2018 JBA season

The 2018 JBA season was the only season of the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), an American men's professional basketball league. The JBA was designed as an alternative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), allowing high school and junior college players to immediately play professionally. The season began on June 21 and concluded with the JBA Finals on August 12, 2018. After the season concluded, the JBA selected many of its top players to take part in what was originally a 28-game international season against teams from various countries in Europe and Asia. However, an incident in Lithuania lead to a shortening of the event, with teams dropping out of matches and Asian teams cancelling their matches for late 2018 and early 2019 altogether.

2018 JBA season
League	Junior Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	June 21, 2018 – August 12, 2018
Number of teams	8
TV partner(s)	Facebook Live (online)
Regular season
Top seed	Los Angeles Ballers
Top scorer	LiAngelo Ball (Los Angeles)
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	Los Angeles Ballers
Runners-up	Seattle Ballers
Finals MVP	LiAngelo Ball

Teams

Ontario

Houston

Seattle

Chicago

Dallas

Queens

Atlanta

Trenton

Fairfax

Las Vegas

Location of venues for 2018 season^[1]

The 2018 JBA season consisted of eight teams, with each representing an American city and having the nickname "Ballers." Teams did not occupy a specified home arena; instead, every team faced each other in ten different arenas across the United States.

Team	Home city	Colors	Head coach
Atlanta Ballers	Atlanta, Georgia		Douglas Byrd[2]
Chicago Ballers	Chicago, Illinois		Eddie Denard Nicolas Colon[3]
Dallas Ballers	Dallas, Texas		Ray Johnson[4]
Houston Ballers	Houston, Texas		Everett Rick[5]
Los Angeles Ballers	Los Angeles, California		Doyle Balthazar[6]
New York Ballers	New York City, New York		Marvin McCullough[7]
Philadelphia Ballers	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		James Martin[8]
Seattle Ballers	Seattle, Washington		Charles O'Bannon[9]

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Qualification
1	Los Angeles Ballers (C, Z)	8	6	2	.750	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Seattle Ballers	8	5	3	.625
3	New York Ballers	8	5	3	.625
4	Dallas Ballers	8	5	3	.625
5	Atlanta Ballers	8	5	3	.625
6	Houston Ballers	8	3	5	.375
7	Chicago Ballers	8	2	6	.250
8	Philadelphia Ballers (W)	8	1	7	.125

Updated to match(es) played on July 29, 2018. Source: http://www.jbaleague.com
(C) Champions; (W) Clinched worst record; (Z) Clinched best record

Games

June 21, 2018 Day 1	Chicago	117–128	Atlanta	Ontario, California
5:00 PM (PST)	Scoring by quarter: 28–42, 30–23, 26–37, 33–26
	Pts: Rieger (27) Rebs: Dixson (17) Asts: K. Brown (10)	Report	Pts: Chaney (27) Rebs: Ray (12) Asts: Boyd (4)	Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena Attendance: 1,000

Chicago v Atlanta

June 21, 2018 Day 1	New York	124–134	Los Angeles	Ontario, California
7:30 PM (PST)	Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 28–35, 35–32, 39–36
	Pts: C. Brown (36) Rebs: Abdelwahab, Camara (13) Asts: Burgos (9)	Report	Pts: Malone (43) Rebs: Floyd (22) Asts: La. Ball (10)	Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena Attendance: 1,000

New York v Los Angeles

June 23, 2018 Day 2	Dallas	103–121	Seattle	Houston, Texas
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 18–33, 27–36, 34–26
	Pts: Silfa (23) Rebs: Massey (15) Asts: Massey, Walker (4)	Report	Pts: J. Morgan (24) Rebs: Mitchell (17) Asts: Springer (5)	Arena: Health and Physical Education Arena

Dallas v Seattle

June 23, 2018 Day 2	New York	91–116	Houston	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 20–26, 26–36, 31–28
	Pts: Camara (18) Rebs: C. Brown, Mensah (11) Asts: Camara (3)	Report	Pts: Handy (25) Rebs: Myers (14) Asts: Hollis (8)	Arena: Health and Physical Education Arena

