Deshawn Stephens

Not to be confused with DeShawn Stevenson.
Deshawn Stephens
Stephens with the Akita Northern Happinets
No. 23 – U-BT Cluj-Napoca
PositionCenter
LeagueLNBM
Romanian Cup
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1989-10-09) October 9, 1989 (age 35)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolChatsworth (Los Angeles, California)
College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Hamamatsu Phoenix
2014–2015Akita Northern Happinets
2015Banvit
2015Bandırma Kırmızı
2016Châlons-Reims
2016–2017Akita Northern Happinets
2017Los Angeles D-Fenders
2017–2018Cagliari
2018Trotamundos de Carabobo
2018–2019Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2019Hapoel Tel Aviv
2019Fortitudo Bologna
2019–2020Scafati Basket
2020–2021Bakken Bears
2021–2022Igokea
2022–2023Dinamo Sassari
2023–2024Promitheas Patras
2024-U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Career highlights and awards

Deshawn Stephens (born October 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională de Baschet Masculin (LNBM), the Romanian Cup and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for Santa Monica College and San Diego State before playing professionally in Japan, Turkey, France, Italy, Israel and Romania.

College career

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Stephens began his college career at Santa Monica College. As a sophomore, he led the Corsairs to a 20–8 record and the Western State Conference championship. Stephens was a Western State-South Division Conference first-team all-league selection.[1] In 2011, he transferred to San Diego State. In two seasons with the Aztecs he averaged 5.6 points and 5 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game.[2]

College statistics

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 San Diego State 34 3 18.7 .608 .000 .397 4.88 032 0.35 0.29 5.21
2012–13 San Diego State 34 34 21.7 .593 .000 .507 5.09 0.24 0.62 0.50 6.06
Career 68 37 20.2 .600 .000 .454 4.99 0.28 0.49 0.40 5.63

Professional career

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2013–14 season

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After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Stephens signed with the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix of the Japanese bj league. In 27 games for Hamamatsu, he averaged 9.1 points and 5.9 rebounds. On February 5, 2014, Stephens was released by the Phoenix. Two days later, he signed with the Akita Northern Happinets of the bj league.[3] In 26 games for Akita, Stephens averaged 11.7 points and 7.2 rebounds.[4]

2014–15 season

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Stephens stayed with the Northern Happinets for the 2014–15 season. In 53 games he averaged 14.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists.[5] Akita lost in the bj league finals to Stephens' former team, Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix, 71 - 69. He led all players with 30 points on 12-for-13 shooting from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds.[6]

2015–16 season

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On September 15, 2015, Stephens signed with the Bandırma Kırmızı of the TBL.[5] In October 2015, he made a move to the Banvit B.K. of the BSL.[7] On January 4, 2016, Stephens left Turkey and signed with the Champagne Châlons-Reims of the French LNB Pro A[8] In 19 games for Champagne Châlons-Reims he averaged 8.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 21.6 minutes.[9]

2016–17 season

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On July 28, 2016, Stephens signed with the Akita Northern Happinets, returning to the club for a second stint.[10] On March 9, 2017, Stephens was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League.[11]

2017–18 season

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On August 4, 2017, Stephens signed with the Italian team Cagliari Dinamo Academy of the Serie A2 Basket.[12] On December 3, 2017, Stephens recorded a career-high 34 points, shooting 15-of-18 from the field, along with twelve rebounds and two assists in a 93–94 loss to Cuore di Napoli.[13]

2018–19 season

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On July 29, 2018, Stephens signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2018–19 season.[14] In October 2018, Stephens helped Rishon LeZion to win the 2018 Israeli League Cup. On April 7, 2019, Stephens parted ways with Rishon LeZion to join Hapoel Tel Aviv for the rest of the season.[15] Stephens helped Hapoel reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.

2019–20 season

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On September 18, 2019, he has signed with Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[16]

2020–21 season

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On July 11, 2020, he has signed with Bakken Bears of Denmark's Basketligaen.[17]

2021–22 season

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On June 11, 2021, he has signed with Igokea of the Bosnian League.[18]

2022–23 season

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On November 11, 2022, he signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[19]

2023–24 season

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On July 22, 2023, Stephens signed with Greek club Promitheas Patras.

