Brook Lopez (born April 1, 1988 in North Hollywood, California) is a 7'0" American basketball player who played for Stanford in the Pacific-Ten Conference of the NCAA and is waiting for the NBA draft for his new team. He is the identical twin brother of current teammate Robin Lopez. This List of colleges and universities in the United States includes colleges and universities in the U.S. that grant four-year baccalaureate and/or post-graduate masters and doctorate degrees. ... Stanford may refer: Stanford University Places: Stanford, Kentucky Stanford, California, home of Stanford University Stanford Shopping Center Stanford, New York, town in Dutchess County. ... This is a list of athletic conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ... The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... This article is about the sport. ... In the context of basketball, forward usually refers to one of two positions: Power forward Small forward In addition, some basketball players share the attributes of a small forward and a point guard, and are accordingly called point forwards. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_California. ... North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Game between Illinois State Redbirds & Ball State Cardinals, February 17, 2007 in an ESPN Bracketbuster contest. ... Stanford may refer: Stanford University Places: Stanford, Kentucky Stanford, California, home of Stanford University Stanford Shopping Center Stanford, New York, town in Dutchess County. ... The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... NCAA redirects here. ...

Biography

Brook Lopez was born into humble beginnings in Panorama City, CA on April 1st, 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, CA a year later, where he attended San Joaquin Memorial High School. Here, he played with his twin brother Robin 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 UNLV. The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder, UCB officially[3]; Colorado and CU colloquially) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado System in Boulder, Colorado. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Oak Harbor is a city located on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... Fresno redirects here. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... UNLV redirects here. ...

During the 2006-2007 basketball season, Lopez was honored as an All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention while being named to the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team. He averaged 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds over the course of the season.

Brook wears number 11 in honor of former Stanford player Arthur Lee. Arthur Lee (born May 7, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for AEK Athens BC in Greece. ...

Brook Lopez was academically ineligible for the fall quarter in 2007 for a substandard performance in the classroom.^[1]

On March 31, 2008, it was reported that both Lopez brothers would enter the NBA Draft. is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Associations (NBA) thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Canada) can select players who wish to join the league. ...

References

External links

• [1] Brook Lopez on gostanford.com.