Wie's Boyfriend is Big Man On Campus ... Literally

by Mulligan Stu on Mar 27, 2008 1:46 PM EDT Comment 7 comments

robin lopez michelle wie boyfriend I'm sorry, I didn't intend for Thursday to turn into "Michelle Wie Day" on Waggle Room. But I keep stumbling across stuff about my favorite phenom.

Sports by Brooks noticed that in a Sports Illustrated profile of Stanford's 7-foot-1 basketball brothers, the Lopezes, there is this nugget:

Robin is dating Stanford's current most famous female coed, golf phenom Michelle Wie, although both have tried to keep things as quiet as possible.

You go girl! (But so much for keeping it quiet.)

So Michelle's boyfriend is 7-foot-1 Robin Lopez.

Brooks adds:

Wonder what kind of review process Robin had to go through to get Mr. & Mrs. Wie's approval to date their daughter - considering these are the same parents that bought a house in Palo Alto just to keep a closer eye on her.

And that's assuming Wie's folks even know they're dating. If they don't, well - surprise!

I guess we know what Michelle will be doing Friday night: watching the Stanford-Texas matchup in the NCAA basketball tourney.

Hmm, a check of the Stanford athletics site lists Robin at 7-0, not 7-1. Perhaps he is still growing -- trying to stay ahead of Michelle. Robin is averaging 10.3 points and 5.7 rebounds this year, shooting 54-percent from the field.

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who did you expect ?

Who ELSE would the 6'9" Wie date ?

I heard she was considering trying out for the men's team, but her wrist problems were leaving too many jumpers in the paint short...and the coach wouldn't let her wear her Nike newsboy hat on the court.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Mar 27, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs