Question: who played young monica in love and basketball?
Answer: Kyla Pratt

The film spans roughly thirteen years of friendship between childhood sweethearts Monica Wright and Quincy McCall . The first quarter of the story begins in 1981 , when Monica ( played as a youth by Kyla Pratt ) and her family moved to Los Angeles in 1981 from Atlanta , Georgia , and quickly became acquainted with their new neighbors the McCalls , a wealthy family due to the success of Quincy 's father Zeke , the star shooting guard for the Los Angeles Clippers . Quincy and Monica are drawn to each other instantly , sharing a love of the game : basketball . Quincy ( played as a youth by Glendon Chattman ) is shocked that a girl could ever love basketball as much as he did , and he is even more shocked when Monica plays so well . Although their first interaction results in Quincy angrily knocking her down during game point and accidentally scarring her face , they share their first kiss on the first day of school and end the '' first quarter '' of the story fighting in the grass .