Anthony Stover Class: Sophomore Hometown: Pasadena, CA High School: Windward School Height / Weight: 6-10 / 243 Position: Center Birthdate: 06/01/1990 Experience: 1V

2010-11
Played in 32 games, making 12 starts at center ... averaged 0.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game ... his 28 blocks (0.9 blocks per game) ranked third on the squad and 11th in the Pac-10, even though he only ranked ninth on the team in minutes played (255 minutes, 8.0 mpg) ... made his first collegiate start in the home win over California (Jan. 20) and had four rebounds to go with a block and a steal ... made his second start with Joshua Smith out with a head injury and recorded most of his then-season-highs in the win over Stanford (Jan. 22) ... had season-highs of five points and five rebounds in 23 minutes against the Cardinal ... started his third straight game in the loss at Arizona (Jan. 27) and had one steal and one rebound in 11 minutes ... did not play in the overtime win at Arizona State (Jan. 29) and the home win over Arizona State (Feb. 24) due to coaches decision ... tied his season-high of four blocks and added one point and four rebounds in the win over No. 10 Arizona (Feb. 26) ... made his fourth start of the year and had two rebounds and two blocks in the home win over USC (Feb. 2) ... his fifth start came in a home win over Oregon (Feb. 10) where he recorded a season-high eight rebounds (five offensive) and added two blocks in 14 minutes ... was stricken with a gastrointestinal illness on the evening of Dec. 11 and missed practice on Dec. 12 ... saw limited action in the win over UC Davis on Dec. 13 after undergoing vigorous rehydration that morning ... recorded four blocks against Cal State Northridge (Nov. 12), which tied for the third-most in a single-game on the team with Brendan Lane (vs. Pacific) and Tyler Honeycutt (vs. Villanova), and was tied for the fourth-highest total in the Pac-10 on the year ... had more blocks (28) than he did points (21) or field goal attempts (23) on the year ... grabbed at least one rebound in 22 of the 32 games he played ... had at least one block in nine of the last 12 games (including a total of three in the two NCAA Tournament games) and recorded at least one block in 17 of the 32 games he played ... recorded multiple blocks in the same game seven times on the year.

2009-10
Sat out the 2009-10 season and used his redshirt year.

High School
Stover was a two-sport star and a two-year letterman in basketball and a one-year letterman in volleyball for the Wildcats at Windward School in Los Angeles ... his basketball coach was Miguel Villegas and his volleyball coach was Michelle McGuire ... in basketball, he earned first team All-CIF and first team All-Olympic League honors while leading the Wildcats to an overall record of 30-6 and the 2009 California State CIF-Division V Championship ... Windward defeated St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda, Calif.) 69-53 to win its first-ever state championship ... Stover scored 14 points and had seven huge blocks in the state title game ... his team captured a share of the Olympic League title with Campbell Hall in 2008-09 with a league mark of 9-1 ... as a senior, he averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 9.5 blocks per game while being named to the honorable mention All-State team and to the second team of Best in the West ... he averaged 10.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 7.4 blocks per game as a junior (2007-08) at Renaissance Academy under coach Sid Cooke as those Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 27-4 ... Renaissance Academy was 28-3 during his sophomore season (2006-07) ... he was also an All-League middle blocker for Windward's volleyball team in 2009 ... Stover was rated the No. 33 center by ESPN ... he was rated the No. 144 player and No. 21 center in the country and the No. 2 center in the state by Rivals.com ... he was rated the No. 77 player and No. 12 center in the country by Scout.com.

Personal
Full name: Anthony Thomas Stover ... born in Pasadena, Calif., on June 1, 1990 ... his parents are Craig and Rena Stover ... has one younger brother, Nicholas (17) and one older sister, Amber (21) ... chose to attend UCLA because, "I liked the team and the basketball tradition at UCLA" ... says the professional athlete he most admires is the Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett ... lists winning the California Division V State Championship his senior year as his biggest thrill in athletics ... played AAU basketball for Double Pump Pump N Run and BTI Double Pump ... traveled to Douai, France, with current UCLA teammate Brendan Lane and placed second while competing for the Adidas Nation USA team in the Douai 22nd World Tournament (competed against Germany in that tournament which sported Bruin teammate Alex Schrempf on its roster) ... has yet to declare a major.