2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 43
Russell Stong
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Northridge, Calif.
- High School:
- Crespi HS
Bio
Career
Played in 37 games, making one start, through five seasons … was named to the Pac-12 Conference’s Winter Academic Honor Roll in four consecutive seasons (2020-23) … 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.
2022-23
Played in 11 games, making one start … totaled four points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes … earned the start on “Senior Night” as the Bruins defeated Arizona (March 4) … made 4 of 5 free throw attempts (80.0%) … scored two points and had a career-high two rebounds in a home victory against Norfolk State (Nov. 14) … was named to the Pac-12 Conference’s Winter Academic Honor Roll for the fourth consecutive season … was recognized by the NABC as a selection to the annual “Honors Court” for the third straight year (the Honors Court celebrates student-athletes for high achievement in the classroom) … was named one of UCLA’s two Scholar-Athletes of the Year in 2023 and served as one of two senior class speakers during the Bruins’ student-athlete graduation ceremony in Pauley Pavilion (June 15, 2023).
2021-22
Played in 12 games … recorded three points, four rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes … made his first career 3-point field goal in the Bruins’ home victory against California (Jan. 27) … had one rebound in each of four contests … was named to the Pac-12 Conference’s Winter Academic Honor Roll for the third straight season … in June of 2022, was named to UCLA’s year-end “All-Academic Team” for the third consecutive year (the all-academic team is comprised of the individual from each UCLA athletic team with the highest cumulative GPA) … was also honored by the NABC as a selection to the annual “Honors Court” for the second consecutive season.
2020-21
Played in five games … recorded one rebound and one assist in six minutes … saw action in a pair of NCAA Tournament games – against BYU (March 20) and Abilene Christian (March 22) … was honored with the NCAA’s Elite 90 award at the Final Four in Indianapolis … 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 … was named to the Pac-12 Conference’s Winter Academic Honor Roll … was honored by the NABC as a selection to the annual “Honors Court” … in addition, was named to UCLA’s year-end “All-Academic Team” for the second straight season.
2019-20
Played in five games … totaled two points in seven minutes … scored his first collegiate points in the win over San Jose State (Dec. 1) … was named to the Pac-12 Conference’s Winter Academic Honor Roll … in addition, was named to UCLA’s year-end "All-Academic Team."
2018-19
Played in four games … had two shot attempts through six total minutes of action … made his collegiate debut in the Bruins’ victory against Stanford (Jan. 3).
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball and varsity volleyball letterwinner at Crespi High School (Encino, Calif.) … played for head coach Russell White (basketball) and Scott Christopher (volleyball) … as a senior, averaged 7.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game … shot 45 percent from the field … guided Crespi to a 27-5 record during his senior year and a perfect 12-0- mark in Mission League play … was one of the Los Angeles region’s top seniors invited to compete in the “War on the Floor” senior showcase at Burroughs High School (Burbank, Calif.) in March 2018 … during his sophomore season (2015-16), Crespi went 33-4 and captured the CIF Southern Section Division I state championship … also competed for the Open Gym Premier (OGP) Kings club basketball program in Thousand Oaks, Calif. … as a volleyball player at Crespi, competed as an outside hitter.
Personal
Full name: Russell John Stong IV … is the son of Russ and Candice Stong … double major, in mechanical engineering and business economics.
Played in 37 games, making one start, through five seasons … was named to the Pac-12 Conference’s Winter Academic Honor Roll in four consecutive seasons (2020-23) … 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.
2022-23
Played in 11 games, making one start … totaled four points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes … earned the start on “Senior Night” as the Bruins defeated Arizona (March 4) … made 4 of 5 free throw attempts (80.0%) … scored two points and had a career-high two rebounds in a home victory against Norfolk State (Nov. 14) … was named to the Pac-12 Conference’s Winter Academic Honor Roll for the fourth consecutive season … was recognized by the NABC as a selection to the annual “Honors Court” for the third straight year (the Honors Court celebrates student-athletes for high achievement in the classroom) … was named one of UCLA’s two Scholar-Athletes of the Year in 2023 and served as one of two senior class speakers during the Bruins’ student-athlete graduation ceremony in Pauley Pavilion (June 15, 2023).
2021-22
Played in 12 games … recorded three points, four rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes … made his first career 3-point field goal in the Bruins’ home victory against California (Jan. 27) … had one rebound in each of four contests … was named to the Pac-12 Conference’s Winter Academic Honor Roll for the third straight season … in June of 2022, was named to UCLA’s year-end “All-Academic Team” for the third consecutive year (the all-academic team is comprised of the individual from each UCLA athletic team with the highest cumulative GPA) … was also honored by the NABC as a selection to the annual “Honors Court” for the second consecutive season.
2020-21
Played in five games … recorded one rebound and one assist in six minutes … saw action in a pair of NCAA Tournament games – against BYU (March 20) and Abilene Christian (March 22) … was honored with the NCAA’s Elite 90 award at the Final Four in Indianapolis … 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 … was named to the Pac-12 Conference’s Winter Academic Honor Roll … was honored by the NABC as a selection to the annual “Honors Court” … in addition, was named to UCLA’s year-end “All-Academic Team” for the second straight season.
2019-20
Played in five games … totaled two points in seven minutes … scored his first collegiate points in the win over San Jose State (Dec. 1) … was named to the Pac-12 Conference’s Winter Academic Honor Roll … in addition, was named to UCLA’s year-end "All-Academic Team."
2018-19
Played in four games … had two shot attempts through six total minutes of action … made his collegiate debut in the Bruins’ victory against Stanford (Jan. 3).
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball and varsity volleyball letterwinner at Crespi High School (Encino, Calif.) … played for head coach Russell White (basketball) and Scott Christopher (volleyball) … as a senior, averaged 7.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game … shot 45 percent from the field … guided Crespi to a 27-5 record during his senior year and a perfect 12-0- mark in Mission League play … was one of the Los Angeles region’s top seniors invited to compete in the “War on the Floor” senior showcase at Burroughs High School (Burbank, Calif.) in March 2018 … during his sophomore season (2015-16), Crespi went 33-4 and captured the CIF Southern Section Division I state championship … also competed for the Open Gym Premier (OGP) Kings club basketball program in Thousand Oaks, Calif. … as a volleyball player at Crespi, competed as an outside hitter.
Personal
Full name: Russell John Stong IV … is the son of Russ and Candice Stong … double major, in mechanical engineering and business economics.
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