CHINO HILLS 2016... WHERE ARE THEY NOW?!

In 2016, the Ball Brothers led Chino Hills to a 35-0 record. Cementing their place in history as one of the best high school basketball teams of all time. But Lonzo, Liangelo, and Lamelo were not the only players on that team that have found success at the next level... so what happened to the other guys on that legendary squad?
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[@StrictlyBBall]

Correction: Eli Scott didn’t end up making the team in Finland. He’s now playing in Slovakia. I had that mixed up. Still playing pro regardless.

[@ANTHONY_the_GOAT]

I Got new music out and music videos soon

[@nuclear9977]

@@ANTHONY_the_GOATk kid anthony

[@chuckdeuces911]

81-82 Dunbar was the best ever

[@hecticscene]

Damn you forgot my guy Daijon Davis aka “DC The Don”, he’s a pretty good artist and he was on the 2016 team

[@BENOLGGD]

Was looking for this comment

[@fightingdreamer123]

Current CHHS student here. It feels like a completely different school watching these videos, and not in a good way. Not many ppl talk about them still at school obviously, but a lot of teachers still brag about having one of the Ball Brothers' signatures on old assignments

[@chase5293]

Would any of people in your school know them

[@harrislaurent429]

@@chase5293 only the teachers all the students from than have graduated

[@davidr4523]

You need to give the Chino Hills high school coach a tremendous amount of credit.

[@rhezics]

You mean Lavar Ball? 😂

[@StrictlyBBall]

1000%

[@Mr1bobs]

You talking about Half the starters Pops

[@jordanoboza]

Shoutout to Steve Baik

[@sdot5389]

For putting up with Lavar?

[@Godlovesu591]

You forgot about DC the Don.

[@NotTheOfficialKaiCenat]

Yeah

[@nba2kworld433]

He only played on they aau team

[@mr.longjohn0014]

That wasn’t the same team, I think that was AAU because Lavar was the coach at the time.

[@averagecabb4ge]

I love DC☺️

[@pignoob9551]

His music good

[@MrHifihifi]

Wow that is amazing. The fact that LiAnglo led the team in scoring is a great trivia quesion that I never would have guessed.

[@shaqtus50]

LiAngelo is the one that initial got the Ball name out there

[@jcvtrt6721]

I’m guess Lavar planned that. He knew Melo and Lonzo were good enough, but LiAngelo needed the extra boost.

[@mattyice1151]

If you watched them during that time you would know. He bullying mfs in hs

[@kfox5301]

@@jcvtrt6721 Didn't help. He's not good.

[@jcvtrt6721]

@@kfox5301 no shit ? thats exactly what I said. LaMelo and Lonzo are good enough, LiAngelo was shit and relied on the padded stats

[@testostyrone33]

It's good to know that those young fellas are still in beast mode💪🏾 Good report man.

[@Bruhndle]

Lonzo is genuinely really good, sucks he’s injured

[@saulsilver2167]

They were the best HS team ever without a doubt.

[@pennyhardaway4]

Montverde Academy 2019 is the best HS team

[@saulsilver2167]

@@pennyhardaway4 you should watch Jimmy high rollers video on Chino Hills

[@Bobcat8188]

@@pennyhardaway4 all of y'all trash af compared to any Dallas Oak Cliff Squad. FOH

[@brandonburns5365]

Y'all must be kids. Go look at Melo high school team

[@trentoncrow2059]

@@brandonburns5365 spoken like an old head.. Lol

[@iamthetruth21]

Crazy it’s been 6 years god damn

[@StrictlyBBall]

For real

[@BASEBALLfreakFORlife]

7 years actually

[@LeBeautiful]

Y’all forgot the rockstar..DC THE DON! but hey, solid, informative vid regardless!

[@romanlunt7237]

FOR REAL! DC THE GOAT

[@skinnyvillain547]

That was aau not chino hills

[@1brokenkingdom1_45]

​@@skinnyvillain547 dc played for chino

[@skinnyvillain547]

@@1brokenkingdom1_45 awe shit ian know

[@xXLordoftheRingsXx22]

S/o to San Ramon Valley HS beating practically the same team the year before in 2015 for their first state championship. A team where only one or two players even moved on to play college basketball. Need a video on that!

