Player Bio

Brook Lopez was born in 1988 in North Hollywood, California. The son of Deborah Ledford and Heriberto Lopez, Brook comes from a basketball family. Older brothers Chris and Alex both played at the prep level before Alex moved on to college basketball at Washington and Santa Clara. Twin brother Robin currently plies his trade with Brook in Milwaukee. Brook and Robin both spent two years at Stanford - their mother's alma mater - before declaring for the 2013 Draft. In 2018, Lopez traveled to Malawi with the Clinton Foundation as a part of the NBA Cares initiative, looking into healthcare and economic opportunities for families and communities in Africa. Lopez represented the United States at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, appearing in seven games and averaging 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. Lopez joined brother Robin as part of coach Trent Johnson's recruiting class for Stanford in 2006. The 7-foot center started 18 games for the Cardinal and produced 12.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks. He was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team. In the team's first round loss to Louisville in the NCAA Tournament, Lopez provided 18 points and seven rebounds. Johnson gave the center a featured offensive role in his sophomore season, and he went on to average 19.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks. He made the first team of the All-Pac-10 squad and was named to the All-Pac-10 Tournament team. After a quiet game in the first round win over Cornell in the Big Dance, Lopez exploded for 30 points - including a buzzer-beater - in the second round win over Marquette. He followed that game with 26 points in the Sweet 16 loss to Texas. After the sophomore year, the Cardinal center declared for the 2008 Draft.