Robin Lopez
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Robin Lopez
 Lopez in January 2011 |
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| No. 15 – Phoenix Suns | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | April 1, 1988 North Hollywood, California |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | San Joaquin Memorial |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Stanford |
| NBA Draft | 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Pro career | 2008–present |
Robin Byron Lopez (born April 1, 1988 in North Hollywood, California) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Phoenix Suns. He was selected as the 15th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He played basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, and he is the twin brother of former college teammate Brook Lopez, now playing for the Brooklyn Nets.
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Early years
Robin Lopez was born in North Hollywood, California to Heriberto Lopez and Deborah Ledford. He was born into a life of basketball, as his grandfather played at the University of Colorado. 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 future NBA forward 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 Nevada, Las Vegas and Tre'Von 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 full senior year.
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.[1] 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 Pacific 10 conference. With his twin brother, Brook, the two blocked more shots than seven Pac-10 teams.[2] 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.[3] 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.
Lopez declared that he would enter the 2008 NBA draft on March 31, 2008, after just two seasons at Stanford.[4] He was selected 15th overall by the Phoenix Suns. After being drafted by the Suns, Lopez said: "I was hoping I'd drop. I think I was the only person in the draft that was hoping he'd drop."[5]
Professional career
Lopez joined a Suns team already featuring one of the all-time great centers in Shaquille O'Neal, and thus was not expected to get many minutes during his rookie season. He got the first start of his career on November 7, 2008 against the Chicago Bulls, in place of the injured O'Neal, and he played 30 minutes, scored 14 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and had 2 blocks.[6] For his rookie season, Lopez only saw an average of 10.2 minutes per game, with 3.2 points and 2 rebounds. At the end of the season, Shaq was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, making Lopez the assumed starting center.[7]
Career statistics
College
Season averages
| Year | Age | G | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | TO | A/T | STL | BLK | PF | FG% | FT% | 3P% | PPS |
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| 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 |
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 |
NBA
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2008–09 | Phoenix | 60 | 7 | 10.2 | .518 | .000 | .691 | 2.0 | .1 | .2 | .7 | 3.2 |
| 2009–10 | Phoenix | 51 | 31 | 19.3 | .588 | .000 | .704 | 4.9 | .1 | .2 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 2010–11 | Phoenix | 67 | 56 | 14.8 | .501 | .000 | .740 | 3.2 | .1 | .3 | .7 | 6.4 |
| 2011–12 | Phoenix | 64 | 0 | 14.0 | .461 | .000 | .714 | 3.3 | .3 | .3 | .9 | 5.4 |
| Career | 242 | 94 | 14.4 | .517 | .000 | .714 | 3.3 | .2 | .2 | .8 | 5.8 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2009–10 | Phoenix | 6 | 6 | 17.3 | .543 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.0 | .0 | .3 | .2 | 7.8 |
| Career | 6 | 6 | 17.3 | .543 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.0 | .0 | .3 | .2 | 7.8 |
Personal
Lopez is an avid comic book enthusiast and also participated in theater productions at Stanford.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Robin Lopez's Stanford Player Bio
- ^ 2006-2007 Pac-10 Men's Basketball Wrap-Up
- ^ Stanford Battles Texas Friday In NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
- ^ Robin, Brook to enter NBA draft after two seasons at Stanford
- ^ Suns draft chatter (with updates)
- ^ http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=281107004
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4285489
- ^ The Nerd Herd,"ESPN the Magazine"
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