Career
Ball played forward for the Ole Mission basketball team Because freshmen were not allowed to play with the varsity team back then, Ball played just three seasons (1972, 1973 and 1974). He enrolled in 1970 and received a basketball scholarship.
Ball signed scholarship papers to New Mexico State before he signed the national letter of intent to Ole Mississippi
He was recruited by New Mexico State assistants Rob Evans and Editor Murphy, both future Ole Mission head coaches. Ball also was recruited by then-Jackson State University head coach Paul Covington.
As of August 2008, Ball ranked 11th on the Ole Mission scoring charts with 1,072 points and fifth in career rebounds with 754. Ole Mission had a winning season in all three seasons he played.
Since 1979, Ball has owned and operated Ball Sign Company, a business he started upon his return to Oxford after a four-year stint coaching basketball at Northwest Mississippi Community College.
