The best in the US will battle it out in Long Beach this Weekend. Come hoop with us!

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was created in 2011 with the goal of bringing a credible national All-American game to the West Coast. It has grown to become one of the three most prestigious senior all-star games nationally. The 2019 edition of the Ballislife All-American Game will take place Saturday, May 4 at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, Calif.

The game time and rosters for the 2019 game will be released at a later date. The game will be streamed online on Facebook Live, Youtube.com, and Twitter.com. A replay broadcast of the game will air on Spectrum SportsNet.

In 2018, it was only fitting the largest viewing audience in the history of the event witnessed its first overtime game, as Team Future defeated Team Elite, 146-143. Team Future overcame a 10-point, fourth quarter deficit to force overtime and earn the win in a game that has been viewed online by over 3 million fans.


of Scotlandville Magnet (Baton Rouge, La.), netted 21 points for Team Elite.


(UCLA) of Archbishop Malloy (Queens, N.Y.) set the pace for Team Future, scoring 16 of his 22 points in the second half. Williams and Brown were named 2018 Ballislife All-American Game co-MVPs.

Past game MVPs include NBA players
(2011).

The game’s success is reflected in the NBA Draft and 2019 should be no different. There have been 18 BILAAG alumni taken in the first round of the NBA Draft, including four of the top 12 picks in the 2018 NBA Draft.

Below is the list of the all the Ballislife All-Americans taken in the NBA Draft through 2018.




No. 2 — Lonzo Ball (2016), L.A. Lakers (2017)
No. 5 — Trae Young (2017), Dallas Mavericks (2018)
No. 6 — Mo Bamba (2017), Orlando Magic (2018)
No. 8 — Marquise Chriss (2015), Sacramento Kings (2016)
No. 8 — Stanley Johnson (2014), Detroit Pistons (2015)
No. 8 — Colin Sexton (2017), Cleveland Cavaliers (2018)
No. 10 — Thon Maker (2015), Milwaukee Bucks (2016)
No. 12 — Miles Bridges (2016), L.A. Clippers (2018)
No. 13 — Zach LaVine (2013), Minnesota Timberwolves (2014)
No. 13 — Donovan Mitchell (2015), Denver Nuggets (2017)
No. 15 — Kelly Oubre Jr. (2014), Atlanta Hawks (2015)
No. 18 — T.J. Leaf (2016), Indiana Pacers (2017)
No. 19 — Malik Beasley (2015), Denver Nuggets (2016)
No. 21 — Terrance Ferguson (2016), Oklahoma City Thunder (2016)
No. 22 — Jordan Adams (2012), Memphis Grizzlies (2014)
No. 28 — Skal Labissiere (2015), Phoenix Suns (2016)
No. 29 — Dejounte Murray (2015), San Antonio Spurs (2016)
No. 30 — Kevon Looney (2014), Golden State Warriors (2015)
No. 34 — Tyler Ullis (2014), Phoenix Suns (2016)
No. 38 — Jordan Bell (2013), Chicago Bulls (2017)
No. 40 — Dwayne Bacon (2015), New Orleans Pelicans (2017)
No. 40 — Glenn Robinson III (2012), Minnesota Timberwolves (2014)
No. 41 — Tyler Dorsey (2015), Atlanta Hawks (2017)
No. 42 — Nick Johnson (2011), Houston Rockets (2014)
No. 47 — Ike Anigbogu (2016), Toronto Raptors (2017)
No. 48 — Keita Bates-Diop (2014), Minnesota Timberwolves (2018)
No. 49 — Chimezie Metu (2015), San Antonio Spurs (2018)
No. 56 — Daniel Hamilton (2014), Denver Nuggets (2016)
No. 60 — Tyrone Wallace (2012), Utah Jazz (2016)

Note: Six additional game participants have played in the NBA — Cliff Alexander, Isaiah Briscoe, Jabari Brown, Derrick Jones, Jalen Jones, Christian Wood.