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Russell Stong
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Russell Stong
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Russell Stong
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Russell Stong, headshot
Jersey Number 43

Russell Stong

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Northridge, Calif.
  • High School:
    Crespi HS

Career
Played in 37 games, making one start, through five seasons โ€ฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโ€™s Winter Academic Honor Roll in four consecutive seasons (2020-23) โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ totaled four points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes โ€ฆ earned the start on โ€œSenior Nightโ€ as the Bruins defeated Arizona (March 4) โ€ฆ made 4 of 5 free throw attempts (80.0%) โ€ฆ scored two points and had a career-high two rebounds in a home victory against Norfolk State (Nov. 14) โ€ฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโ€™s Winter Academic Honor Roll for the fourth consecutive season โ€ฆ was recognized by the NABC as a selection to the annual โ€œHonors Courtโ€ for the third straight year (the Honors Court celebrates student-athletes for high achievement in the classroom) โ€ฆ was named one of UCLAโ€™s 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 โ€ฆ recorded three points, four rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes โ€ฆ made his first career 3-point field goal in the Bruinsโ€™ home victory against California (Jan. 27) โ€ฆ had one rebound in each of four contests โ€ฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโ€™s Winter Academic Honor Roll for the third straight season โ€ฆ in June of 2022, was named to UCLAโ€™s year-end โ€œAll-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) โ€ฆ was also honored by the NABC as a selection to the annual โ€œHonors Courtโ€ for the second consecutive season.
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2020-21
Played in five games โ€ฆ recorded one rebound and one assist in six minutes โ€ฆ saw action in a pair of NCAA Tournament games โ€“ against BYU (March 20) and Abilene Christian (March 22) โ€ฆ was honored with the NCAAโ€™s Elite 90 award at the Final Four in Indianapolis โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโ€™s Winter Academic Honor Roll โ€ฆ was honored by the NABC as a selection to the annual โ€œHonors Courtโ€ โ€ฆ in addition, was named to UCLAโ€™s year-end โ€œAll-Academic Teamโ€ for the second straight season.

2019-20
Played in five games โ€ฆ totaled two points in seven minutes โ€ฆ scored his first collegiate points in the win over San Jose State (Dec. 1) โ€ฆ was named to the Pac-12 Conferenceโ€™s Winter Academic Honor Roll โ€ฆ in addition, was named to UCLAโ€™s year-end "All-Academic Team."

2018-19
Played in four games โ€ฆ had two shot attempts through six total minutes of action โ€ฆ 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.) โ€ฆ played for head coach Russell White (basketball) and Scott Christopher (volleyball) โ€ฆ as a senior, averaged 7.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game โ€ฆ shot 45 percent from the field โ€ฆ guided Crespi to a 27-5 record during his senior year and a perfect 12-0- mark in Mission League play โ€ฆ was one of the Los Angeles regionโ€™s top seniors invited to compete in the โ€œWar on the Floorโ€ senior showcase at Burroughs High School (Burbank, Calif.) in March 2018 โ€ฆ during his sophomore season (2015-16), Crespi went 33-4 and captured the CIF Southern Section Division I state championship โ€ฆ also competed for the Open Gym Premier (OGP) Kings club basketball program in Thousand Oaks, Calif. โ€ฆ as a volleyball player at Crespi, competed as an outside hitter.
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Personal
Full name: Russell John Stong IV โ€ฆ is the son of Russ and Candice Stong โ€ฆ double major, in mechanical engineering and business economics.
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame - Players, at San Diego State (Oct. 17, 2025)
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