1. Lloy James Ball was born on February 17,1972 and is an American former volleyball player, who was a member of American national team from 1993 to 2008.
19 Facts About Lloy Ball
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Lloy Ball is a gold medalist of the 2007 NORCECA Championship and 2008 World League, silver medalist of the 1995 Pan American Games, bronze medalist of the 1994 FIVB World Championship, and 2015 inductee to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
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Lloy Ball grew up in Woodburn, Indiana, where he attended Woodlan High School.
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Lloy Ball made his first breakthrough at age 15 by being selected for the 1987 Olympic Festival.
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Lloy Ball was recruited by Bobby Knight to play the game at Indiana University.
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Lloy Ball ranked among the top 20 in the nation in hitting percentage and aces per game.
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Lloy Ball led IPFW to the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship semifinals, before suffering a broken hand prior to the match.
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In 2007, Lloy Ball was inducted into the IPFW Athletics Hall of Fame alongside his father as part of the inaugural class.
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Lloy Ball competed at the 1991 and 1993 World University Games.
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Lloy Ball was on the national team that won the silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.
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Lloy Ball was selected for the USA national team in May 1994 after concluding a stellar collegiate career at IPFW.
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Lloy Ball represented the US men's volleyball team at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup, helping the team to finish fourth.
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At the 2008 FIVB World League, Lloy Ball led the US men to its first ever World League title, by defeating Serbia in the final.
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Lloy Ball was named the "Best Setter" and Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
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Lloy Ball made his Olympic debut at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where Team USA finished in ninth place tie with South Korea, after having claimed the bronze medal two years earlier at the World Championships.
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At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Lloy Ball started but the USA had a disappointing tournament, not winning a match and finishing with an 11th place tie with Egypt.
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At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Lloy Ball led Team USA to the semifinals, where they lost to eventual gold medalist Brazil.
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In 2019, Lloy Ball was one of the founding members of a grass-roots professional level league in the United States called the Volleyball League of America.
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In March 2023, Lloy Ball was arrested and subsequently sentenced to serve roughly six months in home detention for his third conviction on a misdemeanor count of operating while intoxicated.