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The '''Los Angeles Ballers''' are a professional [[basketball]] team based in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]. The team competes in the [[Junior Basketball Association]] (JBA), a league created for high school and [[junior college]] players as an alternative to the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA).
The '''Los Angeles Ballers''' were a professional [[basketball]] team based in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]. The team competed in the [[Junior Basketball Association]] (JBA), a league created for high school and [[junior college]] players as an alternative to the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA). They won the championship for the league's only [[2018 JBA season|2018 season]].
Championships:1


== History ==
== History ==
The week JBA was first announced on December 20, 2017, when media personality [[LaVar Ball]] said to ''[[Slam (magazine)|Slam]]'' magazine that he would create a professional league targeted at high school graduates and fully funded by his sports apparel company [[Big Baller Brand]].<ref name="slam">{{cite web|last1=Calle|first1=Franklyn|title=LaVar Ball Launches Pro League|url=http://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/high-school/lavar-ball-launches-pro-league/#HgM0JjVdIQ321xzH.97|website=[[Slam (magazine)|SLAM]]|accessdate=December 22, 2017|date=December 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rovell |first1=Darren |title=LaVar Ball plans to start league for high school graduates |url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21827823/lavar-ball-wants-start-league-high-school-graduates |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=June 14, 2018 |date=December 21, 2017}}</ref> The league held tryouts in [[Irvine, California]] in April 2018, attracting about 25 prospects, and having already handpicked a nearly completed roster of 7 members for the Los Angeles Ballers.<ref name="irvine">{{cite web |last1=Kartje |first1=Ryan |title=Inside the Irvine tryouts for LaVar Ball’s attempt to launch a new league |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/08/lavar-balls-jba-helps-players-bypass-college-get-ready-for-pro-ball/ |website=[[Orange County Register]] |accessdate=June 16, 2018 |date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> One significant addition to the Ballers was [[Greg Floyd Jr.]], a four-star [[college recruiting|recruit]] out of [[Las Vegas]] who had spent a season at [[Antelope Valley College]] due to NCAA eligibility issues.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Procter |first1=Scott |title=Junior Basketball Association aims to rival NCAA |url=https://www.spectatornews.com/sports/2018/04/17/junior-basketball-association-aims-to-rival-ncaa/ |website=The Spectator |accessdate=June 14, 2018 |date=April 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Josh |title=LaVar Ball's JBA league to feature 4-star recruit on LA Ballers |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/04/09/lavar-balls-jba-league-to-feature-4-star-recruit-on-la-ballers/ |publisher=Lonzo Wire |accessdate=June 14, 2018 |date=April 9, 2018}}</ref> In May, the team added [[LaMelo Ball]], the youngest son of the league's founder LaVar and a former five-star recruit with professional experience, who the JBA labeled as its "marquee player" for the debut season.<ref name="marquee">{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Josh |title=LaMelo Ball signs with Los Angeles Ballers as JBA's 'Marquee Player' |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/06/12/lamelo-ball-los-angeles-ballers-jba-league-marquee-player/ |publisher=Lonzo Wire |accessdate=June 15, 2018 |date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> Their head coach, Doyle Balthazer, previously played alongside LaVar at [[West Los Angeles College]].<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-18/sports/sp-3820_1_trade-tech</ref> On July 9, 2018, [[LiAngelo Ball]] announced that he would play for the team, after going undrafted in the [[2018 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/liangelo-ball-joins-brother-lamelo-ball-will-play-junior-basketball-association-league-170105835.html|title=LiAngelo Ball joins brother LaMelo Ball, will play in Junior Basketball Association league|work=Yahoo.com|date=July 9, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018|first=Alec|last=Lewis}}</ref>
The JBA was first announced on December 20, 2017, when media personality [[LaVar Ball]] said to ''[[Slam (magazine)|Slam]]'' magazine that he would create a professional league targeted at high school graduates and fully funded by his sports apparel company [[Big Baller Brand]].<ref name="slam">{{cite web|last1=Calle|first1=Franklyn|title=LaVar Ball Launches Pro League|url=http://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/high-school/lavar-ball-launches-pro-league/#HgM0JjVdIQ321xzH.97|website=[[Slam (magazine)|SLAM]]|accessdate=December 22, 2017|date=December 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rovell |first1=Darren |title=LaVar Ball plans to start league for high school graduates |url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21827823/lavar-ball-wants-start-league-high-school-graduates |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=June 14, 2018 |date=December 21, 2017}}</ref> The league held tryouts in [[Irvine, California]] in April 2018, attracting about 25 prospects, and having already handpicked a nearly completed roster of 7 members for the Los Angeles Ballers.<ref name="irvine">{{cite web |last1=Kartje |first1=Ryan |title=Inside the Irvine tryouts for LaVar Ball's attempt to launch a new league |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/08/lavar-balls-jba-helps-players-bypass-college-get-ready-for-pro-ball/ |website=[[Orange County Register]] |accessdate=June 16, 2018 |date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> One significant addition to the Ballers was [[Greg Floyd Jr.]], a four-star [[college recruiting|recruit]] out of [[Las Vegas]] who had spent a season at [[Antelope Valley College]] due to NCAA eligibility issues.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Procter |first1=Scott |title=Junior Basketball Association aims to rival NCAA |url=https://www.spectatornews.com/sports/2018/04/17/junior-basketball-association-aims-to-rival-ncaa/ |website=The Spectator |accessdate=June 14, 2018 |date=April 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Josh |title=LaVar Ball's JBA league to feature 4-star recruit on LA Ballers |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/04/09/lavar-balls-jba-league-to-feature-4-star-recruit-on-la-ballers/ |publisher=Lonzo Wire |accessdate=June 14, 2018 |date=April 9, 2018}}</ref> In May, the team added [[LaMelo Ball]], who did not graduate from high school, the youngest son of the league's founder LaVar and a former five-star recruit with limited professional experience, who the JBA labeled as its "marquee player" for the debut season.<ref name="marquee">{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Josh |title=LaMelo Ball signs with Los Angeles Ballers as JBA's 'Marquee Player' |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/06/12/lamelo-ball-los-angeles-ballers-jba-league-marquee-player/ |publisher=Lonzo Wire |accessdate=June 15, 2018 |date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> Their head coach, Doyle Balthazer, previously played alongside LaVar at [[West Los Angeles College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-18-sp-3820-story.html|title = Archives}}</ref> On July 9, 2018, [[LiAngelo Ball]] announced that he would play for the team, after going undrafted in the [[2018 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/liangelo-ball-joins-brother-lamelo-ball-will-play-junior-basketball-association-league-170105835.html|title=LiAngelo Ball joins brother LaMelo Ball, will play in Junior Basketball Association league|work=Yahoo.com|date=July 9, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018|first=Alec|last=Lewis}}</ref> The Ballers won the remainder of their games and claimed the JBA title for the 2018 season.


