2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 43
Russell Stong
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Northridge, Calif.
- High School:
- Crespi HS
Bio
Career
Played in 37 games, making one start, through five seasons โฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโs Winter Academic Honor Roll in four consecutive seasons (2020-23) โฆ took advantage of an extra year of eligibility that was afforded to players who saw the 2020-21 season interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2022-23
Played in 11 games, making one start โฆ totaled four points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes โฆ earned the start on โSenior Nightโ as the Bruins defeated Arizona (March 4) โฆ made 4 of 5 free throw attempts (80.0%) โฆ scored two points and had a career-high two rebounds in a home victory against Norfolk State (Nov. 14) โฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโs Winter Academic Honor Roll for the fourth consecutive season โฆ was recognized by the NABC as a selection to the annual โHonors Courtโ for the third straight year (the Honors Court celebrates student-athletes for high achievement in the classroom) โฆ was named one of UCLAโs two Scholar-Athletes of the Year in 2023 and served as one of two senior class speakers during the Bruinsโ student-athlete graduation ceremony in Pauley Pavilion (June 15, 2023).
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2021-22
Played in 12 games โฆ recorded three points, four rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes โฆ made his first career 3-point field goal in the Bruinsโ home victory against California (Jan. 27) โฆ had one rebound in each of four contests โฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโs Winter Academic Honor Roll for the third straight season โฆ in June of 2022, was named to UCLAโs year-end โAll-Academic Teamโ for the third consecutive year (the all-academic team is comprised of the individual from each UCLA athletic team with the highest cumulative GPA) โฆ was also honored by the NABC as a selection to the annual โHonors Courtโ for the second consecutive season.
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2020-21
Played in five games โฆ recorded one rebound and one assist in six minutes โฆ saw action in a pair of NCAA Tournament games โ against BYU (March 20) and Abilene Christian (March 22) โฆ was honored with the NCAAโs Elite 90 award at the Final Four in Indianapolis โฆ the Elite 90 award honors an individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level while also achieving the highest academic standards among their peers โฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโs Winter Academic Honor Roll โฆ was honored by the NABC as a selection to the annual โHonors Courtโ โฆ in addition, was named to UCLAโs year-end โAll-Academic Teamโ for the second straight season.
2019-20
Played in five games โฆ totaled two points in seven minutes โฆ scored his first collegiate points in the win over San Jose State (Dec. 1) โฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโs Winter Academic Honor Roll โฆ in addition, was named to UCLAโs year-end "All-Academic Team."
2018-19
Played in four games โฆ had two shot attempts through six total minutes of action โฆ made his collegiate debut in the Bruinsโ victory against Stanford (Jan. 3).
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball and varsity volleyball letterwinner at Crespi High School (Encino, Calif.) โฆ played for head coach Russell White (basketball) and Scott Christopher (volleyball) โฆ as a senior, averaged 7.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game โฆ shot 45 percent from the field โฆ guided Crespi to a 27-5 record during his senior year and a perfect 12-0- mark in Mission League play โฆ was one of the Los Angeles regionโs top seniors invited to compete in the โWar on the Floorโ senior showcase at Burroughs High School (Burbank, Calif.) in March 2018 โฆ during his sophomore season (2015-16), Crespi went 33-4 and captured the CIF Southern Section Division I state championship โฆ also competed for the Open Gym Premier (OGP) Kings club basketball program in Thousand Oaks, Calif. โฆ as a volleyball player at Crespi, competed as an outside hitter.
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Personal
Full name: Russell John Stong IV โฆ is the son of Russ and Candice Stong โฆ double major, in mechanical engineering and business economics.
Played in 37 games, making one start, through five seasons โฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโs Winter Academic Honor Roll in four consecutive seasons (2020-23) โฆ took advantage of an extra year of eligibility that was afforded to players who saw the 2020-21 season interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ย
2022-23
Played in 11 games, making one start โฆ totaled four points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes โฆ earned the start on โSenior Nightโ as the Bruins defeated Arizona (March 4) โฆ made 4 of 5 free throw attempts (80.0%) โฆ scored two points and had a career-high two rebounds in a home victory against Norfolk State (Nov. 14) โฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโs Winter Academic Honor Roll for the fourth consecutive season โฆ was recognized by the NABC as a selection to the annual โHonors Courtโ for the third straight year (the Honors Court celebrates student-athletes for high achievement in the classroom) โฆ was named one of UCLAโs two Scholar-Athletes of the Year in 2023 and served as one of two senior class speakers during the Bruinsโ student-athlete graduation ceremony in Pauley Pavilion (June 15, 2023).
ย
2021-22
Played in 12 games โฆ recorded three points, four rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes โฆ made his first career 3-point field goal in the Bruinsโ home victory against California (Jan. 27) โฆ had one rebound in each of four contests โฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโs Winter Academic Honor Roll for the third straight season โฆ in June of 2022, was named to UCLAโs year-end โAll-Academic Teamโ for the third consecutive year (the all-academic team is comprised of the individual from each UCLA athletic team with the highest cumulative GPA) โฆ was also honored by the NABC as a selection to the annual โHonors Courtโ for the second consecutive season.
ย
2020-21
Played in five games โฆ recorded one rebound and one assist in six minutes โฆ saw action in a pair of NCAA Tournament games โ against BYU (March 20) and Abilene Christian (March 22) โฆ was honored with the NCAAโs Elite 90 award at the Final Four in Indianapolis โฆ the Elite 90 award honors an individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level while also achieving the highest academic standards among their peers โฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโs Winter Academic Honor Roll โฆ was honored by the NABC as a selection to the annual โHonors Courtโ โฆ in addition, was named to UCLAโs year-end โAll-Academic Teamโ for the second straight season.
2019-20
Played in five games โฆ totaled two points in seven minutes โฆ scored his first collegiate points in the win over San Jose State (Dec. 1) โฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโs Winter Academic Honor Roll โฆ in addition, was named to UCLAโs year-end "All-Academic Team."
2018-19
Played in four games โฆ had two shot attempts through six total minutes of action โฆ made his collegiate debut in the Bruinsโ victory against Stanford (Jan. 3).
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball and varsity volleyball letterwinner at Crespi High School (Encino, Calif.) โฆ played for head coach Russell White (basketball) and Scott Christopher (volleyball) โฆ as a senior, averaged 7.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game โฆ shot 45 percent from the field โฆ guided Crespi to a 27-5 record during his senior year and a perfect 12-0- mark in Mission League play โฆ was one of the Los Angeles regionโs top seniors invited to compete in the โWar on the Floorโ senior showcase at Burroughs High School (Burbank, Calif.) in March 2018 โฆ during his sophomore season (2015-16), Crespi went 33-4 and captured the CIF Southern Section Division I state championship โฆ also competed for the Open Gym Premier (OGP) Kings club basketball program in Thousand Oaks, Calif. โฆ as a volleyball player at Crespi, competed as an outside hitter.
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Personal
Full name: Russell John Stong IV โฆ is the son of Russ and Candice Stong โฆ double major, in mechanical engineering and business economics.
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