Deshawn Stephens

Deshawn Stephens
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
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
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

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.

College career

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

2013–14 season

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Basketball Tournament

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

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

Career statistics

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
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14 Japan Hamamatsu Phoenix bj League 2721.0.490.185.5776.01.31.1.49.1
Japan Akita Northern Happinets 2023.5.677.0.4007.81.4.5.512.5
2014-15 4724.7.585.333.6268.81.6.9.614.3
2015-16 Turkey Banvit BSL 46.8.222-.5001.7.2.2.21.2
EuroCup 58.2.643-.6003.0.2.0.04.2
Turkey Bandirma Kirmizi TBL 734.3.512.333.48010.11.41.41.215.2
France Châlons-Reims Pro A 1921.6.545.167.5583.8.8.5.18.9
2016-17 Japan Akita Northern Happinets B.League 4120.9.581.300.5297.2.7.7.510.3
United States Los Angeles D-Fenders NBDL 1018.9.603.0.5885.5.5.3.78.0
2017-18 Italy Cagliari Serie A2 2832.6.599.381.5678.41.3.5.416.0
Venezuela Trotamundos LPB 625.5.589.400.5006.81.3.8.112.5

References

  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. 1 2 "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.
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