[@jarekkorytkowski6402]

Video on Chino Hills’s Will Pluma, Nnamdi Okongwu and Ofure Ujadughele pleasee!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@harrislaurent429]

Nnamdi tragically died in a skateboarding accident in 2014 so onyeka wore 21 in honor of him

[@dbreezertf]

Crazy nobody on the beach played that season only the starters 😅

[@jordanoboza]

Yeah as someone that went to CHHS, the bench barely got minutes in games which sucked, until the very end of the 4th quarter. But hey some got to be apart of some great Highschool championship teams.

[@TheTruth-13]

They got a ring didn’t they?

[@youngesc8524]

Didn't dc the don play with them?

[@jamenmuxworthy3889]

I thought so too I know you can find videos of him playing with them and him and lemelo and g's

[@chrisesposito1866]

@@jamenmuxworthy3889at l V

[@NotTheOfficialKaiCenat]

Yeah he did

[@ludifoe5039]

Yes they played together But not in chino hills

[@rashidkarriem3770]

@@ludifoe5039 yes he did, look it up on maxpreps

[@mattyice1151]

It's funny that Okongwu has had the 2nd best NBA career. Dude can really play, I'm a Hawks fan he's really surprised me

[@ryd4h]

Lonzo>Onyeka LaMelo>>Onyeka biased hawks fan

[@mattyice1151]

@@ryd4h Lonzo is considered a bust by most people. On his 3rd team in 4 years and is also injury prone. Lamelo is overrated but better than okongwu. His flashy playstyle doesn't equate to winning

[@imyourhuckleberry4547]

@@mattyice1151 lol. You're silly man

[@chickennuggets8240]

@@mattyice1151 bro that overrated shit is old hes a good player now offensively hes one of the best play makers and defensively hes top 3 best guard defenders hes not as good as a top pick should be but at this point hes underrated

[@rapgodreloaded9259]

2016 Chino's the best basketball team ever I don't see any historic or current squad beating them.

[@ING57903]

“Lamelo was never considered a lottery talent in high school” he was ranked number 13 in his class wym🤣

[@POWBxDX4DxZOMB]

DC THE DON

[@voetbal12]

"LaMelo was never seen as a lottery pick in high school" ..... surely the dumbest thing anyone ever said. The guy was Grade 8 age, dominating the best teams in the national at VARSITY.

[@markcullen2870]

“How do you know chino hill highschool?” Me: the drumline 😀😀

[@el1teman]

Imagine teams could take/draft entire 5 player team and see whether the chemistry translate into the next level

[@andrewdorie4010]

Best team Ive ever watched, 2000 Jefferson Democrats (Portland, Oregon). Brandon Brooks, Aaron Miles…Jesus that team was so deep. I used to go watch them play after my own games at another high school. They were incredible, undefeated, I think, and showtime. Remember thinking Evergreen High school and James Davis (5’7 dude who played at Oregon) was going to give them a good game but Jeff blew them out and was running and dunking like the 87 Lakers. Brandon Brooks is still one of my favorite players of all time and I don’t even know if the dude played much after high school.

[@babycenta]

jeff hs always gone be good at every sport bro they walk everyone in 6A in portland to this day

[@davidchandler6885]

Ya but how many pros they got, levels to this

[@TristnYoutube]

Can u make a video on the 2018 Westtown Basketball Team? Mo Bamba, Cam Reddish, and a Japanese Pro

[@jamenmuxworthy3889]

What about deji aka dc the don ?

[@jacebeleren9682]

No wonder the crowd was hype for their boys 3. Your star defensive lineman just suited up for a basketball game and nailed a 3 from downtown haha

[@jeffmurray7481]

What about Dc the Don

[@Alex-yz7cj]

Funny that the photo, only the Ball brothers who made nba are smiling

[@OneEyeTitan]

You forgot that man dc the don was on that squad too

[@schaef2355]

New to channel, awesome to see Haley Joel Osment as an adult.

