Double play: Lopez twins going pro
The Lopez twins are going pro together.
Stanford sophomore Robin Lopez is joining his brother Brook in entering the NBA draft. The 7-footers made their announcement yesterday through their mother, Deborah Ledford.
It was expected that Brook would declare himself eligible for the NBA, but Robin was not so certain. They were prep stars in Fresno, Calif., and came to Stanford together. Now they will depart as a tandem, too, as both will hire agents.
"This has been a very difficult decision for me because I really enjoyed my two years at Stanford," Robin Lopez said in a statement. "I have always hoped I would have an opportunity to play in the NBA and I feel now is the right time to make that dream a reality."
Brook Lopez, a third-team All-American and a first-team Pac-10 selection, averaged 19.3 points and 8.2 rebounds to go with 56 blocks this season. Robin averaged 10.2 points and 5.2 boards and blocked 83 shots for the Cardinal.
Dream teams
North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough and Kansas State's Michael Beasley were unanimous selections to the Associated Press's All-America team. For the first time since the AP started choosing the team after the 1947-48 season, no senior was chosen.Beasley and UCLA's Kevin Love made it two straight years that two freshmen were chosen. Sophomore D.J. Augustin of Texas and junior Chris Douglas-Roberts of Memphis rounded out the first team.
Notre Dame sophomore Luke Harangody was sixth in the voting, and he was joined on the second team by seniors Shan Foster of Vanderbilt, D.J. White of Indiana, and Roy Hibbert of Georgetown, and Davidson sophomore Stephen Curry.
Gamecocks lure Horn
Western Kentucky coach Darrin Horn is leaving for South Carolina after leading the Hilltoppers to their best finish in the NCAA Tournament in 15 years. Horn accepted an offer from the Gamecocks to replace Dave Odom, who retired at the end of the season. South Carolina scheduled a news conference this afternoon to announce a new coach. Horn, 35, went 111-48 in five seasons at his alma mater . . . Duke freshman forward Taylor King has decided to transfer. King saw action in all 34 games, averaging 5.9 points and 2.0 rebounds . . . Freshman guard Keegan Bell will transfer from Vanderbilt . . . Nevada sophomore center JaVale McGee is going pro. McGee, who is 7-1, averaged 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks this season . . . New Mexico gave coach Steve Alford a three-year contract extension through the 2015-16 season.
