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UCLA’s Lonzo Ball has made headlines this season but ball runs in the family (not just as a surname) and his younger brother is coming for him. Chino Hills High School five-star sophomore LaMelo Ball, the younger brother of the Bruins guard, went off for 92 points on Tuesday. The win comes after Chino Hills lost for the first time in 61 games to Oak Hill on Saturday. Continue to Article

February 08, 2017 1:13:am EST

Lonzo Ball dazzled in a showdown of standout freshmen, finishing with 22 points, Bryce Alford added 21 points and No. 11 UCLA routed Washington 107-66 on Saturday night. The expected faceoff between Ball and Washington's Markelle Fultz - two of the best freshmen in the country and expected to be among the top picks in the NBA draft - never materialized in the way the sellout crowd hoped. While each had flashes of brilliance, Ball clearly had the better performance. Continue to Article

February 05, 2017 12:35:am EST

No. 11 UCLA's trip to Washington is far from the best game of the college basketball weekend. UCLA's Lonzo Ball and Washington's Markelle Fultz -- freshman point guards who very well could be the first two picks in the 2017 NBA Draft -- will meet for the first time in college Saturday night in Seattle. The Bruins (20-3, 7-3 Pac-12) stopped a two-game skid with a 95-79 victory at Washington State on Wednesday. Continue to Article

February 03, 2017 8:19:pm EST

Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball have faced off on the court only once in a game, and that was an all-star showcase that was more about making highlights than competitiveness. It's a prime-time game on the West Coast and expected to be Washington's first sellout in nearly five seasons with more than 20 NBA scouts in attendance. ''I worry more about the team and I think if I do that it takes care of itself,'' Fultz said of the anticipated individual matchup. Continue to Article

February 03, 2017 6:55:pm EST