Brook Lopez

Infobox NBA Player
name = Brook Lopez


number =
height = height|ft=7|in=0
weight = convert|260|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
position = Center
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|4|1
birth_place = North Hollywood, California
league = NBA
team = New Jersey Nets
highschool = San Joaquin Memorial High School
college = Stanford
nationality = American
draft = 10th overall
draft_team = New Jersey Nets
draft_year = 2008
career_start = 2008
former_teams = Stanford Cardinal
awards = 2007 All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention
2007 All-Pac-10 Freshman Team
profile = brook_lopez

Brook Lopez (born April 1 1988) is a 7'0" American basketball player who played for Stanford in the Pacific-Ten Conference of the NCAA. He is the identical twin brother of fellow basketball player Robin Lopez. Lopez was selected 10th overall by the New Jersey Nets in the 2008 NBA Draft.

Biography

Brook Lopez was born in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California 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 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. While there, 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.

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.

On March 31, 2008, it was reported that both Lopez brothers would enter the 2008 NBA Draft.

References

External links

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=31765 Lopez ESPN] - Brook Lopez ESPN profile