New York v Houston

June 24, 2018 Day 3	Atlanta	123–118	Philadelphia	Kent, Washington
5:00 PM (PST)	Scoring by quarter: 10–31, 33–24, 33–31, 47–32
	Pts: Chaney (30) Rebs: Boyd (16) Asts: Butler (7)	Report	Pts: Haid (31) Rebs: Royster (17) Asts: Buckner (6)	Arena: ShoWare Center

Atlanta v Philadelphia

June 24, 2018 Day 3	Los Angeles	150–145	Seattle	Kent, Washington
7:30 PM (PST)	Scoring by quarter: 26–37, 48–33, 35–32, 41–43
	Pts: Malone (48) Rebs: Floyd (33) Asts: La. Ball (8)	Report	Pts: Springer (48) Rebs: Springer (12) Asts: Springer (5)	Arena: ShoWare Center

Los Angeles v Seattle

June 26, 2018 Day 4	Dallas	92–96	New York	Chicago, Illinois
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 24–23, 26–33, 28–21
	Pts: Walker (39) Rebs: Walker (17) Asts: Silfa (5)	Report	Pts: C. Brown (28) Rebs: C. Brown (18) Asts: Antoine, Killing (3)	Arena: Wintrust Arena

Dallas v New York

June 26, 2018 Day 4	Houston	117–1250(OT)	Chicago	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 26–28, 28–31, 24–23, Overtime: 10–18
	Pts: Myers (37) Rebs: Myers (20) Asts: Myers, Williams (4)	Report	Pts: K. Brown (46) Rebs: Lyle (13) Asts: Lyle (5)	Arena: Wintrust Arena

Houston v Chicago

June 28, 2018 Day 5	Atlanta	146–135	Seattle	Garland, Texas
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 40–29, 39–27, 34–43, 33–36
	Pts: Chaney (44) Rebs: Chaney (11) Asts: Butler (6)	Report	Pts: J. Morgan (33) Rebs: Davis, Mischke, Springer (12) Asts: J. Morgan (6)	Arena: Curtis Culwell Center

Atlanta v Seattle

June 28, 2018 Day 5	Houston	105–102	Dallas	Garland, Texas
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 27–22, 27–24, 32–35
	Pts: Hollis (34) Rebs: Handy (13) Asts: Hollis (6)	Report	Pts: Walker (26) Rebs: Morris (8) Asts: Massey, McSpadden (3)	Arena: Curtis Culwell Center

Houston v Dallas

June 29, 2018 Day 6	Chicago	105–103	Philadelphia	East Garden City, New York
4:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 19–20, 34–27, 37–28
	Pts: Singleton II (23) Rebs: Dixson, Singleton II (14) Asts: Lyle (4)	Report	Pts: Buckner (24) Rebs: Royster (15) Asts: Buckner (9)	Arena: David Mack Arena

Chicago v Philadelphia

June 29, 2018 Day 6	Los Angeles	108–130	New York	East Garden City, New York
6:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 23–33, 30–36, 26–29
	Pts: La. Ball (44) Rebs: La. Ball (13) Asts: Kirkham (7)	Report	Pts: C. Brown (41) Rebs: Mensah (14) Asts: Antoine, Irby (8)	Arena: David Mack Arena

Los Angeles v New York

July 3, 2018 Day 7	Los Angeles	110–122	Dallas	Duluth, Georgia
6:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 34–29, 18–31, 30–31
	Pts: La. Ball (40) Rebs: Floyd (15) Asts: La. Ball (9)	Report	Pts: Morris (24) Rebs: Massey (13) Asts: M. Morgan (6)	Arena: Infinite Energy Center

Los Angeles v Dallas

July 3, 2018 Day 7	Houston	109–115	Atlanta	Duluth, Georgia
8:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 37–38, 26–24, 21–31
	Pts: Hollis (29) Rebs: Hollis (16) Asts: Hollis (9)	Report	Pts: Chaney (45) Rebs: Boyd (10) Asts: Butler (8)	Arena: Infinite Energy Center

