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Deshawn Stephens (born October 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Igokea of the Bosnian League and the Adriatic League. He played college basketball for Santa Monica College and San Diego State before playing professionally in Japan, Turkey, France, Italy and Israel.

Deshawn Stephens

Stephens with the Akita Northern Happinets
No. 23 – Igokea
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Bosnian League Adriatic League Champions League
Personal information
Born	(1989-10-09) October 9, 1989 (age 33) 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
2018–2019	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2019	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2019	Fortitudo Bologna
2019–2020	Scafati Basket
2020–2021	Bakken Bears
2021–present	Igokea
Career highlights and awards
Bosnian League champion (2022) Israeli League Cup winner (2018) Bosnian Cup winner (2022) bj league Slam Dunk Contest winner (2015)

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]

College statistics

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

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] 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

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

2020–21 season

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

2021–22 season

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

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.[19]

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

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

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

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

Source: RealGM

Playoffs

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

External links

• Deshawn Stephens on Facebook
• RealGM profile
• Bj League Dunk Contest

На других языках

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[es] Deshawn Stephens

Deshawn Stephens (Los Ángeles, California, 9 de octubre de 1989) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla del KK Igokea de la ABA Liga. Con 2,03 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de ala-pívot.

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