University of Connecticut Athletics
2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

Solo Ball
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Leesburg, Va.
- Prev School:
- Brewster Academy
- High School:
- Brewster Academy (N.H.)
2025-26 (as a junior):ย Appearedย and started in 39 of 40 gamesโฆย averagedย 12.8ย pointsย and connected onย 77ย threesย (tied for team-lead)โฆย All-BIG EAST Second Team Selectionโฆย Jerry West Award Finalistโฆย NABCย All-Districtย First Teamย pickโฆย ranked second in the BIG EASTย in free throw percentage with anย 85.1 percent markโฆled the Huskies in scoring 11 times,recordingย 24 double-figure scoring gamesโฆย scored 23 points inย aย win over Columbia (Nov. 10)โฆย poured in 19 points, connecting on threeย triplesย vs. No. 18 Florida in the Jimmy V Classicโฆย notched a career-highย 26 points againstย Butler (Dec. 16)โฆchipped inย 24 points and five three-pointers against Villanova (Jan. 24)โฆpoured in 24 points andย a season-high six threes at Butler (Feb. 11)โฆhad 20 points, connecting on five threes against Georgetown (Feb. 14)โฆย named BIG EASTย Player of the Weekย on Feb. 15โฆย scored 19 pointsย in BIG EAST Quarterfinal win over Xavierย (March 12)โฆscored 13 points,ย drilling threeย threesย inย Final Four win over Illinois (Aprilย 4).
2024-25 (as a sophomore): Had a breakout campaign that netted Second Team All-BIG EAST honorsโฆwas an NABC All-District First Team pick...increased his scoring average by more than four times, going from 3.1 points per game as a rookie to 14.4 in 2024-25โฆwas the lone Husky to start all 35 contests and was second on the team with 31.7 minutes a nightโฆemerged as one of the nationโs top 3-point shooters, ranking top-30 in the country and first in the BIG EAST with a 41.4 percent mark from 3-point rangeโฆ505 total points were the 10th most for a sophomore in UConn historyโฆadded 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, while totaling 26 steals and 13 blocksโฆshot 43.9 percent from the floor and 84.1 percent from the free throw line while recording a 1.6 assist/turnover ratioโฆhad a pair of double-doubles, the first two of his careerโฆhit seven 3-pointers in a game twice (Jan. 1 at DePaul and Feb. 1 at Marquette), tied for the fifth-most in a game by a player in program historyโฆin the Feb. 1 game at MU, set career-highs with 25 points and 11 reboundsโฆtotaled six 20-point games and scored in double-figures 32 times
2023-24 (as a freshman):ย Appeared in 39 games, making 10 starts from Nov. 14 โ Dec. 20...-namedย BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Dec. 7...averaged 3.3 points and 1.0 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game...shot 38.5 percent from the floor and 31.9 percent from 3-point range...scored a career-high 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor and 3-of-6 shooting from deep in the Jimmy V Classic against No. 9 North Carolina on Dec...also scored in double-figures against MVSU (Nov. 14) at Xavier (Jan. 28)
Before UConn: Comes to UConn after an outstanding high school career, spending his senior year at Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and the two previous years at St. James School (Hagerstown, Md.)โฆ Consensus Top 60 recruitโฆas a senior at Brewster Academy, he averaged 16.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists per game and shot .529 overall and .842 from the foul lineโฆ He was named First Team All-NEPSAC Class AAA , First Team All-American (NextUpRecruits.net), was an Iverson Classic Selection and a nomi-nee for McDonaldโs All-Americanโฆ As a junior at St. James School, averaged 25.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists per gameโฆ Also played for Team Melo on AAU circuit โ averaged 17.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and shot 57.0 percent overall for Nike EYBL Indianapolis and 14.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.6 steals in five games for Nike EYBL Louisvilleโฆ Played alongside currentย UConnย teammatesย Jayden and Jacob Ross at St. James School.
Personal Information: ย Solomon Armstead Ballโฆ Born Dec. 7, 2003... Son of Erica and Mike Ballโฆ Has one older brother, Zion, and two older sisters, London and Milan.
