Houston v Atlanta

July 5, 2018 Day 8	Chicago	89–99	New York	Trenton, New Jersey
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 19–25, 21–19, 23–34
	Pts: Dixson (23) Rebs: Dixson (19) Asts: Hargrove (6)	Report	Pts: Camara (31) Rebs: C. Brown (11) Asts: Irby (7)	Arena: CURE Insurance Arena

Chicago v New York

July 5, 2018 Day 8	Philadelphia	125–120	Seattle	Trenton, New Jersey
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 36–25, 34–36, 31–35, 24–24
	Pts: Nixon (39) Rebs: Johnson (13) Asts: Johnson (6)	Report	Pts: Springer (38) Rebs: J. Morgan, Mitchell (14) Asts: Springer (6)	Arena: CURE Insurance Arena

Philadelphia v Seattle

July 12, 2018 Day 9	Chicago	97–115	Seattle	Ontario, California
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 25–25, 24–37, 26–19
	Pts: Lyle (27) Rebs: Dixson (13) Asts: Lyle (6)	Report	Pts: Uzan (27) Rebs: Carmon (15) Asts: Carmon, Springer, Uzan (4)	Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena

Chicago v Seattle

July 12, 2018 Day 9	Philadelphia	140–171	Los Angeles	Ontario, California
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 40–48, 25–37, 35–37, 40–49
	Pts: Nixon (37) Rebs: Johnson (10) Asts: Johnson (8)	Report	Pts: Li. Ball (53) Rebs: Floyd (19) Asts: La. Ball (19)	Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena

Philadelphia v Los Angeles

July 14, 2018 Day 10	Atlanta	124–119	Philadelphia	Houston, Texas
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 31–30, 33–23, 35–39
	Pts: Chaney (36) Rebs: Boyd (16) Asts: Butler (7)	Report	Pts: Nixon (25) Rebs: Croston (14) Asts: Buckner (8)	Arena: Health and Physical Education Arena

Atlanta v Philadelphia

July 14, 2018 Day 10	Dallas	104–92	Houston	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 31–22, 25–19, 29–29
	Pts: Morris (21) Rebs: Wek (14) Asts: M. Morgan (11)	Report	Pts: Ross (26) Rebs: Lovelace (9) Asts: Hollis (7)	Arena: Health and Physical Education Arena

Dallas v Houston

July 17, 2018 Day 11	Houston	111–103	Philadelphia	Fairfax, Virginia
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 31–12, 24–34, 32–30
	Pts: Hollis (37) Rebs: Hollis (16) Asts: Williams (6)	Report	Pts: Nixon (37) Rebs: E. Hall (10) Asts: Buckner (7)	Arena: EagleBank Arena

Houston v Philadelphia

July 17, 2018 Day 11	Seattle	115–98	New York	Fairfax, Virginia
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 30–24, 33–28, 25–28
	Pts: Springer (25) Rebs: Clark (19) Asts: Uzan (6)	Report	Pts: Antoine (27) Rebs: Antoine (12) Asts: Irby (7)	Arena: EagleBank Arena

Seattle v New York

July 19, 2018 Day 12	Atlanta	123–170	Los Angeles	Garland, Texas
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 11–41, 33–43, 32–48, 47–38
	Pts: Boyd (41) Rebs: Boyd (15) Asts: Butler (11)	Report	Pts: La. Ball, Li. Ball (48) Rebs: La. Ball (24) Asts: La. Ball (14)	Arena: Curtis Culwell Center

Atlanta v Los Angeles

July 19, 2018 Day 12	Chicago	100–109	Dallas	Garland, Texas
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 27–34, 23–23, 32–24
	Pts: Rieger (23) Rebs: Lyle (18) Asts: Ingram, Lyle (5)	Report	Pts: Wek (31) Rebs: Wek (13) Asts: McSpadden (10)	Arena: Curtis Culwell Center

Chicago v Dallas

July 21, 2018 Day 13	Houston	98–125	Seattle	Chicago, Illinois
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 36–22, 23–38, 23–35
	Pts: Myers (33) Rebs: Myers, Lovelace (12) Asts: Myers, Ross (4)	Report	Pts: Springer (26) Rebs: Clark (13) Asts: Uzan (10)	Arena: Wintrust Arena