On August 16, 2018, after the JBA season, former Los Angeles player Brandon Phillips alleged that the league only paid him one-third of what was promised.<ref name="br">{{cite web |last1=Wells |first1=Adam |title=Brandon Phillips Says LaVar Ball's JBA Didn't Pay Him His Full Contract Amount |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2791354-brandon-phillips-says-lavar-balls-jba-didnt-pay-him-his-full-contract-amount |publisher=[[Bleacher Report]] |accessdate=August 17, 2018 |date=August 16, 2018}}</ref> Phillips, who was cut in the middle of the season to make way for LiAngelo Ball, also claimed that he had to pay bag fees on flights during the season and that the JBA had stopped contacting him.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joseph |first1=Andrew |title=Ex-player says LaVar Ball's JBA league paid him a fraction of promised salary |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/08/jba-league-lavar-ball-brandon-phillips-salary-money-contract-basketball |publisher=For The Win |accessdate=August 17, 2018 |date=August 16, 2018}}</ref> However, Phillips later clarified that his grievances weren't aimed towards the league's founder, but rather his business partner and friend Alan Foster.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/08/28/jba-news-brandon-phillips-lavar-ball-missed-paychecks/|title=Ex-JBA player Brandon Phillips: Don't blame LaVar Ball for missed paychecks|date=29 August 2018}}</ref>
==Current roster==

==2018 Roster==
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 14 August 2024

Los Angeles Ballers
Los Angeles Ballers logo
LeagueJBA
Founded2018
Dissolved2018
HistoryLos Angeles Ballers
2018 JBA season
LocationLos Angeles, California
Team coloursGold, goldenrod, black
     
Head coachDoyle Balthazar
Championships1 (2018)

The Los Angeles Ballers were a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. The team competed in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league created for high school and junior college players as an alternative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They won the championship for the league's only 2018 season.

