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THE WORD ON... KEVIN PORTER JR.
Author: Joe Gabriele
Publication: Cavs.com
ROOKIE RISING
Cavs.com’s weeklong focus on the Wine & Gold’s high-flying freshman, Kevin Porter Jr. rolls on.
Not a lot was known on the Seattle native and former USC Trojan when the Cavaliers tabbed him with the final pick of the first round last summer. But it didn’t take long for the electric youngster to become a fan favorite – showing off his all-around game and posting some individual performances that etched his name in the franchise rookie record books.
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UCLA Announces Star-Studded 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame Class
Author: STAFF REPORT
Publication: UCLABruins.com
Nine new members will join the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020. The members of the star-studded class are: Keira Goerl (softball), Lauren (Cheney) Holiday (women's soccer), Kevin Love (men's basketball), Mike Powell (track & field), Noelle Quinn (women's basketball), Dave Roberts (baseball), Tasha Schwikert (gymnastics), Russell Westbrook (men's basketball) and Adam Wright (men's water polo). Induction details will be announced at a later date.
The Hall of Fame class includes six Olympic medalists (gold medalists Holiday, Love and Westbrook; silver medalists Powell and Wright; and bronze medalist Schwikert), a two-time NCAA champion (Goerl), a World Series champion (Roberts) and a WNBA champion (Quinn).
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Love, Roberts, Westbrook highlight UCLA Hall of Fame class
Author: STAFF REPORT
Publication: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook and Dave Roberts highlight the latest class for UCLA's Athletic Hall of Fame.
The nine-member class was announced by the university Wednesday.
Love was in Westwood for only one season but led the Bruins to the Final Four in 2008. He averaged 17.5 points and 10.6 rebounds along with posting 23 double-doubles as he was named a first-team All-America.
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