Houston v Seattle

July 21, 2018 Day 13	Los Angeles	130–122	Chicago	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 30–24, 41–45, 38–30
	Pts: Li. Ball (54) Rebs: Floyd (19) Asts: La. Ball (7)	Report	Pts: Watson (34) Rebs: Dixson (15) Asts: Ingram (8)	Arena: Wintrust Arena

Los Angeles v Chicago

July 24, 2018 Day 14	Dallas	115–81	Philadelphia	Duluth, Georgia
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 45–21, 13–12, 27–18, 30–30
	Pts: Walker (24) Rebs: McSpadden (10) Asts: McSpadden, M. Morgan (7)	Report	Pts: Buckner (25) Rebs: E. Hall (13) Asts: Johnson (5)	Arena: Infinite Energy Center

Dallas v Philadelphia

July 24, 2018 Day 14	New York	119–1140(OT)	Atlanta	Duluth, Georgia
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 23–29, 28–21, 25–30, Overtime: 15–10
	Pts: Kirkham (29) Rebs: C. Brown (10) Asts: Irby (9)	Report	Pts: Boyd (27) Rebs: Butler (13) Asts: Chaney (8)	Arena: Infinite Energy Center

New York v Atlanta

July 26, 2018 Day 15	Chicago	110–134	Seattle	Las Vegas, Nevada
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 24–34, 28–39, 33–21, 25–40
	Pts: Lyle (29) Rebs: Lyle, Ingram (11) Asts: Lyle, Rieger (5)	Report	Pts: Carmon (27) Rebs: Abdullah-Booker (18) Asts: Uzan (12)	Arena: Orleans Arena

Chicago v Seattle

July 26, 2018 Day 15	Houston	153–169	Los Angeles	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 31–40, 39–27, 50–57, 33–45
	Pts: Hollis (40) Rebs: Myers (14) Asts: Hollis (9)	Report	Pts: Li. Ball (52) Rebs: Mack (10) Asts: La. Ball (20)	Arena: Orleans Arena

Houston v Los Angeles

July 29, 2018 Day 16	Atlanta	94–109	Dallas	Trenton, New Jersey
5:00 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 28–22, 16–37, 27–25
	Pts: Chaney (35) Rebs: Boyd (14) Asts: Boyd, Chaney, J. Hall (4)	Report	Pts: McSpadden (23) Rebs: Wek, Foster (13) Asts: M. Morgan (7)	Arena: CURE Insurance Arena

Atlanta v Dallas

July 29, 2018 Day 16	New York	84–810(OT)	Philadelphia	Trenton, New Jersey
7:30 PM (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 30–17, 21–21, 11–15, Overtime: 13–10
	Pts: C. Brown (24) Rebs: C. Brown (18) Asts: Irby (7)	Report	Pts: Nixon (25) Rebs: E. Hall (17) Asts: Buckner (5)	Arena: CURE Insurance Arena

New York v Philadelphia

All-Star Event

On August 3, 2018, the JBA hosted their inaugural All-Star Event at the Quest Multisport in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to the All-Star Game, the league hosted a Three-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest. Two days before the event, event contestants and All-Star Game selections were officially revealed to the public.^[10]

Three-Point Contest

Contestants

Pos.	Player	Team
G	Nigel Chaney	Atlanta Ballers
G/F	Harrison Rieger	Chicago Ballers
G	Karlon McSpadden	Dallas Ballers
G	Jordell Ross	Houston Ballers
G	LiAngelo Ball	Los Angeles Ballers
G	Taylor Kirkham	New York Ballers
F/G	Marquis Johnson	Philadelphia Ballers
G	Brandon Willis	Seattle Ballers

Results

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	LiAngelo Ball (Los Angeles)		12
	Harrison Rieger (Chicago)		11
						LiAngelo Ball (Los Angeles)		8
						Taylor Kirkham (New York)		6
	Karlon McSpadden (Dallas)		12
	Taylor Kirkham (New York)		14
											LiAngelo Ball (Los Angeles)		9
											Brandon Willis (Seattle)		18
	Jordell Ross (Houston)		9
	Marquis Johnson (Philadelphia)		6
						Jordell Ross (Houston)		9
						Brandon Willis (Seattle)		12
	Brandon Willis (Seattle)		13
	Nigel Chaney (Atlanta)		7

Slam Dunk Contest

Contestants

Pos.	Player	Team
G	Fionn Brown	Atlanta Ballers
F	Shaun Lee	Chicago Ballers
G	Demolia Peterson	Dallas Ballers
F	Nicholas Lovelace	Houston Ballers
F/G	Keshaun Mack	Los Angeles Ballers
G	Jameer Killing	New York Ballers
G/F	Shannon Handy	Philadelphia Ballers
G	Anthony Carmon	Seattle Ballers

Results

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Shaun Lee (Chicago)

45

Anthony Carmon (Seattle)

36

Shaun Lee (Chicago)

Jameer Killing (New York)

Demolia Peterson (Dallas)

25

Jameer Killing (New York)

28

Shaun Lee (Chicago)

25

Nicholas Lovelace (Houston)

29

Keshaun Mack (Los Angeles)

Shannon Handy (Philadelphia)

Keshaun Mack (Los Angeles)

Nicholas Lovelace (Houston)

Nicholas Lovelace (Houston)

44

Fionn Brown (Atlanta)

All-Star Game

East Pos. Player Team G Jaylen Nixon Philadelphia Ballers F Calvin Brown New York Ballers G Nolan Irby New York Ballers F Corey Boyd Atlanta Ballers G Isom Butler Atlanta Ballers G Nigel Chaney Atlanta Ballers G/F Deon Lyle Chicago Ballers G/F Harrison Rieger Chicago Ballers F Montrell Dixson Chicago Ballers G Lenell Watson Chicago Ballers Head coach: Alan Foster Assistant coach: Karolis Malinauskas

West Pos. Player Team G Jordon Myers Houston Ballers G/F Curtis Hollis Houston Ballers F/C Nate Morris Dallas Ballers G Caleal Walker Dallas Ballers F/C Melvin Davis Los Angeles Ballers F Greg Floyd Jr. Los Angeles Ballers G/F LiAngelo Ball Los Angeles Ballers G LaMelo Ball Los Angeles Ballers G Niles Malone Los Angeles Ballers F JaMicheal Morgan Seattle Ballers G Jerell Springer Seattle Ballers Head coach: LaVar Ball Assistant coach: Tito Ortiz

Game

LiAngelo Ball of the West All-Stars was named co-most valuable player (MVP) along with Deon Lyle of the East All-Stars.^[11] Ball recorded 39 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists, while Lyle scored a game-high 51 points. LaMelo Ball also recorded a double-double with 42 points and 17 assists.^[11]

August 3, 2018 7:00 pm CT

Recap

East All-Stars 189, West All-Stars 202
Scoring by quarter: 35–51, 49–39, 42–58, 63–54
Pts: Lyle (51) Rebs: Lyle, Boyd (11) Asts: Butler (10)		Pts: La. Ball, Hollis (42) Rebs: Li. Ball (15) Asts: La. Ball (17)

Quest Multisport, Chicago, Illinois

Playoffs

The Citizens Business Bank Arena debuted the inaugural games of the season and hosted the JBA Championship.

Championship bracket

Venue: Eagle's Nest Arena (Los Angeles, California), Citizens Business Bank Arena (Ontario, California)

	Quarterfinals August 10					Semifinals August 11					Championship game August 12
	1	Los Angeles Ballers	157
	8	Philadelphia Ballers	134
						1	Los Angeles Ballers	127
						4	New York Ballers	124
	4	New York Ballers	93
	5	Atlanta Ballers	82
											1	Los Angeles Ballers	132
											2	Seattle Ballers	121
	3	Dallas Ballers	105
	6	Houston Ballers	106
						2	Seattle Ballers	129
						6	Houston Ballers	106
	2	Seattle Ballers	105
	7	Chicago Ballers	90

Boxscores

Quarterfinals

August 10, 2018 12:00

Boxscore

New York	93–82	Atlanta
Scoring by quarter: 29–11, 17–23, 25–23, 22–23
Pts: Antoine (24) Rebs: Brown (10) Asts: Irby (8)		Pts: Chaney (22) Rebs: Boyd (13) Asts: Butler (5)

Eagle's Nest Arena, Los Angeles, California

August 10, 2018 2:30

Boxscore

Dallas	105–106 (OT)	Houston
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 26–20, 27–27, 20–25, Overtime: 16–17
Pts: McSpadden (35) Rebs: Morris (11) Asts: M. Morgan (7)		Pts: Hollis (31) Rebs: Myers (12) Asts: Myers (5)

Eagle's Nest Arena, Los Angeles, California

August 10, 2018 5:00

Boxscore

Seattle	105–90	Chicago
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 19–13, 36–21, 27–36
Pts: Abdullah-Booker (23) Rebs: Abdullah-Booker (13) Asts: Uzan (5)		Pts: Watson (26) Rebs: Pope (20) Asts: Pope (4)

Eagle's Nest Arena, Los Angeles, California

August 10, 2018 7:30

Boxscore

Los Angeles	157–134	Philadelphia
Scoring by quarter: 36–16, 41–35, 40–38, 40–45
Pts: Li. Ball (58) Rebs: Davis (11) Asts: La. Ball (13)		Pts: Johnson (32) Rebs: Handy (14) Asts: Buckner (10)

Eagle's Nest Arena, Los Angeles, California

Semifinals

August 11, 2018 5:00

Boxscore

Seattle	129–106	Houston
Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 40–24, 34–28, 26–29
Pts: J. Morgan, Willis (29) Rebs: Carmon (13) Asts: Willis (9)		Pts: Forman (24) Rebs: Hollis (7) Asts: Forman (5)

Eagle's Nest Arena, Los Angeles, California

August 11, 2018 7:30

Boxscore

Los Angeles	127–124	New York
Scoring by quarter: 33–21, 30–40, 33–35, 31–28
Pts: La. Ball (55) Rebs: La. Ball, Floyd (16) Asts: La. Ball (7)		Pts: Killing (32) Rebs: Camara (11) Asts: Antoine (10)

Eagle's Nest Arena, Los Angeles, California

JBA Finals

August 12, 2018	Los Angeles	132–121	Seattle	Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California
7:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 38–30, 31–29, 36–35
	Pts: Li. Ball (58) Rebs: Davis (20) Asts: La. Ball (9)	Boxscore	Pts: Springer (32) Rebs: Abdullah-Booker (18) Asts: Carmon (8)

Los Angeles v Seattle

International season

After the JBA Finals, the league selected 14 players to play for the JBA USA Team, which will take part in 28 exhibition games against international competition. The international season began on September 22, 2018, when the JBA USA Team faced the Svendborg Rabbits from Denmark.^[12] Los Angeles Ballers head coach Doyle Balthazar served as the JBA USA Team head coach, with Los Angeles assistant coach Rasul Salahuddin and Seattle Ballers head coach Charles O'Bannon assuming assistant roles.^[13] The international season was expected to continue in 2019.^[13] However, due to a fight LaMelo Ball was involved with against Dzūkija Alytus on October 1, some of the teams that were previously scheduled for the event dropped out of the event, with the international event concluding earlier than the league anticipated.^[14] LaMelo later left the team and the league to enter his senior year of high school. In addition to him, a few other also left the team during the tournament.

JBA USA Team roster

Pos.	Player	Team
G	LaMelo Ball	Los Angeles Ballers
G	LiAngelo Ball	Los Angeles Ballers
F	Corey Boyd	Atlanta Ballers
F	Calvin Brown	New York Ballers
F	Cameron Clark	Seattle Ballers
F/C	Melvin Davis	Los Angeles Ballers
F	Greg Floyd Jr.	Los Angeles Ballers
G/F	Curtis Hollis	Houston Ballers
G/F	Deon Lyle	Chicago Ballers
F	JaMicheal Morgan	Seattle Ballers
F/C	Nate Morris	Dallas Ballers
G	Jordan Ray	Atlanta Ballers
G/F	Harrison Rieger	Chicago Ballers
G	Jerell Springer	Seattle Ballers
F	Nyang Wek	Dallas Ballers
Head coach: Doyle Balthazar Assistant coaches: Charles O'Bannon and Rasul Salahuddin

