a record 92 points in a victory over Los Osos High School. Next year, Oak Hill Academy ended Chino Hills’ unbeaten record. LaMelo’s exploits in his freshman season earned him the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year 2016.

His school ended the championship with a 35-0 record.

Later, he helped his team win the CIF Open Division state championship. In his debut game for Chino Hills High School, he scored 27 points as a starter. He used to play against players older than him. He was teammates with his two older brothers Lonzo and LiAngelo and his cousin Andre Ball. In his freshman year, LaMelo started playing basketball for Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California. LaMelo Ball is the son of former basketball player LaVar Ball. He was selected by Charlotte Hornets with the 3 rd overall pick of the 2020 NBA draft. LaMelo LaFrance Ball is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
