 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi waFebruary 4, 2-17, mukukunda 10766 neWashington Huskies, Ball aive nemapoinzi makumi maviri nemaviri, rebounds nhanhatu, uye maassist mashanu. Nevatungamiri veNBA vanosvika makumi maviri varipo, mutambo uyu wakafananidza Ball neHuskies Markelle Fultz, avo vaive pakati pevarindi vepamusoro venyika uye vanofungidzirwa kuve pakati pevakanyanya kusarudza mu2017 NBA draft. Fultz akawana mapoinzi 25 mumutambo wakaenzana pakati pevadzidzi vaviri vomugore rokutanga. Muchikamu chekupedzisira chemwaka weBruins, Ball aive nebasa-rakakwira 14 anobatsira mukukunda 7768 pamusoro peWashington State, paakaputsawo rekodhi yaGary Payton yemakore makumi matatu Pac-12 mwaka wekubatsira nemunhu wekutanga. UCLA yakanga iri nhamba yechitatu muNCAA Tournament, uye yakakunda mutambo wavo wokutanga 97 ku80 pamusoro peKent State. Ball aiva namapoinzi gumi namashanu neyamuro nhatu kuti apfuure rekodhi yechikoro yaLarry Drew II nokuda kwamapiro akawanda mumwaka. Mumutambo wechipiri, akasvika pedyo ne triple-double aine 18 points, rebounds nomwe, uye mapfumbamwe anobatsira mukukunda 7967 pamusoro peCincinnati. Kubatsira kwake kwese kwakauya muhafu yechipiri, apo UCLA yakakunda kushomeka kwemapoinzi matatu muhafu yepamberi mushure mekuwana mwaka wakaderera wemapoinzi makumi matatu muhafu yekutanga. VaBruins vakadzingwa muSweet 16, vachirasikirwa ne8675 kuKentucky. Ball akawana 10 points, 8 assists, uye 4 turnovers mukurasikirwa uku, apo muchengeti weWildcats DeAaron Fox akawana mapoinzi makumi matatu nemapfumbamwe nokuda kweNCAA tournament freshman record. Bhora rakatambudza hamstring yake mumutambo asi rakatamba naro uye rakanga richikamhina muhafu yechipiri. Ball haana kupa ichocho sechikonzero chokurohwa. Mushure memutambo, akazivisa kuti aizozivisa nokuda kwe2017 NBA draft, kwaaimbove akafungidzirwa kuti ave wepamusoro-kutora 3. 