[@jobberprecioso7444]

They're the generation of miracles.

[@witchhousecrow]

been looking for this comment

[@Indigo_LaCrown]

I've been wondering that for years and this randomly pops into my recommendation today.

[@alonzogonzalez9472]

Love the Chanel man keep it up🤙🏻

[@mixsnoof]

As someone who goes to high school in the IE, my coaches always talk about the 2016 chino hills team 😂

[@signalhilltv5237]

I know this because one of the guys is my uncle Artesia had James Cotton drafted by the bulls traded to the supersonics, Ed Obannon drafted by the Nets, Charles Obannon drafted by the pistons Avondre Jones NBA talent/could not stay out of trouble, and a 7-foot Chinese dude they blew everybody out.

[@Woody103]

Miss that city loved living there and great community. Remember playing pickup with lot of these guys as well as lot of other in the area was great competition

[@jobturkey7418]

Man I thank them for the boulder they left on Dfox shoulder. Made him into an all star

[@cash3015]

Lonzo went to the Bulls and caught the D Rose curse...

[@helpu2health]

Okongwu and Eli Scott did all the dirty work for chino hills.....str8 DOGZ!!!

[@rhtball]

These kinds of kids come and go, the Game of Basketball is so much bigger than Individuals...Let us hope that the new generations coming out of school don't ruin the game...

[@Vintageferguson]

only way i was able to watch video was bcuz of captions. im at work. thanks dude.

[@Krew_editzz23]

I was literally watching Shelton play against BYU the other day and I was like this guys pretty good and my dad was like oh ya this guys really good and now that I see him on Loyola Marymount that’s the same guy

[@Brennanslig_h]

I NEVER KNEW ONYEKA PLAYED FOR CHINO HILLS GO HAWKS!!

[@sdot5389]

Fun fact. As of today, December 8, 2022, ZERO of the Ball boys are currently playing in the NBA. Lamelo is trending to be as fragile as Lonzo.

[@bulletben5670]

I mean none of them are CURRENTLY PLAYING. But they’re still under contract and making millions sitting at home hurt

[@ybgl7965]

Good those contracts are guaranteed.

[@rdizzy1]

@@ybgl7965 Bad for the teams they are on, salary cap money wasted and no player. Good players, but obviously overly prone to injury. A lot of more modern younger players are, I suspect that it is because there are a ton of absolute whackadoo trainers out there, running ridiculous, made up BS to train players with, have to stick out and be unique as a trainer to make a name for yourself.

[@angeltomlinson2635]

yet they’re still on rosters making millions more than me and you

[@spicytysy]

dc the don was also on the team and now hes a big rapper

[@darrin.jahnel]

Great video! Rock solid research.

[@simply-tom]

I guess you could say, that chino hills basketball team was a dream team.

[@jasonabernethy8424]

Great research!

[@djrdjr8888]

The best team ever was Baltimore Dunbar when they had Reggie Williams (15 nba seasons), Mugsy Bogues (14 nba seasons), David Wingate (15 nba seasons), and Reggie Lewis (Captain of the Celtics , best of the bunch, and died after 7 seasons, or he would've played 15 too!). It ain't even close man.. Coached by Bob Wade who later coached Maryland. They were better at every damn position.

[@Rusty_119]

DAMN! Onyeka top 6? Completely did not know that. Wild

[@zbasstv4839]

Here from your TikTok

[@Dunamisball]

Well done man

[@Bdubs2]

Damn already 6 years ago? felt like it was yesterday. 😢

[@ryansilverstein9353]

Everyone on that team really went D1

[@Rusty_119]

Damn 6 years? I remember I was in HS as a junior. We all called him lamelo melo

[@jennamarie7515]

it’s weird seeing my school on youtube lol

[@averagecabb4ge]

What about Daijon Davis?

[@NorthWestPvPlolrektnoob]

For real I thought that was the whole point of this video to show some players who went other routes but still were successful

[@RepriseFan]

Very well done piece and great research.

[@johnbwright]

Cameron Shelton just led LMU to an upset of the #6 team in the country.

