Wednesday, December 12, 2012

College Basketball Series, Part 1: Sooren Derboghossian

The NCAA basketball season is now in full swing, and there are several athletes of Armenian descent competing across the country. We will be showcasing a few of our favorite athletes.

What better place to kick things off than in Bruin land, where Sooren Derboghosian has become the first Armenian to compete for UCLA.

This 6'10", 240 lb. center hails from Teheran, Iran, and got his start in the Iranian national basketball program. However, Coach Ben Howland recruited him while he was playing at Glendale Community College in Glendale, CA. This article details his long journey to California:

Daily Bruin Article: Sooren Derboghosian

And here are some highlights of him on the floor:


Good luck to Sooren in his time at UCLA!




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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    Does he really play for ucla???
    that's so weird, there are so much players better than this guy...

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  2. AnonymousNovember 13, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    Honestly i've played with this guy at GCC and i'm still wondering how he ended up on UCLA's bench even as a walk-on.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2014 at 4:56 AM

    is he still playing for UCLA ?

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    1. UnknownJanuary 10, 2014 at 12:14 AM

      yes, although he has yet to see any action this year

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2014 at 4:18 AM

    Hi everybody,
    Any hints on where he'll play next year ?

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2014 at 12:42 AM

      Even though WASB earlier reported Sooren has not been getting any playing time under Steve Alford's new regime, we recently found out he actually has an ankle injury and is using this as a redshirt year. He would have 1 year of availability left, after which he would likely play professionally in Europe.

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2014 at 12:26 PM

      hope that he'll make it in europe...

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2015 at 10:38 AM

    Hi guys,
    does somebody know where he's going to play next year ??

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2015 at 10:41 AM

    Hi, I've heard that he'll quit playing basketball and start working in a kebab ?

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