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3-Star UCLA Commit LaMelo Ball Drops 92 Points In Single Game
Class of 2019 three-star UCLA commit LaMelo Ball went off on Tuesday night. The brother of current UCLA Bruins star Lonzo Ball scored 92 points in a win.
February 22, 2017
Class of 2019 three-star UCLA commit LaMelo Ball went off on Tuesday night. The brother of current UCLA Bruins star Lonzo Ball scored 92 points in a win.
To say basketball star power runs in the Ball family is an understatement.
LaMelo Ball, the brother of star UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball, went off on Tuesday night. No, actually, he went nuclear.
The class of 2019 UCLA commit dropped 92 points in a Chino Hills (CA) 146-123 victory over Los Osos. The scary part about it is he had just 29 points at halftime. The second-half explosion included 41 points in the fourth quarter. Keep in mind that a high school basketball game consists of four quarters of just eight minutes each. Those are insane stats for any level of hoops.
It was just another chapter in the already storied career of a player who once called his own shot from the half-court line. There’s no question that Ball has been one of Southern California’s most discussed and fascinating players throughout the circuit’s 2016-17 prep hoops season.
Big bro Lonzo was certainly impressed by Tuesday evening’s performance of the sophomore star, whose effort came after the Huskies had their 60-game win streak end against Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill on Saturday. LaMelo scored 36 points in that game.
Well I mean that's one way to bounce back after a loss… I see you lil bro 9️⃣2️⃣
— Lonzo Ball (@ZO2_) February 8, 2017
LaMelo took advantage of the absence of older brother LiAngelo, who is also committed to UCLA. He was held out with an ankle injury, so LaMelo had more shots available to take. Overall, he went 30-of-39 from inside the three-point line and 7-of-22 from downtown. He was 11-of-14 from the free-throw line and added seven assists.
The national record of most points in a single high school game is held by Danny Heater, who tallied 135 for Burnsville (WV) High in 1960. Chino Hills ends its regular season Thursday night at Rancho Cucamonga, so we’ll see what the 15-year-old Bruins commit has in store for an encore.
It certainly would be an understatement to say that the future of UCLA basketball is bright with the Ball Brothers in the mix.
UPDATE: Ball dedicated the game and his output to classmate Alexis Anderson, who is currently hospitalized. A GoFundMe page has been set up for Alexis’ medical expenses. More information can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/lexianderson
