DeAndre Robinson, a 6-foot-5, 175-pound
shooting guard out of Riverside’s King High School, will walk
onto the UCLA men’s basketball team as a freshman, according
to BruinReportOnline.com.
“It’s always been my dream to go to UCLA,”
Robinson told the Web site. “Not only because of the
basketball, but also the academics.
“(UCLA coaches) said they want me to develop, maybe
redshirt a year, get bigger and stronger, and hopefully earn a
scholarship.”
Robinson passed on a chance to play at Princeton and scholarship
offers from schools including Santa Clara and Wyoming.
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD: UCLA took over
the No. 1 spot in this week’s Trackwire 25, a national poll
which projects a hypothetical score for the NCAA meet.
The Bruins, who were awarded 64 points, moved past second-ranked
LSU into the top spot. The Tigers had 57 points followed by Texas
(56), Arkansas (44) and Nebraska (41).
USA WOMEN’S WATER POLO: The reigning
world champion U.S. women’s water polo team fell to Russia,
12-10, in front of 2,000 fans at the Kirishi Cup in Russia.
Current Bruins Natalie Golda and
Gabrielle Domanic both scored two goals apiece in
the losing effort.
WOMEN’S GOLF: UCLA senior Bridget
Dwyer and UCLA alumnus Vivan Phosomran
advanced to the second stage of qualifying for the 2004 U.S.
Women’s Open on Monday.
The second stage starts on June 15.
WOODEN AND JOYNER-KERSEE RECEIVE AWARDS: UCLA
men’s basketball coaching legend John Wooden
and UCLA alumnus and track and field star Jackie
Joyner-Kersee are among the three recipients of this
year’s Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Awards. The other
recipient is Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie
Smith.
The trio will receive their awards at the Rotary Club of Tulsa
in Tulsa, Okla. on June 14.
The Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Awards are given in recognition
of America’s premier athletes who have excelled in their
sport and have shown through their actions a desire to help
others.
The award is named for Iba, a long-time men’s basketball
coach at Oklahoma State. He is third on the all-time coaching wins
list with 767 and has also coached three U.S. Olympic teams (1964,
68 and 72).
Wooden won 10 NCAA Championships at UCLA over a 12-year span in
which the Bruins’ record was 335-22.
Joyner-Kersee has won six Olympic gold medals, including two in
the heptathlon.
Compiled by Bryan Chu, Jeff Eisenberg, Diamond Leung and
Gilbert Quiñonez, Bruin sports senior staff.