Brook Lopez
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| Lopez with the New Jersey Nets |
| No. 11 New Jersey Nets |
| Center |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth |
April 1, 1988 (1988-04-01) (age 23) |
| Place of birth |
North Hollywood, California |
| Nationality |
American |
| High school |
San Joaquin Memorial |
| Listed height |
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight |
265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information |
| College |
Stanford (2006–2008) |
| NBA Draft |
2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets |
| Pro career |
2008–present |
| Career history |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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| Stats at NBA.com |
Brook Lopez (born April 1, 1988) is a 7'0" American basketball player who plays for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He is the twin brother of fellow basketball player Robin Lopez, who plays for the Phoenix Suns. Lopez was selected 10th overall by the Nets in the 2008 NBA Draft, after playing two years for Stanford in the Pacific-10 Conference of the NCAA.
[edit] Early life and collegiate career
Brook Lopez was born in North Hollywood, Los Angeles to Deborah Ledford and his now-estranged father Heriberto Lopez, a native of Cuba.[citation needed] He was born into a life of basketball and art, as his grandfather played at the University of Colorado. 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 Quincy Pondexter, a fellow NBA player. Both teammates played with Lopez on their successful AAU team, the Elite Basketball Organization (EBO), along with Derrick Jasper and Tre'Von Willis, both of UNLV. Brook along with his brother Robin committed to Stanford University early in 2005. The Lopez twins were the second twin combination at Stanford since Jason Collins and Jarron Collins.[1] Both Brook and Robin competed in the 2006 McDonald's All-American Game against several current NBA players including Kevin Durant and Greg Oden.
Lopez with brother Robin in college.
The 2006-2007 basketball season was Lopez's first season at Stanford University. He 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. His next season he averaged 19.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.1 blocks per game. In the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Lopez hit the game winning shot at the buzzer against the Marquette Golden Eagles to win 82-81 in overtime. He was named to the All-Pac-10 1st Team and a 3rd Team All-American his sophomore season.
On March 31, 2008, both Lopez brothers declared for the 2008 NBA draft.
[edit] NBA career
- New Jersey Nets
Lopez was drafted by the New Jersey Nets 10th overall. His twin brother Robin was drafted 15th overall by the Phoenix Suns. Brook Lopez began starting for the Nets after an injury took Josh Boone out of the line up. After putting up solid numbers he is now the starting center for New Jersey. His career highs are 39 points, 20 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Lopez was selected to compete in the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge. For his rookie season, Lopez averaged 13.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, playing in all 82 games of the regular season. He ranked 4th in the NBA in total blocks with 154 and 9th in blocks per game with 1.9, which was first among rookies [1]. He finished third in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting and was named to the All-Rookie first team. Lopez also was selected as NBA Rookie of the Month twice in the months of January and February. The Nets finished at 34-48, failing to qualify for the playoffs. In his second season, Lopez established career bests in minutes played per game (36.9) and rebounds per game (8.6) while averaging 18.8 points per game. The Nets, however, finished with one of the worst records in NBA history at 12-70. For his third NBA season, Lopez for the third consecutive year played in all 82 regular season games. Lopez struggled rebounding the ball during the season and was criticized by head coach Avery Johnson because of his rebounding.[2] During the season the Nets traded for all-star point guard Deron Williams. The move helped Lopez out significantly, as he saw his scoring average increase. During the season Lopez averaged 20.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.5 blocks. The Nets finished at 24-58, once again missing the playoffs.
[edit] NBA career statistics
[edit] Regular season
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 2008–09 |
New Jersey |
82 |
75 |
30.5 |
.531 |
.000 |
.793 |
8.1 |
1.0 |
.5 |
1.8 |
13.0 |
| 2009–10 |
New Jersey |
82 |
82 |
36.9 |
.499 |
.000 |
.817 |
8.6 |
2.3 |
.7 |
1.7 |
18.8 |
| 2010–11 |
New Jersey |
82 |
82 |
35.2 |
.492 |
.000 |
.787 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
.6 |
1.5 |
20.4 |
| Career |
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246 |
239 |
34.2 |
.504 |
.000 |
.801 |
7.6 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
17.4 |
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