9 6 2 ▁British ▁Empire ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁which ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Per th . ▁Eva ▁was ▁a ▁W A ▁State ▁Long ▁jump ▁champion ▁while ▁Len ▁held ▁the ▁W A ▁State ▁Disc us ▁record ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁consecutive ▁years . ▁ ▁Andrew ▁V lah ov ▁initially ▁attended ▁Kent ▁Street ▁Senior ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁south ▁Per th , ▁but ▁unfortunately ▁Kent ▁Street ▁Senior ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁basketball ▁team , ▁but ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁his ▁local ▁junior ▁team ▁the ▁Per th ▁Red back s ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁meet ▁long ▁time ▁friend ▁and ▁future ▁Australian ▁Bo om ers ▁team mate ▁Luc ▁Long ley . ▁V lah ov ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁as ▁an ▁exchange ▁student ▁in ▁junior ▁high ▁school , ▁and ▁later ▁returned ▁for ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁en rolling ▁at ▁South ▁Eug ene ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Eug ene , ▁Oregon , ▁while ▁his ▁father ▁( an ▁academic ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁ath lete ) ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁Australian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sport ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Australian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sport ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁His ▁sister ▁Lisa ▁attended ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁College ▁V lah ov ▁attended ▁college ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁was ▁co ached ▁by ▁Mike ▁Mont gom ery . ▁ ▁V lah ov ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁member ▁of