"No high school team in Southern California has generated more interest and excitement. You had to line up hours before tipoff to get into gyms. Then the fun began - dunks, shot attempts from well beyond NBA three-point range and fans begging for autographs from teenagers at a public school. They were the teenage Harlem Globetrotters during the 2015-16 season."
""It was crazy, something we never thought was going to happen," said Steve Baik, who coached Chino Hills during the 2015-16 season. "We were learning on the fly, getting extra security, managing ticket sales, creating guest lists. It was a storybook situation." The team would go 35-0, winning Southern Section and state championships. Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball became social media sensations. Anyone with a camera sought to maximize the moment."
Chino Hills High's 2015-16 basketball team compiled a 35-0 record, winning Southern Section and state championships while playing an electrifying, unorthodox style. The Ball brothers—Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo—along with Onyeka Okongwu and Eli Scott, drew unprecedented attention, with fans lining up hours for games and media coverage including late-night skits about their father, LaVar. Games featured dramatic dunks, ultra-deep three-point attempts, and teenagers swarmed for autographs. The season produced multiple future NBA first-round picks, propelled intense national fascination, and left lasting memories of a unique high school basketball phenomenon.
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