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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 11 1967 Miami, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Alta Loma (Alta Loma, California) |
| College | Cal State LA (1987–1991) |
| Position | Forward |
Christina Catherine Ball (née Slatinsky; born December 11, 1967) is an American former college basketball player who played for the Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles women's basketball team and is married to media personality LaVar Ball. She is also the mother of current NBA player Lonzo Ball.
Basketball Career
Ball was a four-year varsity basketball letter winner at Alta Loma High School in Alta Loma, California where she was a All-Baseline League pick as a senior. She averaged 15.8 points and 18.2 rebounds. Ball was one of top basketball prospects in high school and she chose to attend California State University, Los Angeles. She finished her career ranking eighth in points (935), eighth in field goals made (541), fifth in field goal attempts (1165), fourth in rebounds (627), fifth in blocks (60), eighth in free throws made (120), and seventh in free throws attempted (208).
Cal St. L.A. Statistics
Source
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | PPG |
| 1986-87 | Cal St. L.A. | 28 | 190 | 33.5 | 0.0 | 51.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| 1987-88 | Cal St. L.A. | 28 | 354 | 41.6 | 0.0 | 61.8 | 6.4 | 12.6 |
| 1988-89 | Cal St. L.A. | 18 | 237 | 43.0 | 1.0 | 73.0 | 6.5 | 13.2 |
| 1990-91 | Cal St. L.A. | 25 | 146 | 65.8 | 26.7 | 40.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Career | Cal St. L.A. | 99 | 935 | 46.4 | 27.0 | 57.7 | 6.3 | 9.4 |
Personal Life
Ball is the daughter of Robert and Catherine Slatinsky. She is the athletic director at Vernon Middle School in Montclair, California. She married former football player LaVar Ball, her college sweetheart. "I transferred from Washington State and saw her in the hall. Wow. She knocked me off my feet. I stopped her in the hall and said: ‘I don’t know what we’re going to do together, but we’re gonna do something.’ She was like, ‘is this guy cocky or what?’
Together, they have three sons: Lonzo (b. 1997), LiAngelo (b. 1998), and LaMelo (b. 2001). Lonzo is currently a point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, while LiAngelo played basketball at UCLA, and LaMelo plays professionally in Australia. Her granddaughter Zoey is named after her.
In August 2017, Ball and her family premiered in their Facebook reality show, Ball In The Family. On February 21, 2017 she suffered a stroke and dealing with aphasia.