Before LaMelo Ball would pick up news coverage from Sports Illustrated, ESPN, 247 Sports,
CBS Sports for his 2016 half-court shot only a few seconds into a game.
Before LaMelo would clock in 4.5 Million followers on Instagram, another 1/2 a million on Twitter
and another 1/2 a million over on Facebook.
Before LaMelo Ball would becoem the first 16 year old Basketball player with a signature
shoe, his own clothing line and would drive a Lambo.
There has never been a high school basketball player to garner as much attention as LaMelo
Ball.
He's the most famous High School Basketball player there ever was!
With a signature shoe, a reality television show on Facebook, an outspoken father and
a brother playing in the NBA there has been a lot of reasons to justify the hype surrounding
the youngest Ball brother.
The kid has grown up before our very eyes and is now standing at a whopping 6'8.
He's posted pictures to Instagram where his head is hitting the ceiling.
LaMelo wont be eligible for the draft until 2020 but he's already doing big things both
in America and playing internationally.
The kid is the youngest player ever to sign a professional basketball contract so I think
it's only fitting we take a look at his come up.
What's going on guys?
It's your boy Michael McCrudden documenting the life and career of the third of the Ball
brothers LaMello.
It's been a while since we've touched on any of the members of the Ball Family.
Back in 2017 we went viral with our video on Lavar and have did both Lonzo & LiAngelo
that same year and I bet those boys have probably watched it.
Sorry LeMello I slept on ya but were finally getting er done.
I got a trivia questions for you guys... what's the name of Mello's Rottweiler?
Place your guesses in the comment down below now let's get into this video.
LaMelo LaFrance Ball was born on August 22nd 2001 in Chino Hills California.
Having a first name that starts with the letter L seems to be a family tradition.
His dad Lavar grew up with four brothers named LaFrance, LaVelle, LaRenzo and LaShon so if
you think LaMelo is a weird name their kinda running outta options.
His mom Tina was also a basketball player and when Lavar spotted her at Cal State it
was love at first sight.
According to Undefeated.com, Lavar was the hardest on LaMello who was also the one found
that he felt is the most like himself.
He gave Mello his own room.
It was the bedroom closest to his and Tina’s and he had to keep it clean.
He had to keep up with his older brothers.
He's was told not to cry, not to speak up and when it came to potty training he told
his boy to teach himself.
Lavar Ball's professional sports career didn't exactly end up working out but he got a second
shot through his kids.
When LaMelo was in preschool, LaVar calculated that the age difference between the brothers
was one year off if they were going to play a year of high school ball together.
So LaMelo started first grade a year early.
When LaMelo – turned four, he threw them all on the court and said "go."
He coached the trio, always having them playing against much older kids.
He also enrolled them in flag football when they were 7 and 8 and Melo was 5.
Growing up, basketball was everything for the Ball brothers.
When they weren't playing in the backyard they were collecting cards, watching games
and some of LaMello's favourite players were Lebron, Steph Curry and his all time fav Kevin
Durant.
LaMelo played on behalf of several amateur clubs throughout his childhood coach by his
father.
For high school he attended Chino Hills in California and started playing basketball
in full swing under Coach Steve Baik.
He often played against boys much older than him, but his practice with his brothers had
him ready for this and he quickly became a top scorer.
He was selected for the school team and played against John Muir High School on June 16th
2015.
He impressed his mentors and the crowd by scoring 27 points on his debut.
In his next match he scored a consistent 20 points against Centennial High School.
That same year he scored another 20 points against San Bernardino High School.
Another interesting family tactic was for them never to collect trophies.
Lavar wanted them to feel good about winning but wanted that feeling to be a normal sensation
not needing a reward.
Soon his talent started drawing attention from colleges and universities who wanted
to recruit him in the future.
UCLA sought and clinched a verbal commitment from LaMelo to play for them in future when
he was just 13.
The Chino Hills team with LaMelo and his brothers was nicknamed Huskies by other teams because
of their style of playing together in tandem.
In March 2016, LaMelo spearheaded his team by scoring 26 points to clinch victory over
Sierra Canyon School to win the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern
Section Open Division championship.
The same month, Chino Hills became the No.1 ranking team in the US and eventually qualified
for a state championship.
LaMelo scored 14 points to steer his team to victory in the final of the 2016 CIF State
Boys Basketball Championship against De La Salle High School in a 70-50 finish.
LaMelo was named the Freshman of the Year by MaxPreps.com and found his place in the
coveted MaxPreps Boys' Basketball Freshman All American First Team and it was this shot
that had everyone taking notice
Even Steph Curry saw it and talked about during a press conference.
By end of 2016, LaMelo was maintaining an average of 30 points per game.
The next year in February, LaMelo scored a record 92 points to propel his team to another
crushing victory over Los Osos High School.
In 2017 Lavar didn't see eye to eye with the Chino Hills newly-appointed head coach Dennis
Latimore and decided to pull his son from the team.
From there LeMello would start playing overseas spending his Junior season in Lithuania and
part of his senior year on the JBA international tour where he played against some twice his
age.
He also became the youngest player ever to sign a professional basketball contract.
He then returned to America joining SPIRE Institute, a prep school in Ohio and just
this week he made his debut in the Drew League.
LaVar Ball predicts that his youngest son will be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020
NBA Draft.
Experts question if he will go number 1 but the kid will definitely make it to the big
show.
He's already got it made, how many kids you know with a Lambo?
He's also got an instagram model for a girlfriend named Ashley Alvano and he's got a Rottweiler
pup named Deuce.
That's your answer for the question off the top.
As for the rest of the story, well, we'll have to wait and see.
This is before they were famous.
My names michael mccrudden.
Thanks for watching.
Ive done a bio on LaVar Ball, so you might want to check that out.
But let me know who you want me to document next in the comments down below.