History

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The JBA was first announced on December 20, 2017, when media personality LaVar Ball said to Slam magazine that he would create a professional league targeted at high school graduates and fully funded by his sports apparel company Big Baller Brand.[1][2] The league held tryouts in Irvine, California in April 2018, attracting about 25 prospects, and having already handpicked a nearly completed roster of 7 members for the Los Angeles Ballers.[3] One significant addition to the Ballers was Greg Floyd Jr., a four-star recruit out of Las Vegas who had spent a season at Antelope Valley College due to NCAA eligibility issues.[4][5] In May, the team added LaMelo Ball, who did not graduate from high school, the youngest son of the league's founder LaVar and a former five-star recruit with limited professional experience, who the JBA labeled as its "marquee player" for the debut season.[6] Their head coach, Doyle Balthazer, previously played alongside LaVar at West Los Angeles College.[7] On July 9, 2018, LiAngelo Ball announced that he would play for the team, after going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft.[8] The Ballers won the remainder of their games and claimed the JBA title for the 2018 season.

On August 16, 2018, after the JBA season, former Los Angeles player Brandon Phillips alleged that the league only paid him one-third of what was promised.[9] Phillips, who was cut in the middle of the season to make way for LiAngelo Ball, also claimed that he had to pay bag fees on flights during the season and that the JBA had stopped contacting him.[10] However, Phillips later clarified that his grievances weren't aimed towards the league's founder, but rather his business partner and friend Alan Foster.[11]

2018 Roster

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Los Angeles Ballers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 United States Malone, Niles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 26 – (1998-07-15)15 July 1998
G 3 United States Ball, LiAngelo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 26 – (1998-11-24)24 November 1998
G/F 5 United States Reed, Marquis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 27 – (1997-05-05)5 May 1997
G/F 8 United States Phillips, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 26 – (1998-07-03)3 July 1998
G/F 8 United States Mack, Keshaun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 28 – (1996-08-17)17 August 1996
SF 13 United States Floyd, Greg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 25 – (1999-04-10)10 April 1999
F/C 24 United States Davis, Melvin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 26 – (1998-10-06)6 October 1998
G 1 United States Ball, LaMelo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 23 – (2001-08-22)22 August 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 3, 2018

References

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  1. ^ Calle, Franklyn (December 20, 2017). "LaVar Ball Launches Pro League". SLAM. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Rovell, Darren (December 21, 2017). "LaVar Ball plans to start league for high school graduates". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Kartje, Ryan (April 8, 2018). "Inside the Irvine tryouts for LaVar Ball's attempt to launch a new league". Orange County Register. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Procter, Scott (April 17, 2018). "Junior Basketball Association aims to rival NCAA". The Spectator. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Martin, Josh (April 9, 2018). "LaVar Ball's JBA league to feature 4-star recruit on LA Ballers". Lonzo Wire. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Martin, Josh (June 12, 2018). "LaMelo Ball signs with Los Angeles Ballers as JBA's 'Marquee Player'". Lonzo Wire. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Archives".
  8. ^ Lewis, Alec (July 9, 2018). "LiAngelo Ball joins brother LaMelo Ball, will play in Junior Basketball Association league". Yahoo.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  9. ^ Wells, Adam (August 16, 2018). "Brandon Phillips Says LaVar Ball's JBA Didn't Pay Him His Full Contract Amount". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  10. ^ Joseph, Andrew (August 16, 2018). "Ex-player says LaVar Ball's JBA league paid him a fraction of promised salary". For The Win. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "Ex-JBA player Brandon Phillips: Don't blame LaVar Ball for missed paychecks". 29 August 2018.
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