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Deshawn Stephens

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Stephens with the Akita Northern Happinets, 2014

No. 23 – Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Position
Power forward / Center
League Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born
(1989-10-09) October 9, 1989 (age 29)
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
Chatsworth (Los Angeles, California)
College


  • Santa Monica College (2009–2011)


  • San Diego State (2011–2013)
NBA draft
2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Hamamatsu Phoenix
2014–2015 Akita Northern Happinets
2015 Banvit
2015 Bandırma Kırmızı
2016 Châlons-Reims
2016–2017 Akita Northern Happinets
2017 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2017–2018 Cagliari
2018 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2018–present Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Career highlights and awards



  • Israeli League Cup winner (2018)


  • bj league Slam Dunk Contest winner (2015)

Deshawn Stephens (born October 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Santa Monica College and San Diego State.




Contents






  • 1 College career


  • 2 Professional career


    • 2.1 2013–14 season


    • 2.2 2014–15 season


    • 2.3 2015–16 season


    • 2.4 2016–17 season


    • 2.5 2017–18 season


    • 2.6 2018–19 season




  • 3 The Basketball Tournament


  • 4 Personal life


  • 5 Career statistics


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





College career[edit]


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]



Professional career[edit]



2013–14 season[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


On July 29, 2018, Stephens signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2018–19 season.[14]



The Basketball Tournament[edit]


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.[15]



Personal life[edit]


His father died when he was six years old. His mother, Beverly Triggs, is a licensed vocational nurse.



Career statistics[edit]






































Legend
  GP
 Games played
   GS 
 Games started
  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
























































































































































































Year
 Team
 League
 GP
 GS
 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 0 6.8 .222 .0 .500 1.7 .2 .2 .2 1.2

EuroCup
 5 0 8.2 .643 .0 .600 3.0 .2 .0 .0 4.2

Turkey Bandirma Kirmizi
TBL
 7 7 34.3 .512 .333 .480 10.1 1.4 1.4 1.2 15.2

France Châlons-Reims
Pro A
 19 13 21.6 .545 .167 .558 3.8 .8 .5 .1 8.9
2016-17
Japan Akita Northern Happinets
B.League
 41 25 20.9 .581 .300 .529 7.2 .7 .7 .5 10.3

United States Los Angeles D-Fenders
NBDL
 10 1 18.9 .603 .0 .588 5.5 .5 .3 .7 8.0
2017-18
Italy Cagliari
Serie A2
 28 24 32.6 .599 .381 .567 8.4 1.3 .5 .4
16.0

Venezuela Trotamundos
LPB
 6 4 25.5 .589 .400 .500 6.8 1.3 .8 .1 12.5

Source: RealGM



References[edit]





  1. ^ "DeShawn Stephens". goaztecs.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  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. ^ ab "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. 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. Retrieved March 10, 2017.


  12. ^ "Cagliari Dinamo Academy inks DeShawn Stephens". Sportando.basketball. August 4, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.


  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. Retrieved July 29, 2018.


  15. ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.




External links[edit]




  • Deshawn Stephens on Facebook

  • RealGM profile

  • Bj League Dunk Contest












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