Anto Balian, a Pepperdine dedication and the No. 1 Armenian prospect, has powered Pilibos Excessive Faculty. The 6-foot-3 combo guard was included within the All-CIF So Cal second workforce together with different prime prospects like Inglewood’s Jason Crowe Jr. and JSerra senior BJ Davis-Ray.
Balian shared the information together with a five-word response on Instagram:
“High 20 participant in CIF.”
Balian led his college to a 23-7 total and an unbeaten 9-0 file within the California Southern Part Independence Basketball League, head of Yeshiva College of Los Angeles, Holy Martyrs Armenian and Buckley.
Balian led the workforce in all the main stats, together with factors (830), assists (131), rebounds (229), steals (33) and blocks (20). In 4 seasons for Pilibos, he averaged 26.5 factors, 4.7 assists, eight rebounds, 1.7 steals and 0.8 blocks per recreation in 111 video games.
The Armenian guard has improved his stats each season.
In his freshman season, Balian performed 28 video games and averaged 18.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 5.3 apg, 1.4 spg and 0.5 bpg. In his sophomore 12 months, he averaged 27.0 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 3.0 apg, 2.2 spg, and 1.2 bpg in 28 video games.
In 29 video games as a junior, he averaged 28.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 5.4 apg, 1.8 spg and 0.8 bpg. In his last 12 months of highschool, Balian averaged 31.9 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.3 spg and 0.8 bpg in 26 contests.
The Pilibos Eagles had been knocked out within the first spherical of the 2025 CIF Southern Part Boys’ basketball championships (California) after a 60-57 loss to Oak Hills on Feb. 12.
Anto Balian’s heartfelt message to Pilibos
Balian has been at Pilibos since his preschool years. In an interview with Yahoo Sports activities, Balian mentioned that his teammates are greater than his pals. The Armenian scored 39 factors in his last highschool recreation within the 60-57 loss towards Oak Hills.
On Instagram, he shared a heartfelt message, thanking the college and the Armenian group for his or her help:
“Pilibos…Thanks a lot for the unwavering help the final 4 years. I remorse none of it and I respect the entire Armenian group for being part of this journey. I’ve at all times needed to show that nothing is unattainable even from a small Armenian college. My goals got here true. It is only the start for what’s to return sooner or later. Bleed blue for all times.”
Anto Balian is the one participant who dedicated to Ed Schilling’s workforce from the 2025 Class.