International games

September 22, 2018	JBA USA Team	120–118	Svendborg Rabbits	Svendborg, Denmark
5:00 PM (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 32–27, 27–33, 30–30, 31–28
	Pts: Li. Ball (36) Rebs: La. Ball (10) Asts: La. Ball (8)	Boxscore	Pts: Petersen (28) Rebs: Petersen (10) Asts: Ingram (9)	Arena: HK Midt Arena Attendance: 1,200

JBA USA Team v Svendborg Rabbits

September 29, 2018	JBA USA Team	118–126	Jonava	Jonava, Lithuania
8:00 PM (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 23–34, 33–35, 36–28
	Pts: Springer (27) Rebs: Li. Ball, Clark (7) Asts: La. Ball (16)	Boxscore	Pts: Furmanavičius (32) Rebs: Ramanauskas (14) Asts: Franklin (12)	Arena: Jonava Sports Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Mantas Butvilas, Martynas Karaliūnas, Laurynas Gailius

JBA USA Team v Jonava

October 1, 2018	JBA USA Team	116–124	Dzūkija Alytus	Alytus, Lithuania
7:00 PM (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 35–21, 33–33, 21–37, 27–33
	Pts: Li. Ball (41) Rebs: Wek (7) Asts: La. Ball (8)	Boxscore	Pts: Jomantas (22) Rebs: Austin, Jomantas (17) Asts: Pačėsas (4)	Arena: Alytus Arena Attendance: 600 Referees: Andrius Jakimavičius, Tomas Klionauskas, Marius Naruševičius

JBA USA Team v Dzūkija Alytus

October 8, 2018	JBA USA Team	131–118	Liepājas Lauvas	Liepāja, Latvia
7:30 PM (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 31–35, 40–25, 31–27, 29–31
	Pts: Springer (36) Rebs: Hollis (11) Asts: Ball (14)	Boxscore	Pts: Johnson (36) Rebs: Johnson (11) Asts: Ate (6)	Arena: Liepāja Olympic Centre Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Jānis Sudmalis, Valters Čerņevskis, Ģirts Splīte

JBA USA Team v Liepājas Lauvas

October 10, 2018	JBA USA Team	135–1270(OT)	CSKA-2	Moscow, Russia
7:30 PM (MSK)	Scoring by quarter: 38–27, 25–32, 26–28, 29–31, Overtime: 17–9
	Pts: La. Ball (31) Rebs: Hollis (10) Asts: La. Ball (10)	Boxscore	Pts: Khomenko (31) Rebs: Kurbatov (13) Asts: Tonoyan (6)	Arena: CSKA Sport Hall Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Yaroslav Blokhov, Anton Sazonov, Yakov Tarasov

JBA USA Team v CSKA-2

October 14, 2018	JBA USA Team	121–114	Zenit-Farm	Saint Petersburg, Russia
7:00 PM (MSK)	Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 20–34, 35–30, 37–21
	Pts: La. Ball (44) Rebs: Li. Ball, Hollis (13) Asts: La. Ball (12)	Boxscore	Pts: Yudin (21) Rebs: Yudin (14) Asts: Usoltsev (9)	Arena: Zenit Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Yaroslav Oreshin, Viktor Kudryakov, Andrey Lugovoy

JBA USA Team v Zenit-Farm

October 16, 2018	JBA USA Team	135–123	Avis Utilitas Rapla	Rapla, Estonia
7:00 PM (EEST)
	Pts: La. Ball (38) Rebs: La. Ball, Hollis (11) Asts: La. Ball (8)	Boxscore	Pts: Veideman (38) Rebs: Ilves (8) Asts: Veideman (6)	Arena: Sadolin Sports Hall

JBA USA Team v Avis Utilitas Rapla

October 18, 2018	JBA USA Team	151–133	Polpharma Starogard Gdański	Starogard Gdański, Poland
7:00 PM (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 47–36, 29–31, 33–37, 42–29
	Pts: Li. Ball (43) Rebs: La. Ball (14) Asts: La. Ball (18)	Boxscore	Pts: Gołębiowski (28) Rebs: Prahl (16) Asts: Davis, Dzierżak (8)	Arena: Skarszewskiego Centrum Sportu Referees: Jacek Dolski, Tomasz Szczurewski, Krzysztof Tuński

