Personal information | |
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Born | Evanston, Illinois, U.S. | October 21, 1966
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Evanston Township (Evanston, Illinois) |
College | Purdue (1984–1988) |
NBA draft | 1988: 2nd round, 31st overall pick |
Drafted by | Philadelphia 76ers |
Playing career | 1988–1999 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 15, 11, 7 |
Career history | |
1988–1989 | Indiana Pacers |
1989–1990 | Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets |
1990–1991 | Rockford Lightning |
1991 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1991–1992 | Rockford Lightning |
1992–1993 | Newcastle Falcons |
1992 | Fargo-Moorhead Fever |
1992–1993 | La Crosse Catbirds |
1994 | Geelong Supercats |
1995–1996 | Bayreuth |
1997–1998 | Menorca |
1998–1999 | Ourense |
1999 | Paris SG |
1999 | Marinos de Oriente |
Career highlights | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Everette Louis Stephens (born October 21, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round (31st pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft.
Stephens played for the Indiana Pacers in the 1988–89 season. [1]
In the 1989–90 season, Stephens played for the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). [2]
In the 1990–91 season, Stephens played for the Rockford Lightning in the CBA [2] before joining the Milwaukee Bucks in February 1991. [3] He re-joined the Rockford Lightning for the 1991–92 season. [2]
Stephens played for the Newcastle Falcons in the 1992 NBL season in Australia. [4] He was named to the All-NBL Third Team. [5]
Stephens split the 1992–93 CBA season with the Fargo-Moorhead Fever and La Crosse Catbirds. [2] He then re-joined the Newcastle Falcons for the 1993 NBL season. [6] He returned to Australia to play for the Geelong Supercats in 1994 NBL season. [7]
In the 1995–96 season, Stephens played for Bayreuth in Germany. [8] He played for Menorca in Spain in 1997–98, then returned to Spain for the 1998–99 season to play for Ourense. He finished the 1998–99 season with Paris SG in France. His final stint came in 1999 with Marinos de Oriente in Venezuela. [8]
Stephens' son, Kendall, played basketball at St. Charles East High School in suburban Chicago and played College Basketball at Purdue University and University of Nevada, Reno. Stephens served as an assistant coach for his son's team. [9]