Player Bio: Brook Lopez

  Brook Lopez
Brook Lopez
Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fresno, CA
High School:
San Joaquin Memorial
Height / Weight:
7-0 / 260
Position:
F
Major:
Undeclared
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2007-08: Game-by-Game Stats ... Third Team Associated Press All-American ... All-Pac-10 First Team ... All-Pac-10 Defensive Team Honorable Mention ... USBWA All-District ... All-Pac-10 Tournament Team ... played in 27 games, making 25 starts ... averaged a team-best 19.3 points and 8.2 rebounds ... 184-393 from the field for a 46.8-percent rate ... 153-194 from the foul line, good for a 78.9-percent clip ... scored in double-figures 25 times ... notched nine double-doubles ... led team in scoring 20 times and rebounding 14 times ... Rivals.com National Player of the Week for Jan. 14-21, Feb. 25-Mar. 2 ... Pac-10 Player of the Week from Feb. 25-Mar. 2 ... missed the first nine games of the year as he was academically ineligible ... in his season debut against Santa Clara on Dec. 19, scored a game-best 20 points (7-12 from the field, 6-9 free throws) in 19 minutes off the bench ... against Texas Tech, scored a game-best 19 points (17 in the second half) in 30 minutes off the bench ... notched his first dou-ble-double of the year with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Fresno State on Dec. 29 ... tallied 26 points (20 in the first half) on 10-16 shooting with six boards and three blocks at Oregon on Jan. 13 ... posted a double-double against Arizona State on Jan. 19 with 19 points and 16 rebounds ... in 19 minutes against California on Jan. 26, scored 23 points (all in second half) with a 9-15 mark from the charity stripe ... scored a career-best 31 points on 11-17 shooting with 13 rebounds in 36 minutes in a victory at Washington on Jan. 31 ... contributed 18 points (10-12 free throws), seven rebounds and five blocks in a career-best 41 minutes at Washington State on Feb. 2 ... poured in 30 points (10-13 free throws) in 37 minutes against Arizona State on Feb. 14 ... notched his fourth double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Arizona on Feb. 16 ... led all scorers with 21 points while tallying seven rebounds and four blocks in a win over Washington on Feb. 28 ... poured in 25 points (19 in the second half) on 11-16 shooting against Washington State on Mar. 1 ... posted a double-double of 18 points and 13 boards in 43 minutes at UCLA on Mar. 6 ... registered his sixth double-double of the year at USC on Mar. 8 with 11 points and 10 rebounds ... against Arizona on Mar. 13, posted a double-double of 20 points and 15 rebounds ... notched his third 30-point game with a 30-point, 12-rebound effort against Washington State on Mar. 14 ... scored 30 points (10-20 field, 10-11 free throws) against Marquette on Mar. 22 in the NCAA Tournament ... recorded his ninth double-double of the year with a 26-point, 10-rebound effort against Texas in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

2006-07: Game-by-Game Stats ... All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention ... All-Pac-10 Freshman Team selection ... played in 26 games, making 18 starts ... ranked third on the club in scoring at 12.6 points per game ... shot 49.6-percent from the field (140-282) ... tied for the team lead in rebounding at 6.0 per game ... second on the team in blocked shots with 45 ... scored in double-figures 16 times ... reached the 20-point plateau in six games ... pulled down at least 10 rebounds in a game on four different occasions ... in Pac-10 games, averaged 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds while shooting 51.8-percent from the field with 38 blocks ... notched the school's first triple-double against USC on Jan. 25 with 18 points, 11 rebounds and a single-game school record 12 blocks ... added a double-double against Gonzaga on Jan. 31, scoring 20 points and pulling down 12 boards ... scored a career-best 26 points against Oregon on Feb. 17, making 10-20 from the field and 6-7 from the foul line to go along with nine rebounds ... made his collegiate debut on Nov. 28 versus UC Davis, pulling down one rebound in four minutes ... made his first collegiate start on Jan. 7 at Virginia, finishing with 12 points in 15 minutes ... missed first five games of the year after having back surgery in late September ... Pac-10 Player of the Week for Jan. 29.

High School: A 2006 graduate of San Joaquin Memorial High School ... four-year letterwinner in basketball and volleyball ... captained both teams his senior season ... 2006 McDonald's All-American ... 2006 Parade Magazine Third-Team All-American ... averaged 10.3 rebounds, 15.0 points and 2.6 blocks per game his junior season, and was tabbed The Fresno Bee Player of the Year ... his high school team won the North Yosemite League and came one victory shy of making it to the Division IV state championship ... member of the 2005 USA Youth Development Festival "Red" team that won a bronze medal in the International Sports Invitational ... ranked 20th among the seven-team tournament field for scoring (10.2 ppg.), tied for fifth for blocked shots (1.6 bpg.), tied for sixth for steals (2.2 spg.), 12th for field-goal percentage (.487) and tied for 20th for rebounds (4.8 rpg.) ... joined his brother, Robin, on the EBO/EA Sports AAU team that won the Adidas Super 64 tournament for two consecutive years ... tabbed a first-team selection to the Best of the West team.

Personal: Mother is Deborah Ledford ... has three brothers, Alex, Chris and Robin and one sister, Ursala Richardson ... brother, Alex, played basketball at Santa Clara ... mother, Deborah, was an Olympic swimmer ... hobbies include watching movies and reading comic books ... hopes to write novels and screenplays ... describes most memorable athletic moment as "winning the Buchanan/Clovis West Tournament and basketball districts in sixth grade."

Career Highs
Pts: 31, at Washington (1/31/08)
Rebs: 16, vs. Arizona State (1/19/08)
Assists: 5, at UCLA (3/6/08)
FG: 11, 4x, last vs. Washington State (3/14/08)
3-Pts.: 1, 3x, last at USC (2/22/07)
FT: 10, vs. Marquette (3/22/08)
Steals: 3, 2x, last vs. Washington State (3/14/08)
Blocks: 12, vs. USC (1/25/07)
Mins: 43, at UCLA (3/6/08)

YearGGSFG-FGAPct.3FG-3FGAPct.FT-FTAPct.Pts.Avg.Reb.Avg.PF-FOAst.TOBlk.Stl.Min.Avg.
2006-072618140-282.4963-15.20045-65.69232812.61566.071-22054451165425.2
2007-082725184-393.4680-6.000153-194.78952119.32218.266-13758561683130.8
Totals5343324-675.4803-21.142198-259.76484916.03777.1137-35711210127148528.0