2024–present season

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On August 12, 2024, Stephens signed with Romanian club U-BT Cluj-Napoca.[20]

The Basketball Tournament

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In the summers of 2015 and 2017, Stephens played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Challenge ALS. He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 5.6 points per game. Stephens helped take the sixth-seeded Team Challenge ALS to the Championship Game of the tournament, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite 86–83.[21]

In TBT 2018, Stephens averaged 8.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game and shot 91 percent from the free-throw line for Team Challenge ALS. They reached the West Regional Championship Game before losing to eventual tournament runner-up Eberlein Drive.

Personal life

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His father died when he was six years old. His mother, Beverly Triggs, is a licensed vocational nurse. He married in July 2021 to Iris Truley.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league

Regular season

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Japan Hamamatsu Phoenix bj League 27 21.0 .490 .185 .577 6.0 1.3 1.1 .4 9.1
Japan Akita Northern Happinets 20 23.5 .677 .0 .400 7.8 1.4 .5 .5 12.5
2014–15 47 24.7 .585 .333 .626 8.8 1.6 .9 .6 14.3
2015–16 Turkey Banvit BSL 4 6.8 .222 .0 .500 1.7 .2 .2 .2 1.2
EuroCup 5 8.2 .643 .0 .600 3.0 .2 .0 .0 4.2
Turkey Bandirma Kirmizi TBL 7 34.3 .512 .333 .480 10.1 1.4 1.4 1.2 15.2
France Châlons-Reims Pro A 19 21.6 .545 .167 .558 3.8 .8 .5 .1 8.9
2016–17 Japan Akita Northern Happinets B.League 41 20.9 .581 .300 .529 7.2 .7 .7 .5 10.3
United States Los Angeles D-Fenders NBDL 10 18.9 .603 .0 .588 5.5 .5 .3 .7 8.0
2017–18 Italy Cagliari Serie A2 28 32.6 .599 .381 .567 8.4 1.3 .5 .4 16.0
Venezuela Trotamundos LPB 6 25.5 .589 .400 .500 6.8 1.3 .8 .1 12.5
2018-19 Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion IPL 24 25.9 .566 .289 .440 5.3 1.2 .9 .5 11.3
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 9 20.1 .544 .000 .417 4.6 .2 1.0 .4 7.4
2019–20 Italy Bologna Serie A 5 20.6 .733 .000 .286 4.0 .6 .4 1.4 9.6
Italy Scafati Serie A2

Source: RealGM

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14 Akita 6 0 17.67 .571 .000 .640 5.5 1.0 0.17 0.33 9.0
2016-17 SBL 3 0 14.6 .538 .000 1.000 2.33 0.00 0.00 1.33 5.33
2018-19 Hapoel 3 16.3 .222 .000 .000 4.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.3

Source: ディショーン・スティーブンス

References

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  1. ^ "DeShawn Stephens". goaztecs.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "DeShawn Stephens NCAA Season Stats". realgm.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "East power Akita decides to make roster move". probasketballoverseas.com. February 7, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "DESHAWN STEPHENS basketball profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Deshawn Stephens (ex Akita NH) agreed terms with Bandirma Kirmizi". probasketballoverseas.com. September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Stephens, Akita Lose in BJ League Finals". bdasportsinternational.com. May 25, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Deshawn Stephens debutes in the Turkish league". twitter.com. October 18, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Chalons-Reims signs forward DeShawn Stephens". sportando.com. January 4, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Deshawn STEPHENS - Season 2015/2016". fiba.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Tohoku Cup offers fans early treat". japantimes.co.jp. July 28, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  11. ^ "D-Fenders Acquire DeShawn Stephens". NBA.com. March 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  12. ^ "Cagliari Dinamo Academy inks DeShawn Stephens". Sportando.basketball. August 4, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Cagliari Dinamo Academy 93 at Cuore Napoli 94". RealGM.com. December 3, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  14. ^ "DeShawn Stephens inks with Maccabi Rishon LeZion". Sportando.basketball. July 29, 2018. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  15. ^ "מכתום לאדום: סטיבנס חתם בהפועל ת"א". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  16. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (September 18, 2019). "Fortitudo Bologna signs DeShawn Stephens". Sportando. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  17. ^ "Deshawn Stephens til Bakkan Bears" (in Danish). bakkenbears.com. July 11, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  18. ^ "Prvo osvježenje ekipe, stiže Deshawn Stephens". igokea.rs (in Croatian). June 11, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Dinamo Sassari signs DeShawn Stephens". Sportando. November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  20. ^ "U-Banca Transilvania își completează lotul prin aducerea lui Deshawn Stephens". U-BT.ro (in Romanian). August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  21. ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
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