JBA USA Team v Polpharma Starogard Gdański

October 24, 2018	JBA USA Team	117–115	Baunach Young Pikes	Baunach, Germany
8:00 PM (CEST)
	Pts: Hollis (40) Rebs: Davis (14) Asts: Unknown	Boxscore	Pts: Šerić (19) Rebs: Šležas (12) Asts: Heckel (9)	Arena: Graf-Stauffenberg Halle

JBA USA Team v Baunach Young Pikes

October 30, 2018	JBA USA Team	163–138	HUBO Limburg United Academy	Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium
8:00 PM (CEST)
	Pts: Li. Ball (47) Rebs: La. Ball (9) Asts: La. Ball (14)	Boxscore	Pts: D. Souveryns (27) Rebs: N. Kuta (13) Asts: N. Kuta (8)	Arena: Sporthal Lakerveld Arena

JBA USA Team v HUBO Limburg United Academy

November 3, 2018	JBA USA Team	151–137	London Lions	London, England
7:00 PM (BST)
	Pts: La. Ball (43) Rebs: La. Ball (13) Asts: La. Ball (17)	Boxscore	Pts: James (17) Rebs: Spencer (10) Asts: Guede (9)	Arena: Copper Box Arena

JBA USA Team v London Lions

November 8, 2018	JBA USA Team	123–117	Loughborough Riders	Leicester, England
7:00 PM (BST)
	Pts: Ray (34) Rebs: Davis (14) Asts: Li. Ball, Clark (7)	Boxscore	Pts: Fava (18) Rebs: Christofis (9) Asts: Unknown	Arena: Morningside Arena

JBA USA Team v Loughborough Riders

November 10, 2018	JBA USA Team	140–102	Yeşilyurt SK	Istanbul, Turkey
8:00 PM (TRT)
	Pts: Ray (47) Rebs: Hollis (11) Asts: Hollis (11)	Boxscore	Pts: Yangue (30) Rebs: Yangue (16) Asts: Kata (13)	Arena: Yesilyurt Arena

JBA USA Team v Yeşilyurt SK

November 12, 2018	JBA USA Team	154–130	Sigortam.net İTÜ	Istanbul, Turkey
8:00 PM (TRT)
	Pts: Li. Ball (43) Rebs: Davis (13) Asts: Ray (16)	Boxscore	Pts: Frink (32) Rebs: Alemdaroglu (9) Asts: Say (8)	Arena: Sportingwork Sport Hall

JBA USA Team v Sigortam.net İTÜ

November 15, 2018	JBA USA Team	122–129	KK Rabotnički	Skopje, Macedonia
2:00 PM (Central European Time)
	Pts: Hollis (38) Rebs: Hollis (8) Asts: Ray (20)	Boxscore	Pts: Karadzovski (26) Rebs: unknown Asts: unknown	Arena: Telecom Arena

JBA USA Team v KK Rabotnički

November 16, 2018	JBA USA Team	138–133	Academic Sofia	Sofia, Bulgaria
3:00 PM (Eastern European Standard Time)
	Pts: Li. Ball (65) Rebs: Hollis (10) Asts: Ray (12)	Boxscore	Pts: Milov (28) Rebs: Ivanov (13) Asts: Ivanov (8)	Arena: Universiada Hall

JBA USA Team v Academic Sofia

November 20, 2018	JBA USA Team	115–101	BCM U Pitesti	Pitesti, Romania
7:00 (Eastern European Standard Time)
	Pts: Li. Ball (42) Rebs: Lyle (13) Asts: Hollis (8)	Boxscore	Pts: Korniyenko (24) Rebs: Korniyenko (17) Asts: unknown	Arena: Oprea Arena

JBA USA Team v BCM U Pitesti

Media

For the 2018 season, the JBA aired games through Facebook Live, including All-Star festivities and playoff matches.^[15] Allen Bell and Brandon Williams were the official commentators for the season.^[16]