Jam signs former St. John's standout Felipe Lopez
November 9, 2004 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Maywood Laguneros News Release
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2004) - The American Basketball Association (ABA) Long Beach Jam signed guard/forward Felipe Lopez today.
Lopez, the first person ever from the Dominican Republic to be drafted by the NBA, averaged 16.9 points per game in four years at St. John's. He finished his career ranked third on the Red Storm's all-time scoring list with 1,927 points (trailing only NBA players Chris Mullin and Malik Sealy). He is sixth in Big East conference scoring with 1,222 conference points.
He left the Red Storm for the NBA ranked seventh in steals, 14th in assists, 20th in rebounds, and holds the school record for most three-pointers made in a single season (60) and in a career (148).
In his NBA career (1998-2002), Lopez averaged 5.8 points per game. He played with Vancouver, Washington and Minnesota, scoring a career-high 26 points with the Timberwolves Jan. 2, 2001.
Lopez and the rest of his Long Beach Jam teammates will take part in an exhibition game this Saturday at 7 P.M. at Millikan High School at 2800 Snowden Ave., Lakewood, CA 90712. Admission to the game is $1, with all proceeds going to the Long Beach Chapter of National Junior Basketball.
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