[@DaPaperboy]

Dc da don is 🔥

[@davidanthony756]

I love it, black man instructing his kids.

[@michaelproductions1045]

Cool stuff

[@isaacclark9825]

Nice content.

[@jkturtle6384]

Dude are you the 'I see dead poeple' actor?

[@mzzzz3]

this guy is definitely swamp stories lol

[@wise_dragon6]

There has to be someone from Ruben S Ayala watching this ;3

[@joshuabolton3866]

They were fun to watch

[@ProfeE1990]

Why dude in the thumbnail givin LaMelo the evil eye. Jealousy is a killer.

[@dacrib5350]

Why do all the dudes that run these channels look like they've never played ball in their life tho? Lmao good content but man that's always funny to me

[@marcussolomon5761]

shoutout to grant for giving me that assist 🤫

[@fxcku4ll]

12 years before at the same high school we were pretty bad!

[@corgimations]

The fact I go to this school…

[@poptropicakidfan]

DC the don in Chino hills

[@paul7408]

a wovles fan?! take my sub

[@somebodywhocares9293]

It's only fitting that new branches grow From a healthy tree

[@roccossr6912]

Okongwu tearing shit up in the A

[@adameger9608]

in 45 seconds in i see my high school las lomas

[@jakegalvan3425]

Chino hills baby!

[@aussiedadbloke6669]

I thought the dude bottom left in the thumbnail was Jalen Smith

[@nicechasinchasegods7051]

I was the 6k like

[@edwardkimakaballislifekim_578]

Chino hills played my high school team in 2017-2018 las lomas they only beat us because they had size big O Andre ball Ofure nick mannor hall

[@litodat233]

They only beat y’all cuz they had size lmao well that’s basketball buddy y’all just lost lmao

[@Brod69420]

Liangelo lowkey ballin tho rn

[@kamaalabstract]

He not

[@laiyinli12]

Not hating but he did just have back to back 0 point games

[@Brod69420]

@@laiyinli12 that’s why I said lowkey and not just ballin

[@sdot5389]

He’s a disaster. He’s 24 getting garbage time in the G League. He’s the worst player on his team and in the last two games has scored 0 points, 0 rebound, 0 assists.

[@Lcameron2412]

Bro really forgot about Daijon Davis, DC the Don himself

[@IgnoretheButter]

Imagine being some casual HS basketball team having to play 5 future pro players and DI BB players

[@jobturkey7418]

Impressive though. Very talented team

[@rashidsabri7319]

My only question from this vid . . . . Wth is a D1 football player doing in Ypsi 🤣

[@I.am_Groot]

Chino had some nice teams after that won a lot also but for sure Lonzo and Melo on a high school squad is a recipe for wins.

[@Lurkjnn]

you not gon talk about dc the don?

[@KIDRR]

Forget these guys, I always wanted to know what haley joel osment is up to now days. Now I know.

[@MlLFS4L]

This guy sounds like mike korzemba

[@jakeycakey1017]

Dc the don was on there he’s a star now

[@cozyluis]

Didn't know andre played for my school 💀

[@ThizzyWailer]

Oh shit Justin Herbert makes youtube vids

[@ghostdtx]

Gelo was and still is a beast

[@ceezeeemowndeadzombie4014]

Someone hasn’t seen his g league stats

[@willdean4867]

@@ceezeeemowndeadzombie4014 dude anyone who can make the g league to begin with is a beast

[@ceezeeemowndeadzombie4014]

@@willdean4867 Sike

[@consigliereparlamentare5649]

He is trash

[@skylerwhiteyo28964]

*thief

[@ifymora8420]

Is this the same guy that does the spicy wings interviews? Or they at least related? Brothers?

[@xoThreezus]

You forgot about DC the Don /Daijon Davis!

[@michaelsevilla7403]

Yes

[@martyjenkins3584]

“without further ado.” wtf man (adieu)

[@Bonny228]

Look up the 2002 Douglass ducks in Baltimore Maryland

[@stevengutierrez9272]

Dang this host looking like baby Justin herbert