2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kevon Looney
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- High School:
- Hamilton HS
Started all 36 games … averaged 11.6 points and a team-leading 9.2 rebounds per game … ranked second in the Pac-12 in rebounding (9.2 rpg) and offensive rebounds per game (3.4) … also averaged 1.4 assists and 0.9 blocks per game … shot 47.0 percent from the field (151 for 326) and 41.5 percent from three-point range (22 for 53), the highest 3-point percentage on the team … ranked second in the Pac-12 with 15 double-doubles, the highest total among all freshmen in the nation during the 2014-15 season … ranked second among all freshmen in the nation with 9.2 rebound per game … secured second-team All-Pac-12 honors and was one of seven players selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshmen Team … also named a second-team NABC All-District 20 selection … earned second-team Freshman All-America acclaim from CBS Sports … was one of 21 finalists for the 2015 Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year award (CollegeInsider.com) … was among 14 freshmen on the midseason list for the 2015 Integris Wayman Tisdale Award (freshman of the year) … single-season total of 331 rebounds ranks No. 11 on UCLA’s single-season list and is the highest single-season total at UCLA since 2008, when then-freshman Kevin Love had 415 rebounds … season averaged of 9.2 rebounds per game ranks second-most among freshmen in school history … captured Pac-12 Player of the Week honors (Jan. 12) after averaging 21.0 points and 13.0 rebounds in a pair of home wins over Stanford (Jan. 8) and California (Jan. 11) … totaled season highs in the win over Stanford (Jan. 8) with 27 points and 19 rebounds in UCLA’s 86-81 double-overtime win … became UCLA’s first player to record at least 27 points and 19 rebounds in one game since Ed O’Bannon finished with 28 points and 19 rebounds on Feb. 26, 1994, in a win over Stanford … ended his freshman season having scored in double figures in 25 of 36 games … recorded at least 10 rebounds in 16 games … became UCLA’s first-ever freshman to total at least four double-doubles in his first five games.
High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Hamilton High School (Milwaukee, Wis.) under head coach Tom Diener and Randy Williams (senior season) … earned McDonald’s All-America honors and Parade All-America acclaim as a senior in 2013-14 … was named the 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year and Associated Press (AP) Player of the Year in the state of Wisconsin … ranked the No. 10 player, nationally, in his high school class by Rivals.com … was also ranked No. 12 in the nation by ESPN.com and No. 15 by Scout.com … was listed as a five-star prospect by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com … was rated the No. 1 prospect in the state of Wisconsin by ESPN.com, as well as the No. 3 power forward in the nation and the No. 5 overall player in the Midwest region (ESPN.com) … was ranked the No. 2 power forward in the nation by Scout.com … named “Mr. Basketball” from the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association as a senior … was a three-time first-team all-area selection by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel … also named the 2014 Milwaukee City Player of the Year by the Journal Sentinel … was the 24th high school player in Wisconsin state history to record at least 2,000 points, finishing his career with 2,122 points … concluded his senior season averaging 27.9 points, 12.7 rebounds, 8.0 blocks and 7.0 assists per game … helped Hamilton post a 17-6 overall record, going undefeated in City Conference play to win its first league title in four years … scored in double figures in all but one game as a senior, recording 10 games with 30-plus points and two games with at least 40 points … scored a season-high 45 points in his final high school contest, an 84-82 loss to West Allis Central in the regional final … shot 60 percent from the field as a senior, including 43 percent from three-point range and 77 percent from the free throw line … as a junior (2012-13), averaged 26.1 points, 12.4 rebounds, 7.0 blocks and 3.1 assists per game at Hamilton … shot 70 percent from the field as a junior, including 32 percent from three-point territory … led Hamilton to a runner-up finish for the city championship and earned first-team all-league acclaim … as a sophomore (2011-12), was named Player of the Year in the Milwaukee City Conference … invited to the 2013-14 USA Basketball Developmental National Team Mini-Camp … competed for the Milwaukee Running Rebels AAU team … off the court, spent his time as a youth basketball instructor and peer tutor, volunteering extensively on behalf of the Running Rebels Community Organization and the Milwaukee Violence Free Zone Initiative.
Personal
Full name: Kevon Grant Looney (pronounced keh-VON LOO-nee) … born on Feb. 6, 1996 in Milwaukee, Wis. … Kevon is the youngest of Doug and Victoria Looney’s three children … has one older brother, Kevin, and one older sister, Summer … has been a lifelong fan of the Los Angeles Lakers … undeclared major.
