PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Chino Hills (Calif.) senior
Lonzo Ball was the unanimous selection as the Most Valuable Player of the Open Division of the 2015 MaxPreps Holiday Classic.
Lonzo Ball, Chino Hills
Photo by David Hood
Ball led the Huskies (13-0), the nation's No. 1 team, to four straight victories in the loaded 16-team field, including Wednesday's 96-80 win over Redondo Union in Wednesday's championship game at
Rancho Mirage (Calif.).
The 6-foot-6 senior point guard had 33 points, 12 assists and five rebounds. The UCLA-signee was coming off MVP honors at the City of Palms Classic in Florida, where the Huskies also won the championship.
Ball's brother
LiAngelo Ball earned first-team top Open Division honors, and teammate
Elizjah Scott earned second-team honors.
The picks were made by national media members on press row throughout the four-day tournament.
First team* Lonzo Ball, Chino HIlls - MVP
James Walker, Jr.,
Jonesboro (Ga.)LiAngel Ball, Chino Hills
Chuck O'Bannon Jr,
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)Jordan Ratinho,
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Second teamRyse Williams,
Redondo Union (Redondo, Calif.)Morgan Means, Redondo
Shacquille Dawkins,
Alemany (Mission Hills, Calif.)Leland Green, Redondo
Zach Collins, Gorman
Elizjah Scott, Chino Hills
