Robin Lopez
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| Robin Lopez | |
|---|---|
| College | Stanford |
| Conference | Pacific Ten |
| Position | Center |
| Jersey # | 42 |
| Major | Art Studio; Film Studies |
| Nickname | RoLo; Beast |
| Career | 2006 – 2008 |
| Height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Weight | 268 lb (122 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | April 1, 1988  Fresno, California |
| High school | San Joaquin Memorial High School Fresno, California |
Robin Byron Lopez (born April 1, 1988 in North Hollywood, California) is a 7'0" American basketball player who played for the Stanford Cardinal in the Pacific-Ten Conference of the NCAA. He is the identical twin brother of current teammate Brook Lopez.
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[edit] Biography
Robin Lopez was born in Panorama City, California on April 1, 1988 to Deborah Ledford and his now estranged father Heriberto Lopez, a native of Cuba. He was born into a life of basketball and art, as his grandfather played at the University of Colorado and his aunt was an architect residing in the Bay Area. Lopez moved from Hollywood, California to Oak Harbor, Washington while in second grade to be near his older brother, Alex, who was playing basketball at the University of Washington at the time. He moved to his current hometown of Fresno, California a year later, where he attended San Joaquin Memorial High School. There, he played with his twin brother Brook Lopez, as well as current Washington standout Quincy Pondexter. Both teammates played with Lopez on their successful AAU team, the Elite Basketball Organization (EBO), along with Derrick Jasper of the University of Kentucky and Trevo'nn Willis of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Lopez was named MVP of the Adidas Superstar Camp Underclass All-Star game his junior year and to both the 2006 McDonald's All American team and the Parade All-American team his senior year.
Lopez is also an amateur animator and author and has written a few graphic novels with his brothers. He has also acted on stage at Stanford, and collects comic books and movie memorabilia.
Lopez declared that he would enter the NBA draft on March 31, 2008, after just two seasons at Stanford.[1]
[edit] College career
Lopez was one of just three players for the Cardinal team to start all 31 games in the 2006-2007 season. He averaged 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while averaging 24 minutes.[2]. He led the team with 73 blocked shots, breaking the Stanford record for a freshman and recording the second highest single season record in Stanford history. This mark also was the highest in the entire Pacific 10 conference. With his twin brother, Brook, the two blocked more shots than seven Pac-10 teams.[3] Lopez also had two double-doubles on the season.
Lopez had his 100th career block in a game versus Santa Clara University on December 19, 2007.
In his sophomore season, Lopez achieved All Pac-10 Defensive Team honors while also being named an Honorable Mention to the All Pac-10 team.[4] He was second in the Pac-10 in blocks for the season.
With 83 blocks in his second season, Lopez moved into second place all time for career blocks by a Stanford player.
[edit] Career Statistics
[edit] Season Averages
| Year | Age | G | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | TO | A/T | STL | BLK | PF | FG% | FT% | 3P% | PPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | 18 | 31 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.63 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | .480 | .545 | 0.00 | 1.17 |
| 2007-2008 | 19 | 36 | 24.5 | 10.2 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.33 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | .534 | .652 | 1.000 | 1.40 |
[edit] Season Totals
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| Year | Age | G | MIN | FG | FGA | FTM | FTA | 3PM | 3PA | PTS | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF |
| 2006-2007 | 18 | 31 | 743 | 96 | 200 | 42 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 234 | 78 | 94 | 172 | 29 | 46 | 5 | 73 | 72 |
| 2007-2008 | 19 | 36 | 883 | 140 | 262 | 86 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 367 | 93 | 111 | 204 | 22 | 63 | 18 | 83 | 94 |
