Chino Hills High School senior guard Lonzo Ball is a semifinalist for the Naismith High School Basketball Player of the Year.
Ball, who has signed with UCLA, is the top point guard and No. 5 ranked prospect in the country according to ESPN. He has propelled the Huskies to a 25-0 record and a No. 1 national rankings from multiple sources.
He has already been selected to play in the prestigious McDonald’s All-American game.
Here is the lists of finalists:
- De’Aaron Fox, PG, Cypress Lakes (Katy, Texas)
- Bam Adebayo, PF/C, High Point Christian (High Point, N.C.)
- Frank Jackson, G, Lone Peak (Alpine, Utah)
- Jayson Tatum, SF, Chaminade Prep (St. Louis)
- Josh Jackson, SF, Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.)
- Lonzo Ball, PG, Chino Hills (Calif.)
- Malik Monk, SG, Bentonville (Ark.)
- Markelle Fultz, G, DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.)
- Miles Bridges, SF, Huntington Prep (Huntington, WVa.)
- TJ Leaf, PF, Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.)