Lopez finished his collegiate career at St. John’s University with 1,927 points, placing him fourth all-time in school history behind Chris Mullin, Malik Sealy and D’Angelo Harrison.
Following his senior season at St. John’s, Lopez was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 24th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. He is one of just 17 players in St. John’s history to be selected in the first round of the NBA Draft.
Lopez played two full seasons with the Vancouver Grizzlies — after he was traded by San Antonio for point guard Antonio Daniels. He spent his final two seasons in the league with the Washington Wizards and Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Anucha Browne serves as the chief impact officer for Tides, a well-known foundation. In this role, she oversees the strategy and impact department, which moves money and builds power for fiscally sponsored partners through Tides Center and works to strengthen Tides Network overall.
As a student-athlete at Northwestern, Browne was the Wildcats’ first All-American women’s basketball player and set 24 school records. She was named NU’s women’s basketball player of the decade in 1992 and was also inducted into the Northwestern Hall of Fame in 1993.
During her senior season, she became the first woman in NCAA history to tally six straight 30-plus point performances and led the nation in scoring (30.5 points per game). She was hired in 2000 by Madison Square Garden where she served as the New York Knicks’ SVP of marketing and business operations.
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Jim Larranaga has won 745 games as a coach over 40 seasons. At the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, Larranaga ranked No. 7 on the NCAA list of winningest active Division 1 coaches and No. 28 on the NCAA list of all-time winningest coaches.
He is the only coach in NCAA history with 100-plus conference wins at three Division 1 schools and/or in three Division 1 leagues. At the University of Miami, he has led the Hurricanes to six NCAA Tournament…
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