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2011-12: Played in 27 games … scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds against Texas Lutheran (Nov. 11) … tallied eight points and had two assists versus Long Island (Dec. 20) … recorded four points and seven rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 25) … had six points, seven rebounds and two assists against Central Arkansas (Feb. 8) … grabbed five or more rebounds six times.

Previous School: Transferred to Texas State after a two-year stint at Lamar State-PA JC ... averaged 8.4 points and 6.4 boards per game ... set the two-year rebound record with 390 rebounds in 65 games for Lamar State-PA ... helped lead the Seahawks to the 2011 NJCAA Region XIV Championship and finished with a 24-9 overall record.

High School: Letterwinner at Elkin High School under coach Albert Thomas … led the Knights in rebounding every year … team compiled a 28-3 record his senior year … averaged 12 points and six rebounds per game.

Personal: Major is exercise and sports science at Texas State … born on June 28 in Houston … son of Eugene and Julia Ball … has five siblings, Simone, Kirbe, Jody, Tracy and Chucky … favorite basketball player is LeBron James … enjoys playing video games.