Rehema Stephens

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Rehema Stephens
Personal information
Born (1969-12-28) December 28, 1969 (age 54)
Career information
High school Oakland Tech
(Oakland, California)
College UCLA
WNBA draft 1998: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Position Guard
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Rehema Stephens (born December 28, 1969) is a former professional basketball player for the Sacramento Monarchs.

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She played basketball at Oakland Technical High School, making all-league in 1985, 1987, and 1988. In 1986-87 she was named first team All-State and third team Parade All American. [1] In college, she played one season for the University of Colorado and three seasons for the University of California, Los Angeles. At UCLA she led the Pac-10 Conference in scoring in her first and second seasons; in her second season she was the fifth-highest scorer in the country. She reached 1,000 points faster than any other Lady Bruin and is still the school's second-highest career scorer in women's basketball. [2]

She graduated from UCLA with a degree in psychology, then turned pro. She played basketball in Australia and Greece before joining the Monarchs. Retiring from basketball after one season, she has since worked as a teacher, Realtor, radio host and author. [1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA career statistics

Regular Season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1998 Sacramento 8010.126.816.750.01.30.50.30.11.43.3
Career1 year, 1 team8010.126.816.750.01.30.50.30.11.43.3

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1989–90 UCLA 29--39.920.070.16.41.41.60.2-20.1
1990–91 UCLA 28--44.239.270.38.02.32.00.4-25.3
1991–92 UCLA 30--39.719.182.07.71.81.50.6-19.8
Career87--41.330.273.97.41.91.70.4-21.7
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rehema Stephens '87". Oakland Tech Centennial. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. Thomas, Pete (March 26, 1992). "Stephens Earns Share of Attention : Bruins: She downplays showboat label, but her intense play leads UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. "Rehema Stephens College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 11, 2024.