Ball, a 6-foot-6 guard from Chino Hills, Calif., also was voted the student-athlete of the week on Nov. 14. In three games last week at the Wooden Legacy tournament in Orange County, Ball averaged 15.7 points, 7.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds in UCLA's three wins.
Named the Most Valuable Player of the Wooden Legacy, Ball scored 16 points and added 10 assists in UCLA's 74-67 win over Texas A&M in the championship game Sunday evening at the Honda Center in Anaheim. That marked Ball's fourth double-double, all of the point-assist variety, in his first seven collegiate games.
The weekly award is chosen by fans on Twitter via @UCLAAthletics. Other nominees for this week's award were Reily Buechler (women's volleyball) and Jordin Canada (women's basketball).
Ranked No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches poll, UCLA (7-0) returns to action against UC Riverside (1-3) in Pauley Pavilion this Wednesday night. Game time is 8 p.m. UCLA's game against the Highlanders will be televised on Pac-12 Network with the radio broadcast on AM 570 (KLAC).